diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
index 0f54e6715e..08fd998c49 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
@@ -408,7 +408,20 @@ void Emulator::Init(bool add_only)
 			}
 		}
 
-		make_path_verbose(dev_hdd0 + "disc/");
+		const std::string games_common_dir = g_cfg_vfs.get(g_cfg_vfs.games_dir, emu_dir);
+
+		if (make_path_verbose(games_common_dir))
+		{
+			fs::write_file(games_common_dir + "/Disc Games Can Be Put Here For Automatic Detection.txt", fs::create + fs::excl + fs::write, ""s);
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+			if (std::string rpcs3_shortcuts = games_common_dir + "/shortcuts"; make_path_verbose(rpcs3_shortcuts))
+			{
+				fs::write_file(rpcs3_shortcuts + "/Copyable Shortcuts For Installed Games Would Be Added Here.txt", fs::create + fs::excl + fs::write, ""s);
+			}
+#endif
+		}
+
 		make_path_verbose(dev_hdd0 + "savedata/");
 		make_path_verbose(dev_hdd0 + "savedata/vmc/");
 		make_path_verbose(dev_hdd0 + "photo/");
@@ -422,11 +435,6 @@ void Emulator::Init(bool add_only)
 	make_path_verbose(fs::get_config_dir() + "sounds/");
 	make_path_verbose(patch_engine::get_patches_path());
 
-	if (const std::string games_common = fs::get_config_dir() + "/games/"; make_path_verbose(games_common))
-	{
-		fs::write_file(games_common + "/Disc Games Can Be Put Here For Automatic Detection.txt", fs::create + fs::excl + fs::write, ""s);
-	}
-
 	if (add_only)
 	{
 		// We don't need to initialize the rest if we only add games
@@ -1459,18 +1467,18 @@ game_boot_result Emulator::Load(const std::string& title_id, bool add_only, bool
 				// Booting disc game from wrong location
 				sys_log.error("Disc game %s found at invalid location /dev_hdd0/game/", m_title_id);
 
-				const std::string hdd0_disc = vfs::get("/dev_hdd0/disc/");
-				const std::string dst_dir = hdd0_disc + sfb_dir.substr(hdd0_game.size());
+				const std::string games_common = g_cfg_vfs.get(g_cfg_vfs.games_dir, rpcs3::utils::get_emu_dir());
+				const std::string dst_dir = games_common + sfb_dir.substr(hdd0_game.size());
 
 				// Move and retry from correct location
 				if (fs::create_path(fs::get_parent_dir(dst_dir)) && fs::rename(sfb_dir, dst_dir, false))
 				{
-					sys_log.success("Disc game %s moved to special location /dev_hdd0/disc/", m_title_id);
-					m_path = hdd0_disc + m_path.substr(hdd0_game.size());
+					sys_log.success("Disc game %s moved to special location '%s'", m_title_id, dst_dir);
+					m_path = games_common + m_path.substr(hdd0_game.size());
 					return Load(m_title_id, add_only);
 				}
 
-				sys_log.error("Failed to move disc game %s to /dev_hdd0/disc/ (%s)", m_title_id, fs::g_tls_error);
+				sys_log.error("Failed to move disc game %s to '%s' (%s)", m_title_id, dst_dir, fs::g_tls_error);
 				return game_boot_result::wrong_disc_location;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/vfs_config.h b/rpcs3/Emu/vfs_config.h
index 74a0f0d880..eaba041344 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/vfs_config.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/vfs_config.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct cfg_vfs : cfg::node
 	cfg::string dev_flash2{ this, "/dev_flash2/", "$(EmulatorDir)dev_flash2/" };
 	cfg::string dev_flash3{ this, "/dev_flash3/", "$(EmulatorDir)dev_flash3/" };
 	cfg::string dev_bdvd{ this, "/dev_bdvd/", "$(EmulatorDir)dev_bdvd/" }; // Only mounted in some special cases
+	cfg::string games_dir{ this, "/games/", "$(EmulatorDir)games/" }; // Not mounted
 	cfg::string app_home{ this, "/app_home/" }; // Not mounted
 
 	cfg::device_entry dev_usb{ this, "/dev_usb***/",
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
index 7fc35c77e0..5d4a7e4daa 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ void game_list_frame::Refresh(const bool from_drive, const bool scroll_after)
 
 		if (Emu.IsStopped())
 		{
-			Emu.AddGamesFromDir(fs::get_config_dir() + "/games");
+			Emu.AddGamesFromDir(g_cfg_vfs.get(g_cfg_vfs.games_dir, rpcs3::utils::get_emu_dir()));
 		}
 
 		const std::string _hdd =  rpcs3::utils::get_hdd0_dir();
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ void game_list_frame::Refresh(const bool from_drive, const bool scroll_after)
 		};
 
 		add_dir(_hdd + "game/", false);
-		add_dir(_hdd + "disc/", true);
+		add_dir(_hdd + "disc/", true); // Deprecated
 
 		auto get_games = []() -> YAML::Node
 		{
@@ -564,6 +564,12 @@ void game_list_frame::Refresh(const bool from_drive, const bool scroll_after)
 						if (frag.find_first_of('/') + 1 == 0)
 						{
 							game_list_log.trace("Removed duplicate for %s: %s", pair.first.Scalar(), pair.second.Scalar());
+
+							if (static std::unordered_set<std::string> warn_once_list; warn_once_list.emplace(game_dir).second)
+							{
+								game_list_log.todo("Game at '%s' is using deprecated directory '/dev_hdd0/disc/'.\nConsider moving into '%s'.", game_dir, g_cfg_vfs.get(g_cfg_vfs.games_dir, rpcs3::utils::get_emu_dir()));
+							}
+
 							continue;
 						}
 					}
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.h b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.h
index fad84cd8fc..472c24dc9d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.h
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.h
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ namespace gui
 	const gui_save fs_dev_flash2_list   = gui_save(fs, "dev_flash2_list",   QStringList());
 	const gui_save fs_dev_flash3_list   = gui_save(fs, "dev_flash3_list",   QStringList());
 	const gui_save fs_dev_bdvd_list     = gui_save(fs, "dev_bdvd_list",     QStringList());
+	const gui_save fs_games_list        = gui_save(fs, "games_list",        QStringList());
 	const gui_save fs_dev_usb_list      = gui_save(fs, "dev_usb00X_list",   QStringList()); // Used as a template for all usb paths
 
 	const gui_save l_tty       = gui_save(logger, "TTY",       true);
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/shortcut_utils.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/shortcut_utils.cpp
index d4c99d25da..88dffc2143 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/shortcut_utils.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/shortcut_utils.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "qt_utils.h"
 #include "Emu/system_utils.hpp"
 #include "Emu/VFS.h"
+#include "Emu/vfs_config.h"
 #include "Utilities/StrUtil.h"
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ namespace gui::utils
 #ifdef _WIN32
 		else if (location == shortcut_location::rpcs3_shortcuts)
 		{
-			link_path = fs::get_config_dir() + "/games/shortcuts/";
+			link_path = g_cfg_vfs.get(g_cfg_vfs.games_dir, rpcs3::utils::get_emu_dir()) + "/shortcuts/";
 			fs::create_dir(link_path);
 		}
 #endif
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/vfs_dialog.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/vfs_dialog.cpp
index b9b6693bd3..b038b3840e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/vfs_dialog.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/vfs_dialog.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ vfs_dialog::vfs_dialog(std::shared_ptr<gui_settings> _gui_settings, QWidget* par
 	vfs_dialog_tab* dev_flash3_tab = new vfs_dialog_tab("dev_flash3", gui::fs_dev_flash3_list, &g_cfg_vfs.dev_flash3, m_gui_settings, this);
 	vfs_dialog_tab* dev_bdvd_tab = new vfs_dialog_tab("dev_bdvd", gui::fs_dev_bdvd_list, &g_cfg_vfs.dev_bdvd, m_gui_settings, this);
 	vfs_dialog_usb_tab* dev_usb_tab = new vfs_dialog_usb_tab(&g_cfg_vfs.dev_usb, m_gui_settings, this);
+	vfs_dialog_tab* games_tab = new vfs_dialog_tab("games", gui::fs_games_list, &g_cfg_vfs.games_dir, m_gui_settings, this);
 
 	tabs->addTab(emulator_tab, "$(EmulatorDir)");
 	tabs->addTab(dev_hdd0_tab, "dev_hdd0");
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ vfs_dialog::vfs_dialog(std::shared_ptr<gui_settings> _gui_settings, QWidget* par
 	tabs->addTab(dev_flash3_tab, "dev_flash3");
 	tabs->addTab(dev_bdvd_tab, "dev_bdvd");
 	tabs->addTab(dev_usb_tab, "dev_usb");
+	tabs->addTab(games_tab, "games");
 
 	// Create buttons
 	QDialogButtonBox* buttons = new QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox::Close | QDialogButtonBox::Save | QDialogButtonBox::RestoreDefaults);