Playnite Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Playnite for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is GOG GALAXY, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Playnite and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Playnite are Heroic Games Launcher, Retrom, Hydra Launcher and GameVault.

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  1. GOG GALAXY icon

    GOG GALAXY

     199 likes

    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.

    39 GOG GALAXY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    GOG GALAXY vs Playnite Comments
    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    GOG Galaxy's integrations are often abandoned or outdated, and lack the robust QA that Playnite's add-ons have.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
    Positive
    -2

    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.
    3 of 11 comments
    • GOG GALAXY is Free and ProprietaryPlaynite is Free and Open Source
  2. Heroic Games Launcher icon

    Heroic Games Launcher

     93 likes

    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 .

    33 Heroic Games Launcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
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    Heroic Games Launcher vs Playnite Comments
    Cocaine Owlbear
    Positive
    1

    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.

    • Heroic Games Launcher is Free and Open SourcePlaynite is also Free and Open Source
  4. Retrom icon

    Retrom

     33 likes

    Centralized game library management service, allowing you to host games on one device and connect multiple clients, supporting cross-platform play and emulation. Easily manage emulator profiles, with web client access for metadata and artwork showcase.

    44 Retrom alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    GOG GALAXY icon
    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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  6. Hydra Launcher icon

    Hydra Launcher

     15 likes

    Hydra is a Game Launcher with its own embedded BitTorrent Client and a self-managed repack scraper.

    43 Hydra Launcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Hydra Launcher vs Playnite Comments
    AnonymousUser4353643
    Positive
    0

    Allows you to add games manually, similar to non-Steam games.

    • Hydra Launcher is Freemium and Open SourcePlaynite is Free and Open Source
    • Hydra Launcher is LightweightPlaynite is not according to our users
  8. Pegasus icon

    Pegasus

     29 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Raspberry Pi
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    Pegasus vs Playnite Comments
    ichimitch
    Positive
    0

    Game launcher with emulation support

    • Pegasus is Free and Open SourcePlaynite is also Free and Open Source
  10. LaunchBox icon

    LaunchBox

     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...

    57 LaunchBox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    Immerse Yourself
     
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    LaunchBox vs Playnite Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    2

    All The Creative Features Are Locked Behind a Paywall, Not Recommended Unless You Want To Spend Money On Random Crap Your Not Gonna Use

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • LaunchBox is Freemium and ProprietaryPlaynite is Free and Open Source
    • LaunchBox is LightweightPlaynite is not according to our users
  11. Razer Cortex icon

    Razer Cortex

     17 likes

    Razer Cortex brings enhanced gaming performance, system performance, and the ability to discover the best gaming deals on a single platform at just a click away.

    24 Razer Cortex alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. RetroBat icon

    RetroBat

     5 likes

    RetroBat is a set of Batch and Powershell scripts written to easily configure and launch EmulationStation for Windows. This frontend software is intended to gather your ROMs collection and run games with compatible emulators such as RetroArch.

    17 RetroBat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. Gavilya icon

    Gavilya

     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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. GameRoom icon

    GameRoom

     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.

    27 GameRoom alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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