Opera GX says it’s a gaming browser, but it’s really built for gamers who play games outside the browser, like Steam or Epic Games. It helps limit the browser’s CPU and RAM usage so your PC games run smoother.
Ray is the opposite. It’s built specifically for playing games inside the browser, like .io games, 3D shooters, simulators, and more. That difference changes everything.
🎮 Dedicated Game Mode
Ray has a dedicated mode for discovering and playing games, where everything—from layout to performance—is optimized for gameplay. Its library pulls top 3D and multiplayer games from across the web, including platforms like CrazyGames and Xbox Cloud, giving you instant access to the best browser games, not just a limited catalog.
Opera GX only features GX-exclusive games, many of which are low quality. Ray focuses on high-performance, popular games that people actually play like .io games, shooters, simulators, and more.
New games are added weekly, and you can even suggest your favorites to be included.
⚡ Playing games in Ray is up to 30% faster
Ray delivers real performance gains in browser-based games. It launches games faster, reduces lag, and increases frame rates (fps), especially for WebGL-heavy titles like Stumble Guys, 1v1.lol, or Smash Karts or Project Prismatic.
In recent MotionMark benchmarks, Ray performed up to 30% faster than Chrome. Opera GX doesn’t improve in-browser game performance—it simply limits the browser’s system usage to help your PC run other games better.
Ray is faster where it matters—inside the browser.
🖥 Full Splitscreen, Not Just Sidebars
Opera GX offers a sidebar, but it’s limited to a few preset apps and stuck in one position—you can’t rearrange or fully control it.
Ray offers true splitscreen multitasking. In Game Mode, splitscreen happens automatically—open a game, and any site you click (like Discord, YouTube, or a walkthrough) opens alongside it, ready to go.
In Browse Mode, you can splitscreen any two tabs and choose which side to open them on. You have full control over layout, resizing, and switching between setups.
Whether you're gaming or browsing, splitscreen in Ray is fast, flexible, and fully configurable.
💬 Discord in Ray Works. In Opera GX, It Doesn’t.
In Opera GX, Discord is locked into a narrow sidebar that cuts off your chat. You can’t see messages properly or switch channels easily. It’s practically unusable.
Ray treats Discord like a real app. It opens in a full split view where you can resize the layout, keep your chat visible, and stay connected mid-game. Even in narrower views, Ray hides the server & channel list behind a menu so your conversation never gets cut off.
Opera GX makes Discord look integrated. Ray makes it Discord actually work.
🧼 Ray Stays Focused. Clean, No Distractions.
Opera GX includes a long list of features; VPNs, crypto wallets, shopping deals, animated themes and even sound effects. These all sound cool, but add clutter. Most gamers don’t use them, and they slow the browser down.
Ray avoids unnecessary extras. You get a clean, fast browser focused on gaming. No popups, no feed fatigue, and no time wasted toggling off gimmicks and complicated settings.
On Ray, play comes first. Everything else stays out of the way.
🚧 Early-Stage, Built With the Community
Ray is still in early development, and we’re building it with our community. Many of Ray’s best features like the ability to quickly mute games and smarter splitscreen came directly from user feedback.
We ship updates every other week. If something breaks or could be better, we want to hear about it. Ray doesn’t follow a fixed roadmap, we build it together with browser gamers.
🕹 Looking Ahead: The Browser as a Game Platform
The future of gaming is moving to the browser. More and more games—multiplayer, 3D, even full cloud-based titles—are running without installs, launchers, or downloads. The browser is no longer just a place to find games, it’s becoming the platform where gaming happens.
Ray is built for that, and we’re actively developing features that make the browser feel like a gaming platform, not just a container:
- Save games to your own game library
- Game lobbies that drop friends straight into your session
- Social recommendation engine to help you discover new games
- Leaderboards and exclusive in-browser rewards
- More customization, theming, and layout controls
- Clipping and streaming tools built right in
🧾 Ray vs. Opera GX – Side by Side
✅ Final Thoughts
Opera GX is a well-designed browser for people who play games on their PC. But if you're someone who actually plays games in your browser—whether that’s .io games, shooters, or cloud gaming—Ray is built for you.
It’s faster. It multitasks better. It plays nicer with Discord. And it’s just getting started.
