A game server browser, or game scanner, is an application enabling users to locate online multiplayer servers for various compatible PC games. Some applications offer these functionality to also locate internet radio, VoIP, chat rooms or downloads.

Typically Game server browser retrieve a list of game servers from a master game server, measure lag and packet loss between the browser the game servers and retrieve server details, e.g. current players and gameplay rules. This information can be filtered, sorted and displayed and is used to launch and connect a game from the list.

Optionally many Game server browser also support tracking and searching of players, in- and out-of-game forum, chat and voice communication, advertising for events and management of game servers.

[edit] See also

• Game server
• HLSW
• Kali
• GameSpy Arcade
• Xfire
• XQF (for UNIX/Linux)
• quakestat alias qstat, most used command line scanner
• The All-Seeing Eye (ASE)
• QTracker
• Steam

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