diff --git a/src/renderer/src/context/game-details/game-details.context.tsx b/src/renderer/src/context/game-details/game-details.context.tsx
index 9242d9a6a..62ab3f93c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/context/game-details/game-details.context.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/context/game-details/game-details.context.tsx
@@ -222,8 +222,11 @@ export function GameDetailsContextProvider({
     return window.electron.getDefaultDownloadsPath();
   };
 
-  const selectGameExecutable = async () => {
-    const downloadsPath = await getDownloadsPath();
+  const selectGameExecutable = async (
+    gameInstallerFolderIfExists?: string 
+  ) => {
+    const downloadsPath =
+      gameInstallerFolderIfExists ?? (await getDownloadsPath());
 
     return window.electron
       .showOpenDialog({
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/context/game-details/game-details.context.types.ts b/src/renderer/src/context/game-details/game-details.context.types.ts
index 49718430f..7584d9018 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/context/game-details/game-details.context.types.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/context/game-details/game-details.context.types.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ export interface GameDetailsContext {
   hasNSFWContentBlocked: boolean;
   lastDownloadedOption: GameRepack | null;
   setGameColor: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<string>>;
-  selectGameExecutable: () => Promise<string | null>;
+  selectGameExecutable: (
+    gameInstallerFolderIfExists?: string
+  ) => Promise<string | null>;
   updateGame: () => Promise<void>;
   setShowRepacksModal: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<boolean>>;
   setShowGameOptionsModal: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<boolean>>;
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/pages/game-details/hero/hero-panel-actions.tsx b/src/renderer/src/pages/game-details/hero/hero-panel-actions.tsx
index 7027d1139..591384523 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/pages/game-details/hero/hero-panel-actions.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/pages/game-details/hero/hero-panel-actions.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   PlusCircleIcon,
 } from "@primer/octicons-react";
 import { Button } from "@renderer/components";
-import { useDownload, useLibrary } from "@renderer/hooks";
+import { useAppSelector, useDownload, useLibrary } from "@renderer/hooks";
 import { useContext, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import * as styles from "./hero-panel-actions.css";
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ export function HeroPanelActions() {
 
   const { isGameDeleting } = useDownload();
 
+  const userPreferences = useAppSelector(
+    (state) => state.userPreferences.value
+  );
+
   const {
     game,
     repacks,
@@ -63,7 +67,25 @@ export function HeroPanelActions() {
         return;
       }
 
-      const gameExecutablePath = await selectGameExecutable();
+      let gameInstallerFolderIfExists
+
+      if (game && game.folderName) {
+        let downloadsPath = await window.electron.getDefaultDownloadsPath();
+        if (userPreferences?.downloadsPath)
+          downloadsPath = userPreferences.downloadsPath;
+
+        const folderSeparator =
+          window.electron.platform == "win32" ? "\\" : "/";
+
+        gameInstallerFolderIfExists =
+          (game.downloadPath ?? downloadsPath) +
+          folderSeparator +
+          game.folderName!;
+      }
+
+      const gameExecutablePath = await selectGameExecutable(
+        gameInstallerFolderIfExists
+      );
       if (gameExecutablePath)
         window.electron.openGame(
           game.id,