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Kaneva Game Launcher Home

Welcome to the home of Kaneva Game Launcher information.

The Kaneva Game Launcher is a free, compact application from Kaneva that effortlessly gets you the latest games from Kaneva with a minimum of fuss. In most cases, you'll not even notice it.



Kaneva Game Launcher System Requirements

Getting Kaneva Game Launcher

You receive a Kaneva Game Launcher installer for each game you want to play on Kaneva. To choose a game and receive its Kaneva Game Launcher:

  1. If you haven't already, register as a Kaneva user and then sign in to the Kaneva web site?.
  2. Browse and locate the game you want to play. You can locate a game in many ways from the Kaneva web site:
    • From the Kaneva home page at http://www.kaneva.com, scroll through and select any of the featured games in the 'Play Games Online' section.
    • From any Kaneva web page, select the Play tab and view the games listed on Kaneva.
    • Use the Play > Game Servers page to view what game servers are currently active.
  3. Select the Play Now! button.
  4. Is the game available for free?

    Yes: Kaneva displays the 'Item Ready for Download' page. Continue to the next step.
    No: Proceed through the payment options to purchase a game subscription.
  5. Select the 'Get Game-Name Using Kaneva Game Launcher' link that appears on the Item Ready for Download page. Kaneva starts downloading the Kaneva Game Launcher to your system.
  6. Accept and run the download that contains Kaneva Game Launcher. The file name is GameLauncherSetup.exe.

Installing Kaneva Game Launcher

Kaneva Game Launcher downloads and installs as part of your Powered by Kaneva game. Other than choosing where you want to save your game on your computer, there's nothing else to set up on Kaneva Game Launcher.

Kaneva Game Servers window

Kaneva Game Launcher install folder window

Running Kaneva Game Launcher

Just double click your game icon, or choose your Powered by Kaneva game from your Windows Start menu. Kaneva Game Launcher runs in the background to update your game files.

Kaneva Game Launcher update progress window

When Kaneva Game Launcher is done updating your files, you can press Play to start the game, or just click 'Play Game when update completes' at any time to automatically start the game.

Uninstalling Kaneva Game Launcher

The uninstaller for the Kaneva Game Launcher appears under the name of the Powered by Kaneva game. For example, if the game is called 'Gorilla Paintball', you can uninstall it from:

  • Control panel: From the Add or Remove Programs control panel, select Gorilla Paintball.
  • Start menu: From the Windows Start menu, select All Programs > Gorilla Paintball > Uninstall.