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The best Game Store alternative to Playnite is GOG GALAXY, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Playnite and 12 are Game Stores so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Game Store alternatives to Playnite are Lutris, Heroic Games Launcher, GameVault and GameHub.

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  1. GOG GALAXY icon

    GOG GALAXY

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    Combine all your gaming platforms in one app; keep games and friends together, track achievements and playtime, all for free with a GOG account. Enjoy a seamless, customizable experience across console and PC libraries.

    37 GOG GALAXY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Comments about GOG GALAXY as an Alternative to Playnite
    Comment summary: Playnite is praised for its robust game management features, especially its superior integrations, customization options, and ease of connecting multiple accounts compared to GOG GALAXY. Some users noted GOG GALAXY struggles with connecting certain platforms and has outdated integrations lacking QA, whereas Playnite integrates smoothly. However, others point out the differences in functionality, with GOG focusing as a game store and Playnite as a comprehensive manager.
    Top Positive Comment
    Hiki Hollow
    6

    As one of the Guests said, the GOG 2.0 Beta is already out and unifies many of the game libraries, having potential to even add unknown ones.

    Top Negative Comment
    RamRam
    6

    GOG Galaxy's integrations are often abandoned or outdated, and lack the robust QA that Playnite's add-ons have. Despite both being community sourced, Playnite's community just has genuinely better integrations for other libraries, custom themes, and is leagues ahead of GoG in terms of metadata gathering.

    Guest
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    It's friendly towards any who wants to browse games and enjoy them unlike playnite sucks by viewing and it's too simple, I don't like that kind of simplicity as it looks like it was made for simpletons. I am not supporting simpleton like sites like playnite.

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

    • GOG GALAXY is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Playnite.

    • GOG GALAXY is the most popular free alternative to Playnite.

    • GOG GALAXY is Free and ProprietaryPlaynite is Free and Open Source
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    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.

    62 Lutris alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub
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    Comments about Lutris as an Alternative to Playnite
    Guest
    Positive
    3

    Is actually a game launcher probably the biggest one for Linux. Has emulator and normal Steam/GOG support, it's also open source

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

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

    • Lutris is the most popular Open Source alternative to Playnite.

    • Lutris is Free and Open SourcePlaynite is also Free and Open Source
    • Lutris is LightweightPlaynite is not according to our users
  4. Heroic Games Launcher icon

    Heroic Games Launcher

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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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
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    Comments about Heroic Games Launcher as an Alternative to Playnite
    Cocaine Owlbear
    Positive
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    Makes installing Epic Store and GoG games a snap, and includes a way to directly browse both stores. It doesn't have all the features of Playnite (like launching Steam games or EMulator integration), but it's excellent for what it is.

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    • Heroic Games Launcher is Free and Open SourcePlaynite is also Free and Open Source
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    GOG GALAXY

    Combine all your gaming platforms in one app; keep games and friends together, track achievements and playtime, all for free with a GOG account. Enjoy a seamless, customizable experience across console and PC libraries.

    https://gogalaxy.com
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    Athenaeum - Arcadia

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    Arcadia is a game launcher and manager designed as a libre replacement for Steam. Arcadia uses flatpak as its packaging system and pulls all data from flathub currently.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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    Comments about Athenaeum - Arcadia as an Alternative to Playnite
    Sparky dev
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    Athenaeum is a launcher for open source games

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    • Athenaeum - Arcadia is Free and Open SourcePlaynite is also Free and Open Source
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    Xbox App

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    The Xbox App brings together your friends, games, and accomplishments across Xbox One and Windows 10 devices (iOS & Android included). Stay connected to the Xbox Live community, see what your friends are playing, share game clips and screenshots, and view achievements across...

    23 Xbox App alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Xbox App is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Playnite.

    • Xbox App is Free and ProprietaryPlaynite is Free and Open Source
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    Game Center

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    Bring even more fun and connection to your games with Game Center, Apple’s social gaming network. Game Center lets players build an identity and connect with friends across Apple platforms. You can easily integrate Game Center features, including leaderboards, achievements...

    13 Game Center alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
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    FreeToGame

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    FreeToGame is a gaming platform that provides access to the best free-to-play games and MMO Games while rewarding gamers with free premium in-game loot, special offers and exclusive perks at no cost to the user!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • FreeToGame is the most popular SaaS alternative to Playnite.

    • FreeToGame is Free and ProprietaryPlaynite is Free and Open Source
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    Arc

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    Arc brings your favorite games, communities, media and entertainment together onto one easy-to-use platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
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    Comments about Arc as an Alternative to Playnite
    TheEmperorArt
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    the negative comment is false, you can manually add games from other sources. Although it doesn't fetch the games automatically.

    imaginationac
    Negative
    -2

    Arc is a launcher for Arc Games titles, not a generic library manager like Playnite.

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    • Arc is Free and ProprietaryPlaynite is Free and Open Source
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    ScienceGameCenter

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    The goal of the Science Game Center is to demonstrate to teachers, scientists, museums, and parents the myriad ways games can be used to improve education in math and science.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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