diff --git a/src/views/ViewController.cpp b/src/views/ViewController.cpp
index caf420b31..11b4f87ed 100644
--- a/src/views/ViewController.cpp
+++ b/src/views/ViewController.cpp
@@ -112,14 +112,32 @@ void ViewController::launch(FileData* game, Eigen::Vector3f center)
 	center += mCurrentView->getPosition();
 	stopAnimation(1); // make sure the fade in isn't still playing
 	mLockInput = true;
-	setAnimation(new LaunchAnimation(mCamera, mFadeOpacity, center, 1500), 0, [this, origCamera, center, game] 
+
+	if(Settings::getInstance()->getString("TransitionStyle") == "fade")
 	{
-		game->getSystem()->launchGame(mWindow, game);
-		mCamera = origCamera;
-		mLockInput = false;
-		setAnimation(new LaunchAnimation(mCamera, mFadeOpacity, center, 600), 0, nullptr, true);
-		this->onFileChanged(game, FILE_METADATA_CHANGED);
-	});
+		// fade out, launch game, fade back in
+		auto fadeFunc = [this](float t) {
+			t -= 1;
+			mFadeOpacity = lerp<float>(0.0f, 1.0f, t*t*t + 1);
+		};
+		setAnimation(new LambdaAnimation(fadeFunc, 1500), 0, [this, game, fadeFunc]
+		{
+			game->getSystem()->launchGame(mWindow, game);
+			mLockInput = false;
+			setAnimation(new LambdaAnimation(fadeFunc, 1500), 0, nullptr, true);
+			this->onFileChanged(game, FILE_METADATA_CHANGED);
+		});
+	}else{
+		// move camera to zoom in on center + fade out, launch game, come back in
+		setAnimation(new LaunchAnimation(mCamera, mFadeOpacity, center, 1500), 0, [this, origCamera, center, game] 
+		{
+			game->getSystem()->launchGame(mWindow, game);
+			mCamera = origCamera;
+			mLockInput = false;
+			setAnimation(new LaunchAnimation(mCamera, mFadeOpacity, center, 600), 0, nullptr, true);
+			this->onFileChanged(game, FILE_METADATA_CHANGED);
+		});
+	}
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<IGameListView> ViewController::getGameListView(SystemData* system)