

If you ask me Steam, Ubi, GOG and Origin may have an increase in overlays because they don’t offer much utility and none- No one-Can remember your hot keys. Still, its popularity and usefulness make it a solid No.

I’m a fan of MSI’s Afterburner, but that probably doesn’t count as an overlay of annoyance because you have to install it intentionally and it takes quite a few steps to setup, including choosing the default overlay hotkey. If you run AMD Radeon graphics, its Adrenaline software overlay also matters (Alt+R). You’re going to keep at it, even if you feel like it’s a little tiring.

So which one will I keep? The Netflix of overlays is apparently Nvidia’s GeForce Experience overlay (Alt+Z). But they’re probably more akin to streaming services than pop-up ads. To be fair, I find game overlays valuable.
