Outplayed vs Vice

Outplayed is a Windows desktop app for recording and clipping game footage. It captures gaming moments, supports clip editing, and lets users share gaming achievements. Listed capabilities include instant replay, multiple recording modes, GPU encoding, webcam overlay, and watermark-free video. The app supports more than 5,000 games and is made for desktop gaming rather than mobile use. It is available as a free download, but the free tier contains ads. Outplayed Premium is a subscription option that removes ads and unlocks premium features; listed Premium features include unlimited Outplayed.tv hosting, layout customization, enhanced fullscreen mode, and watermark controls for Editor projects. The Core plan includes three months of Outplayed.tv hosting. No prices are listed for these plans. Downloading Outplayed also installs the Overwolf Client. Users do not need to sign in and can opt out of data collection. Overwolf says its performance standards are intended to prevent apps from harming FPS.

Vice is a free Linux game clipper for saving recent gameplay, recording full sessions, editing clips, and sharing them through public links. Instant replay captures recent action, while double-tapping F9 starts a full recording session. Its multi-mode recording uses GPU encoding through NVENC or VAAPI, and the maker says typical CPU use is below one percent. Shared clips can play inline in Discord without an upload step; clip links are also described for Steam, Telegram, and Slack. A built-in multi-track editor handles video and audio tracks, transitions, and text overlays. Vice can identify known games, name clips, sort them into matching playlists, and update Discord Rich Presence for recognized games. It requires no account, says it has no telemetry, and is licensed under GPL-3.0. The Free plan costs nothing and has no Vice file-size limit.