Lutris AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Compatibility Layer Tools

The best Compatibility Layer alternative to Lutris is Heroic Games Launcher, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Lutris and 12 are Compatibility Layer Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Compatibility Layer Tool alternatives to Lutris are PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac, Bottles, GameHub and CrossOver.

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    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 .

    32 Heroic Games Launcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
     
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    It's less buggy and is very intuitive in how to install your games and view the Stores from Epic and GOG. Your game library is clean and and easy to view, install and play. There's no configuration, or very little, needed in order to play your games. Lutris is very clunky compared. So much so, that I installed Ubi Connection as a non-steam game, installed it through Steam and now launch Ubi-Connect through Steam and don't use Lutris at all. It's that bad.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Heroic Games Launcher is a great Lutris alternative.

    • Heroic Games Launcher is Free and Open SourceLutris is also Free and Open Source
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    PlayOnLinux is a graphical frontend for the Wine software compatibility layer which allows Linux and Mac users to install Windows-based video games, Microsoft Office (2000 to 2010), Microsoft Internet Explorer, as well as many other applications.

    44 PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Wine
    • FreeBSD
     
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    Comments about PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac as an Alternative to Lutris
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    Only runs games for windows.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac is a great Lutris alternative.

    • PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac is Free and Open SourceLutris is also Free and Open Source
  3. GameHub icon
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    Games library manager. Supports: Steam, GOG, Humble Bundle, Humble Trove, Wine and RetroArch.

    46 GameHub alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Flatpak
     
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    Comments about GameHub as an Alternative to Lutris
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    GameHub is available an AppImage and Flatpak, that makes it easier to use on some distros.

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    It does give-or-take all what Lutris can do, and it's available both on Flathub and as an AppImage which makes it real easy to install on elementary os and any other Linux system.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    IMO, it's faster than Lutris

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks GameHub is a great Lutris alternative.

    • GameHub is Free and Open SourceLutris is also Free and Open Source
  4. CrossOver icon
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    Cross-platform utility enables seamless installation and execution of Windows applications on macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS. No Windows license required—facilitates easy app management with a few clicks, eliminates the need for virtual machines and reboots, delivering efficient compatibility layer operation.

    45 CrossOver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
     
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    Comments about CrossOver as an Alternative to Lutris
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    Used to run windows applications, and windows applications only.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Only supports Wine games and even then, for a commercial system, support is little better than the Open Source WINE.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think CrossOver is a great Lutris alternative, some don't.

    • CrossOver is the most popular commercial alternative to Lutris.

    • CrossOver is Paid and ProprietaryLutris is Free and Open Source
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    In this digital age, our smartphones and tablets have become indispensable tools for both work and play. While Android offers a vast ecosystem of apps, it has often left users longing for the convenience of their favorite Windows applications. But fear not!

    11 Winlator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  6. Mythic icon
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    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.

    49 Mythic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. WineGUI icon
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    At last, a user-friendly WINE graphical interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wine
     
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    Phoenicis is a graphical front-end for Wine, a tool to help Linux and Mac users run games and programs for Windows. The future of PlayOnLinux and PlayOnMac.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
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    Q4Wine is a qt4 GUI for wine that will help you manage wine prefixes and installed applications

    38 Q4wine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Wine
     
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    Comments about Q4wine as an Alternative to Lutris
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    Negative
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    Only runs windows applications.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Q4wine is Free and Open SourceLutris is also Free and Open Source
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    WineZGUI (pronounced Wine-Zee-Goo-Eee) is a wine frontend for playing windows games with wine easily. It is a collection of Bash scripts for Wine Prefix Management and Linux Desktop Integration for easier wine gaming experience using Zenity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
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    This is Hangover, a project started by André Zwing and Stefan Dösinger in 2016 to run (x86_64)/x86_32 Windows applications on aarch64/(ppc64le)/x86_64 Wine. (Architectures in brackets are currently not supported).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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