LaunchBox AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Game Stores

The best Game Store alternative to LaunchBox is Lutris, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to LaunchBox, but unfortunately only two of them are Game Stores.

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LaunchBox alternatives page was last updated Oct 12, 2022
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  1. Lutris icon

    Lutris

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    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.

    55 Lutris alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub
    Lutris screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Game Launcher
    2.  Custom Scripts
    3.  Multi System Emulator
    4.  Compatibility Layer
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Two-factor Authentication

    Lutris VS LaunchBox

     
    Comments about Lutris as an Alternative to LaunchBox
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    Guest
    Negative Jan 20, 2019
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    Launchbox is internally capable of batch imports for supported platforms. Lutris can only batch import from a few sources.

    Guest
    Negative Mar 10, 2020
    0

    Launchbox is primarily designed for importing libraries of retro game roms and then setting up as a frontend to launch external emulators.

    Lutris is primarily a community driven frontend for managing wine and proton emulation configs for modern windows games.

    Guest
    Positive Jul 11, 2016
    0

    Lets you collect and run all your games, no matter how you are running them, from one place.

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    • Most users think Lutris is a great LaunchBox alternative.

    • Lutris is the most popular Web-based & Linux alternative to LaunchBox.

    • Lutris is Free and Open SourceLaunchBox is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Lutris is LightweightLaunchBox is not according to our users
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    GameHub

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    Games library manager. Supports: Steam, GOG, Humble Bundle, Humble Trove, Wine and RetroArch.

    44 GameHub alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Flatpak
    GameHub allows to view, download, install, run and uninstall games from supported sources.
    Discontinued

    Their GitHub repository was archived on Apr 19, 2025.

    GameHub Features

    1. Steam icon  Import from Steam
    2. GOG.com icon  Import from GoG
    3.  Multi System Emulator
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Controller Support
    6.  Proton support for linux
    7.  Gameboy emulation
    8.  Flatpak

    GameHub VS LaunchBox

     
    Comments about GameHub as an Alternative to LaunchBox
    Guest
    Negative Aug 17, 2020
    1

    It's focus is on launching native linux games. Doesn't support adding a complete no-intro romset, and it's wine/proton support is dismal

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    • GameHub is Free and Open SourceLaunchBox is Freemium and Proprietary
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