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Lutris

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.

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Platforms

  • Linux
  • Online
  • Flathub
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Features

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
  8.  No registration required

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Comments and Reviews

   
Comment summary: Lutris is praised for simplifying game installation on Linux, supporting native, Wine, and emulators in one platform. Users find it essential for gaming, highlighting its comprehensive compatibility with different systems. Some negative experiences cite implementation headaches, issues compared to Steam and Proton, and concerns about recent AI usage and political messaging. Repeated neutral comments about Steam sources are noted.
Top Positive Comment
David
10

Game and app installation is more refined than PlayOnLinux and Lutris offers a comprehensive launch experience for other apps like emulators.

Top Negative Comment
ab1
-4

Worse version or Steam and Proton but with more hassle and headaches. They had good idea but implemented it in a terrible way. Devs don't see problem with anything...

Sectond
0

This developer has political messaging on its profile picture on fosstodon (https://fosstodon.org/@lutris), an open source project should be neutral, not a space for personal beliefs.

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loziniak
1

It's lovely, that all games from consoles, Windows, DOS, Amiga etc. are easily playable without hassle of selecting and tinkering with libraries and emulators. Only the games database could be open-source as well.

ab1
-3

Steam sources ran with Steam...

ab1
-2

Steam sources ran with Steam...

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Install from the command line

  • flatpak install flathub net.lutris.Lutris

Be careful what you paste into a terminal. Check what a command installs before running it.

What is Lutris?

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.

Features

  • Manage your Linux games, Windows games, emulated console games and browser games
  • Launch your Steam and Desura games
  • Community-written installers to ease up your games' installation
  • More than 20 emulators installed automatically or in a single click, providing support for most gaming systems from the late 70's to the present day
  • Download and play libre and freeware games

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Our users have written 11 comments and reviews about Lutris, and it has gotten 255 likes

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