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  1. Steam icon
     2425 likes

    Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation. It is used to distribute a wide range of games and related media entirely over the internet, stretching from one-man independent efforts to some of...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • SteamOS
    • Snapcraft
    Steam Store
    Steam Community
    Library
    +1
    Big Picture Mode
    66 alternatives
    4.5
    Excellent64 reviews
  2. Lutris icon
     232 likes

    Lutris is an open source gaming platform for GNU/Linux. It allows you to gather and manage (install, configure and launch) all your games acquired from any source, in a single interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub
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    Lutris' main window
    62 alternatives
    4.7
    Excellent18 reviews
  3. Playnite icon
     232 likes

    Video game library manager and launcher with support for 3rd party libraries like Steam, GOG, Origin and Uplay, providing one unified interface for your games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    +1
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    45 alternatives
    4.7
    Excellent20 reviews
  4. Heroic is an Open Source Game Launcher for Linux, Windows and macOS (10.15+, won't work properly on High sierra and older versions). Right now it supports launching games from the .

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
    Heroic Games Launcher screenshot 1
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    +9
    Heroic Games Launcher screenshot 3
    32 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent13 reviews
  5. Epic Games Store icon
     118 likes

    A digital platform offering rotating free games, an 88% revenue share for creators, exclusive 100% revenue for six months, and robust discovery features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Epic Games Store screenshot 1
    Epic Games Store screenshot 1
    34 alternatives
    2.9
    Poor9 reviews
  6. Prism Launcher icon
     39 likes

    A custom launcher for Minecraft that allows you to easily manage multiple installations of Minecraft at once. It is a MultiMC fork.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Chocolatey
    • PortableApps.com
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    +3
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    33 alternatives
    5.0
    Excellent10 reviews
  7. Mythic icon
     11 likes

    An open-source Epic Games Launcher alternative and normal game launcher for macOS written in Swift. We started this project to create a GUI frontend for Legendary and to play Windows games using game porting toolkit by Apple.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Mythic screenshot 1
    49 alternatives
  8. Battle.net icon
     54 likes

    Battle.net is an Internet-based online game, social networking service, digital distribution, and digital rights management platform developed by Blizzard Entertainment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    20 alternatives
  9. Desura icon
     154 likes

    Desura provides a platform allowing individuals to engage in their preferred free online games. Which gaming websites do you typically frequent? Crazy Games, Kizi, Jogos Friv or possibly, Poki? Now, you don't need to choose, as all types of games for every taste: from...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Desura screenshot 1
    Desura screenshot 1
    33 alternatives
  10. Ubisoft Connect icon
     64 likes

    A multi-platform ecosystem connecting players globally with cross-progression, rewards, and cross-play, accessible via desktop and mobile, requiring only a Ubisoft account.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    31 alternatives
  11. LaunchBox icon
     49 likes

    LaunchBox was originally built as an attractive frontend to DOSBox, but has since expanded to support both modern PC games and emulated console platforms. LaunchBox aims to be the one-stop shop for gaming on your computer, for both modern and...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    Immerse Yourself
    Organize Your Collection
    Get Up and Running Right Away
    +4
    Immerse Yourself
    54 alternatives
    2.8
    Poor6 reviews
  12. Pegasus icon
     28 likes

    Pegasus is a graphical frontend for browsing your game library (especially retro games) and launching them from one place. It's focusing on customizability, cross platform support (including embedded devices) and high performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Raspberry Pi
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    49 alternatives
  13. Apple Games icon
     3 likes

    An all-in-one gaming destination for players to explore what‘s happening across their games, discover new ones, and play with friends.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    +6
    Apple Games screenshot 3
    19 alternatives
  14. Ascendara icon
     3 likes

    Ascendara simplifies your game management experience by providing a seamless way to discover, organize, and test pre-installed games. No more hassle with extracting, installing, or moving files. The game library is powered by a custom webscraper, currently featuring titles...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    43 alternatives
  15. Gavilya icon
     8 likes

    Gavilya is a user-friendly game launcher built using C# .NET 6 and WPF, designed to streamline the gaming experience by consolidating games from various sources into a single, accessible platform. With its intuitive interface and diverse set of features, Gavilya offers gamers a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    21 alternatives
  16. iiSU icon
     3 likes

    Dual-screen Android launcher designed for handhelds like AYANEO Pocket DS, Odin 2, and Retroid Dual-Screen. Currently in Alpha.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Online
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    +1
    iiSU screenshot 3
    24 alternatives
  17. Legendary icon
     9 likes

    Legendary is an open-source game launcher that can download and install games from the Epic Games platform on Linux and Windows. It's name as a tongue-in-cheek play on tiers of item rarity in many MMORPGs.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    19 alternatives
  18. The Rockstar Games Launcher is a new Windows desktop application that allows you to quickly and easily access your Rockstar Games PC collection in a single place, across both digital and disc-based titles including ones purchased from various other digital stores.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    19 alternatives
  19. GNOME Games icon
     2 likes

    Games is a GNOME application to browse your video games library and to easily pick and play a game from it. It aims to do for games what Music already does for your music library.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
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    3 alternatives