diff --git a/src/main/events/helpers/find-game-root.ts b/src/main/events/helpers/find-game-root.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a097e55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/events/helpers/find-game-root.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+import path from "node:path";
+import fs from "node:fs";
+
+const NESTED_EXECUTABLE_DIRS = new Set([
+  "bin",
+  "bin32",
+  "bin64",
+  "binaries",
+  "win32",
+  "win64",
+  "x64",
+  "x86",
+  "game",
+  "runtime",
+  "engine",
+]);
+
+const GAME_ROOT_INDICATORS = new Set([
+  "data",
+  "assets",
+  "content",
+  "paks",
+  "pak",
+  "resources",
+  "localization",
+  "languages",
+  "saves",
+  "mods",
+  "dlc",
+  "music",
+  "sound",
+  "sounds",
+  "audio",
+  "videos",
+  "movies",
+  "cinematics",
+  "textures",
+  "shaders",
+  "configs",
+  "config",
+  "settings",
+  "plugins",
+  "native",
+  "managed",
+  "mono",
+  "dotnet",
+  "engine",
+  "launcher",
+]);
+
+const UNITY_DATA_SUFFIX = "_data";
+
+const GAME_DATA_EXTENSIONS = new Set([
+  ".pak",
+  ".dat",
+  ".bundle",
+  ".assets",
+  ".forge",
+  ".arc",
+  ".pck",
+  ".vpk",
+  ".wad",
+  ".bsa",
+  ".ba2",
+  ".big",
+  ".cpk",
+  ".fsb",
+  ".bank",
+]);
+
+const MAX_UPWARD_LEVELS = 3;
+
+const UNSAFE_ROOTS = new Set([
+  "program files",
+  "program files (x86)",
+  "users",
+  "windows",
+  "system32",
+  "appdata",
+  "programdata",
+  "steamapps",
+  "common",
+  "desktop",
+  "documents",
+  "downloads",
+]);
+
+interface DirectoryScore {
+  path: string;
+  score: number;
+  hasExecutable: boolean;
+}
+
+const isNestedExeDir = (dirName: string): boolean => {
+  return NESTED_EXECUTABLE_DIRS.has(dirName.toLowerCase());
+};
+
+const isUnsafePath = (dirPath: string): boolean => {
+  const normalized = dirPath.toLowerCase();
+  const parts = normalized.split(path.sep);
+  const lastPart = parts.at(-1) ?? "";
+
+  if (UNSAFE_ROOTS.has(lastPart)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  const parsed = path.parse(dirPath);
+  return parsed.dir === parsed.root || dirPath === parsed.root;
+};
+
+const GAME_ROOT_FILES = new Set([
+  "steam_api.dll",
+  "steam_api64.dll",
+  "version.txt",
+  "readme.txt",
+  "eula.txt",
+  "unins000.exe",
+  "uninstall.exe",
+]);
+
+const scoreEntry = (
+  entry: fs.Dirent
+): { score: number; hasExecutable: boolean } => {
+  const nameLower = entry.name.toLowerCase();
+  let score = 0;
+  let hasExecutable = false;
+
+  if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+    if (GAME_ROOT_INDICATORS.has(nameLower)) score += 2;
+    if (nameLower.endsWith(UNITY_DATA_SUFFIX)) score += 3;
+    if (nameLower === "binaries" || nameLower === "content") score += 2;
+  } else if (entry.isFile()) {
+    if (nameLower.endsWith(".exe")) {
+      hasExecutable = true;
+      score += 1;
+    }
+    if (GAME_DATA_EXTENSIONS.has(path.extname(nameLower))) score += 2;
+    if (GAME_ROOT_FILES.has(nameLower)) score += 1;
+  }
+
+  return { score, hasExecutable };
+};
+
+const scoreDirectory = async (dirPath: string): Promise<DirectoryScore> => {
+  try {
+    const entries = await fs.promises.readdir(dirPath, { withFileTypes: true });
+
+    let totalScore = 0;
+    let hasExecutable = false;
+
+    for (const entry of entries) {
+      const result = scoreEntry(entry);
+      totalScore += result.score;
+      hasExecutable = hasExecutable || result.hasExecutable;
+    }
+
+    return { path: dirPath, score: totalScore, hasExecutable };
+  } catch {
+    return { path: dirPath, score: 0, hasExecutable: false };
+  }
+};
+
+const collectCandidates = async (exeDir: string): Promise<DirectoryScore[]> => {
+  const candidates: DirectoryScore[] = [];
+  let currentDir = exeDir;
+  let levelsUp = 0;
+
+  while (levelsUp <= MAX_UPWARD_LEVELS) {
+    if (isUnsafePath(currentDir)) break;
+
+    const score = await scoreDirectory(currentDir);
+    candidates.push(score);
+
+    const dirName = path.basename(currentDir);
+
+    if (levelsUp === 0 && isNestedExeDir(dirName)) {
+      levelsUp++;
+      currentDir = path.dirname(currentDir);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (score.score >= 3 && score.hasExecutable) break;
+
+    const parentDir = path.dirname(currentDir);
+    if (parentDir === currentDir) break;
+
+    currentDir = parentDir;
+    levelsUp++;
+  }
+
+  return candidates;
+};
+
+const selectBestCandidate = (candidates: DirectoryScore[]): DirectoryScore => {
+  let best = candidates[0];
+
+  for (const candidate of candidates) {
+    const isBetterWithExe =
+      candidate.score >= 3 &&
+      candidate.hasExecutable &&
+      (!best.hasExecutable || candidate.score > best.score);
+
+    const isBetterWithoutExe =
+      !best.hasExecutable && candidate.score > best.score;
+
+    if (isBetterWithExe || isBetterWithoutExe) {
+      best = candidate;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return best;
+};
+
+const getFallbackPath = (exeDir: string): string => {
+  const exeDirName = path.basename(exeDir);
+
+  if (isNestedExeDir(exeDirName)) {
+    const parentDir = path.dirname(exeDir);
+    if (!isUnsafePath(parentDir)) return parentDir;
+  }
+
+  return exeDir;
+};
+
+export const findGameRootFromExe = async (
+  exePath: string
+): Promise<string | null> => {
+  try {
+    const exeDir = path.dirname(exePath);
+
+    if (isUnsafePath(exeDir)) return null;
+
+    const candidates = await collectCandidates(exeDir);
+
+    if (candidates.length === 0) return exeDir;
+
+    const bestCandidate = selectBestCandidate(candidates);
+
+    if (bestCandidate.score < 2) {
+      return getFallbackPath(exeDir);
+    }
+
+    return bestCandidate.path;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
diff --git a/src/main/events/library/update-executable-path.ts b/src/main/events/library/update-executable-path.ts
index 841ca3b9..d9a42689 100644
--- a/src/main/events/library/update-executable-path.ts
+++ b/src/main/events/library/update-executable-path.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import path from "node:path";
-
 import { registerEvent } from "../register-event";
 import { parseExecutablePath } from "../helpers/parse-executable-path";
 import { getDirectorySize } from "../helpers/get-directory-size";
+import { findGameRootFromExe } from "../helpers/find-game-root";
 import { gamesSublevel, levelKeys } from "@main/level";
+import { logger } from "@main/services";
 import type { GameShop } from "@types";
 
 const updateExecutablePath = async (
@@ -32,17 +32,28 @@ const updateExecutablePath = async (
 
   // Calculate size in background and update later
   if (parsedPath) {
-    const executableDir = path.dirname(parsedPath);
+    findGameRootFromExe(parsedPath)
+      .then(async (gameRoot) => {
+        if (!gameRoot) {
+          logger.warn(`Could not determine game root for: ${parsedPath}`);
+          return;
+        }
 
-    getDirectorySize(executableDir).then(async (installedSizeInBytes) => {
-      const currentGame = await gamesSublevel.get(gameKey);
-      if (!currentGame) return;
+        logger.log(`Game root detected: ${gameRoot} (exe: ${parsedPath})`);
 
-      await gamesSublevel.put(gameKey, {
-        ...currentGame,
-        installedSizeInBytes,
+        const installedSizeInBytes = await getDirectorySize(gameRoot);
+
+        const currentGame = await gamesSublevel.get(gameKey);
+        if (!currentGame) return;
+
+        await gamesSublevel.put(gameKey, {
+          ...currentGame,
+          installedSizeInBytes,
+        });
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        logger.error(`Failed to calculate game size: ${err}`);
       });
-    });
   }
 };