diff --git a/pkg/api/user.go b/pkg/api/user.go
index 189b61fc9..262375b75 100644
--- a/pkg/api/user.go
+++ b/pkg/api/user.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type (
 		Wid   string      `json:"wid"`
 	}
 	AppMeta struct {
+		Alias  string `json:"alias,omitempty"`
 		Title  string `json:"title"`
 		System string `json:"system"`
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/api/worker.go b/pkg/api/worker.go
index cd9284346..0436ee731 100644
--- a/pkg/api/worker.go
+++ b/pkg/api/worker.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type (
 		PlayerIndex int      `json:"player_index"`
 	}
 	GameInfo struct {
+		Alias  string `json:"alias"`
 		Base   string `json:"base"`
 		Name   string `json:"name"`
 		Path   string `json:"path"`
diff --git a/pkg/coordinator/hub.go b/pkg/coordinator/hub.go
index 8b57df746..56d5cbc3d 100644
--- a/pkg/coordinator/hub.go
+++ b/pkg/coordinator/hub.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (h *Hub) handleUserConnection() http.HandlerFunc {
 		apps := h.launcher.GetAppNames()
 		list := make([]api.AppMeta, len(apps))
 		for i := range apps {
-			list[i] = api.AppMeta{Title: apps[i].Name, System: apps[i].System}
+			list[i] = api.AppMeta{Alias: apps[i].Alias, Title: apps[i].Name, System: apps[i].System}
 		}
 		user.InitSession(worker.Id().String(), h.conf.Webrtc.IceServers, list)
 		log.Info().Str(logger.DirectionField, logger.MarkPlus).Msgf("user %s", user.Id())
diff --git a/pkg/games/launcher.go b/pkg/games/launcher.go
index ad20ab0f5..8850ea7ff 100644
--- a/pkg/games/launcher.go
+++ b/pkg/games/launcher.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type Launcher interface {
 }
 
 type AppMeta struct {
+	Alias  string
 	Base   string
 	Name   string
 	Path   string
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ func (gl GameLauncher) ExtractAppNameFromUrl(name string) string { return Extrac
 
 func (gl GameLauncher) GetAppNames() (apps []AppMeta) {
 	for _, game := range gl.lib.GetAll() {
-		apps = append(apps, AppMeta{Name: game.Name, System: game.System})
+		apps = append(apps, AppMeta{Alias: game.Alias, Name: game.Name, System: game.System})
 	}
 	return
 }
diff --git a/pkg/games/library.go b/pkg/games/library.go
index 884f38520..abf30b411 100644
--- a/pkg/games/library.go
+++ b/pkg/games/library.go
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package games
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/fs"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ type WithEmulatorInfo interface {
 }
 
 type GameMetadata struct {
+	Alias  string
 	Base   string
 	Name   string // the display name of the game
 	Path   string // the game path relative to the library base path
@@ -123,6 +127,37 @@ func (lib *library) FindGameByName(name string) GameMetadata {
 	return game
 }
 
+func (lib *library) AliasFileMaybe() map[string]string {
+	dir := lib.config.path
+	path := dir + "/alias.txt"
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(path); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// read
+	f, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		lib.log.Error().Msgf("couldn't open alias file, %v", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = f.Close() }()
+
+	m := make(map[string]string)
+	s := bufio.NewScanner(f)
+	for s.Scan() {
+		id, alias, ok := strings.Cut(s.Text(), "=")
+		if ok {
+			m[id] = alias
+		}
+	}
+	if err = s.Err(); err != nil {
+		lib.log.Error().Msgf("alias file read error, %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return m
+}
+
 func (lib *library) Scan() {
 	if !lib.hasSource {
 		lib.log.Info().Msg("Lib scan... skipped (no source)")
@@ -142,6 +177,14 @@ func (lib *library) Scan() {
 
 	lib.log.Debug().Msg("Lib scan... started")
 
+	// game name aliases
+	aliases := lib.AliasFileMaybe()
+
+	if aliases != nil {
+		lib.log.Debug().Msgf("Lib game alises found")
+		lib.log.Debug().Msgf(">>> %v", aliases)
+	}
+
 	start := time.Now()
 	var games []GameMetadata
 	dir := lib.config.path
@@ -155,6 +198,13 @@ func (lib *library) Scan() {
 
 			meta.System = lib.emuConf.GetEmulator(meta.Type, meta.Path)
 
+			if aliases != nil {
+				k, ok := aliases[meta.Name]
+				if ok {
+					meta.Alias = k
+				}
+			}
+
 			if _, ok := lib.config.ignored[meta.Name]; !ok {
 				games = append(games, meta)
 			}
@@ -247,12 +297,12 @@ func (lib *library) isExtAllowed(path string) bool {
 // getMetadata returns game info from a path
 func getMetadata(path string, basePath string) GameMetadata {
 	name := filepath.Base(path)
-	ext := strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(name))
+	ext := filepath.Ext(name)
 	relPath, _ := filepath.Rel(basePath, path)
 
 	return GameMetadata{
 		Name: strings.TrimSuffix(name, ext),
-		Type: ext[1:],
+		Type: strings.ToLower(ext[1:]),
 		Path: relPath,
 	}
 }
@@ -270,7 +320,11 @@ func (lib *library) dumpLibrary() {
 
 	for _, k := range keys {
 		game := lib.games[k]
-		gameList.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("    %7s   %s (%s)\n", game.System, game.Name, game.Path))
+		alias := game.Alias
+		if alias != "" {
+			alias = fmt.Sprintf("[%s] ", game.Alias)
+		}
+		gameList.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("    %7s   %s %s(%s)\n", game.System, game.Name, alias, game.Path))
 	}
 
 	lib.log.Debug().Msgf("Lib dump\n"+
diff --git a/web/js/gameList.js b/web/js/gameList.js
index bb92b34c8..cae642204 100644
--- a/web/js/gameList.js
+++ b/web/js/gameList.js
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ const ui = (() => {
     const render = () => {
         rootEl.innerHTML = games.list.map(game =>
             `<div class="menu-item">` +
-            `<div><span>${game.title}</span></div>` +
+            `<div><span>${game.alias ? game.alias : game.title}</span></div>` +
             `<div class="menu-item__info">${game.system}</div>` +
             `</div>`)
             .join('')