diff --git a/game_launcher/CMakeLists.txt b/game_launcher/CMakeLists.txt
index ade72fa90..083ff8e0b 100644
--- a/game_launcher/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/game_launcher/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ if(MSVC)
 endif()
 
 if(MSVC)
-	target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE "user32" "shell32")
+	target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE user32 shell32)
 else()
-	target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE "dl")
+	target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE dl)
 endif()
 
 # set static compiler runtime
@@ -63,28 +63,22 @@ endif()
 
 # set build output directory
 set(DIR_LAUNCHER_OUTPUT 
-	${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/$<CONFIG>/
+	${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}/
 )
 
-if(MSVC)
-	set_target_properties(game_launcher PROPERTIES 
-		ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG ${DIR_LAUNCHER_OUTPUT}
-		ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${DIR_LAUNCHER_OUTPUT}
-		LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG ${DIR_LAUNCHER_OUTPUT}
-		LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${DIR_LAUNCHER_OUTPUT}
-		RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG ${DIR_LAUNCHER_OUTPUT}
-		RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${DIR_LAUNCHER_OUTPUT}
-	)
+set_target_properties(game_launcher PROPERTIES 
+	ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${DIR_LAUNCHER_OUTPUT}
+	LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${DIR_LAUNCHER_OUTPUT}
+	RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${DIR_LAUNCHER_OUTPUT}
+)
+
+if(WIN32)
 	set(LAUNCHER_OUTPUT_NAME "${GAMEDIR}")
 else()
-	set_target_properties(game_launcher PROPERTIES 
-		ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${DIR_LAUNCHER_OUTPUT}
-		LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${DIR_LAUNCHER_OUTPUT}
-		RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${DIR_LAUNCHER_OUTPUT}
-	)
 	set(LAUNCHER_OUTPUT_NAME "${GAMEDIR}_run")
 endif()
 
+# disable arch postfix for launcher executable
 set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES
 	OUTPUT_NAME "${LAUNCHER_OUTPUT_NAME}"
 	PREFIX "")