Steam AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Compatibility Layer Tools

The best Compatibility Layer alternative to Steam is Lutris, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Steam and four of them are Compatibility Layer Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Compatibility Layer Tool alternatives to Steam are Heroic Games Launcher, Faugus Launcher and Nero Manager.

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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.

    72 Lutris alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub
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    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 .

    42 Heroic Games Launcher alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
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    Nero Manager

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    A fast and efficient Proton prefix runner and manager, using umu as its backend for Steam-like compatibility with non-Steam applications.

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    • Linux
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