Opera GX: Gaming Browser

Opera GX is a browser that decided to have a personality, which sounds trivial until you consider how identical every other browser looks. The design comes from gaming hardware, all sharp angles and accent lighting, and the desktop version it descends from won both Red Dot and IF design awards. Themes such as GX Classic, Ultra Violet, Purple Haze and White Wolf change the whole interface rather than tinting a toolbar. GX Corner is the part that justifies the gaming label rather than merely decorating it. It collects daily gaming news, a calendar of upcoming releases, trailers and current deals including free games, so the routine of checking three sites for what is discounted this week collapses into one tab you already have open. My Flow solves a small daily irritation neatly. Links, notes and images sent between your phone and desktop arrive instantly in a private channel that needs no account and no email to yourself. Finding an article on your phone and wanting it on the big screen becomes one tap rather than a message sent to your own inbox. Underneath the styling it remains a full Opera browser, with a built-in ad blocker, tracker protection and a free VPN, so privacy features arrive switched on rather than as an optional extension.