Game Launchers
Many game storefronts also provide software to help consolidate and easily manage large game libraries. Software like, Steam, Origin, and Good Old Games Galaxy provides both a shop for games as well as easy management of game installs and updates. Other apps, such as Playnite, consolidates the libraries of all of these game launchers to become a sort of “meta launcher”.
- 2304 likes75 Steam alternatives
Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Flathub
- SteamOS
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- 195 likes49 Lutris alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Linux
- Online
- Flathub
- 188 likes33 Playnite alternatives
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.
+1 - 56 likes26 Heroic Games Launcher alternatives
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 .
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- AppImageHub
- Flathub
+9 - 179 likes27 GOG GALAXY alternatives
Connect GOG GALAXY 2.0 with multiple platforms and unite all your games and friends scattered across them in one powerful app.
- 109 likes30 Epic Games Store alternatives
The Epic Games Store is a digital platform for computer games that champions developer success by offering an 88% revenue share. With the "Epic First Run" program, developers enjoy 100% revenue for the first six months for exclusive titles, transitioning to the standard split thereafter?
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- iPhone
- iPad
- Android
- Android Tablet
Epic Games Store Features
- 25 likes22 Prism Launcher alternatives
A custom launcher for Minecraft that allows you to easily manage multiple installations of Minecraft at once. It is a MultiMC fork.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
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- 153 likes36 Desura alternatives
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...
Desura Features
- 7 likes46 Mythic alternatives
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.
- 60 likes29 Ubisoft Connect alternatives
Ubisoft Connect (before Uplay) is Ubisoft's PC games portal, where you can find all your games on PC
Ubisoft Connect Features
- 26 likes35 Pegasus alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Raspberry Pi
Pegasus Features
- 6 likes22 Rare Launcher alternatives
GUI for legendary. An Epic Games Launcher open source alternative.
Rare Launcher Features
- 6 likes12 Gavilya alternatives
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...
- 45 likes41 LaunchBox alternatives
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...
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- 9 likes15 Legendary alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Mac
Legendary Features