diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 3f70e32..edc9d1c 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from .window import CartridgesWindow
 from .preferences import PreferencesWindow
 from .toggle_hidden import toggle_hidden
 from .save_games import save_games
+from .get_games import get_games
 from .run_command import run_command
 from .steam_parser import steam_parser
 from .heroic_parser import heroic_parser
@@ -116,9 +117,8 @@ class CartridgesApplication(Adw.Application):
         # Launch the game and update the last played value
 
         game_id = self.win.active_game_id
-        open_file = open(os.path.join(os.path.join(os.environ.get("XDG_DATA_HOME"), "cartridges", "games", game_id + ".json")), "r")
-        data = json.loads(open_file.read())
-        open_file.close()
+
+        data = get_games([game_id])[game_id]
         data["last_played"] = int(time.time())
         save_games({game_id : data})
 
@@ -145,9 +145,8 @@ class CartridgesApplication(Adw.Application):
 
         # Add "removed=True" to the game properties so it can be deleted on next init
         game_id = self.win.active_game_id
-        open_file = open(os.path.join(os.path.join(os.environ.get("XDG_DATA_HOME"), "cartridges", "games", game_id + ".json")), "r")
-        data = json.loads(open_file.read())
-        open_file.close()
+
+        data = get_games([game_id])[game_id]
         data["removed"] = True
         save_games({game_id : data})
 
diff --git a/src/utils/get_games.py b/src/utils/get_games.py
index 940b29d..cfeda98 100644
--- a/src/utils/get_games.py
+++ b/src/utils/get_games.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
-def get_games():
+def get_games(game_ids=None):
     import os, json
 
     games_dir = os.path.join(os.environ.get("XDG_DATA_HOME"), "cartridges", "games")
@@ -26,7 +26,14 @@ def get_games():
     if os.path.exists(games_dir) == False:
         return {}
 
-    for game in os.listdir(games_dir):
+    if not game_ids:
+        game_files = os.listdir(games_dir)
+    else:
+        game_files = []
+        for game_id in game_ids:
+            game_files.append(game_id + ".json")
+
+    for game in game_files:
         open_file = open(os.path.join(games_dir, game), "r")
         data = json.loads(open_file.read())
         open_file.close()
diff --git a/src/utils/save_games.py b/src/utils/save_games.py
index 216d123..a542166 100644
--- a/src/utils/save_games.py
+++ b/src/utils/save_games.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 def save_games(games):
     import os, json
+
     games_dir = os.path.join(os.environ.get("XDG_DATA_HOME"), "cartridges", "games")
     existing = []
 
diff --git a/src/window.py b/src/window.py
index 26617e1..8af8a22 100644
--- a/src/window.py
+++ b/src/window.py
@@ -385,9 +385,7 @@ class CartridgesWindow(Adw.ApplicationWindow):
                 game_id = list(self.toasts)[-1]
             except IndexError:
                 return
-        open_file = open(os.path.join(os.path.join(os.environ.get("XDG_DATA_HOME"), "cartridges", "games", game_id + ".json")), "r")
-        data = json.loads(open_file.read())
-        open_file.close()
+        data = get_games([game_id])[game_id]
         data.pop("removed")
         save_games({game_id : data})
         self.update_games([game_id])