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  1. Steam icon
     2414 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...

    • Game Store
    • FreeProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • SteamOS
    • Snapcraft
    Steam Store
    66 alternatives
    4.5
    Excellent64 reviews
  2. Playnite icon
     228 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.

    Playnite screenshot 1
    45 alternatives
    4.7
    Excellent20 reviews
  3. 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 .

    • Game Store
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
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    32 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent13 reviews
  4. GOG GALAXY icon
     195 likes

    Connect GOG GALAXY 2.0 with multiple platforms and unite all your games and friends scattered across them in one powerful app.

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    37 alternatives
  5. Epic Games Store icon
     117 likes

    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?

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

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

    • Minecraft Launcher
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Chocolatey
    • PortableApps.com
    Prism Launcher screenshot 1
    33 alternatives
    5.0
    Excellent10 reviews
  7. 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.

    • Game Store
    • FreeProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    20 alternatives
  8. 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.

    • Game Store
    • FreeProprietary
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    31 alternatives
  9. 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...

    Immerse Yourself
    54 alternatives
    2.8
    Poor6 reviews
  10. Hydra is a Game Launcher with its own embedded BitTorrent Client and a self-managed repack scraper.

    • FreemiumOpen Source
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Hydra Launcher screenshot 1
    42 alternatives
  11. 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.

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    49 alternatives
  12. 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...

    Gavilya screenshot 1
    21 alternatives
  13. 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.

    • Discontinued
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    19 alternatives
  14. Ascendara icon
     2 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...

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Windows
    43 alternatives
  15. 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.

    Rockstar Games Launcher screenshot 1
    19 alternatives
  16. GameRoom icon
     9 likes

    A slick Windows game manager, which automatically scans and scraps games from Steam (installed or not), Origin, Battle.net, GoG.com and UPlay. It also monitors your play time and allows some automatization like power management and custom commands.

    GameRoom screenshot 1
    27 alternatives
  17. DBGL icon
     7 likes

    DBGL is a Java frontend for DOSBox, based largely upon the proven interface of D-Fend.

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • DOSBox
    DBGL screenshot 1
    15 alternatives
  18. vangogh icon
     1 like

    vangogh helps you create and manage a personal, DRM-free library of your GOG game collection. It works alongside theo to simplify downloading, installing and playing games on your devices.

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Windows
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    5 alternatives
  19. Metropolis Launcher is a game launcher, emulation front-end and an extensive offline database of video game metadata thanks to MobyGames.

    Metropolis Launcher is based on the .NET 4.0 Framework and runs on Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10

    Metropolis Launcher screenshot 1
    9 alternatives
  20. QuickPlay icon
     4 likes

    QuickPlay is a windows powerful universal emulator 'frontend-of-frontends', which has support for countless emulators and systems, old and new, with a philosophy of being quick and easy for new users, yet comprehensive and flexible for old-timers.

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Windows
    QuickPlay screenshot 1
    8 alternatives
  21. Attract-Mode icon
     1 like

    A graphical front-end for command line emulators that hides the underlying operating system and is intended to be controlled with a joystick, gamepad or spin dial. Ideal for use on arcade cabinet setups.

    Attract-Mode screenshot 1
    20 alternatives