Heroic Games Launcher
Open-source game launcher for GOG, Epic Games Store and Amazon libraries on Linux, Windows, macOS
Used on Linux and Steam Deck to install and play GOG and Epic Games Store titles1234, with games easily added to Steam or launched through gamescope alongside Steam.567 It suits Linux and Steam Deck gamers8910 who own GOG or Epic games and want them next to their Steam library.111213
Why people recommend it
GOG on Linux · 3
Commenters use it to install and play their GOG libraries on Linux and the Steam Deck.
“I use heroic launcher on cachyos”
“I use Heroic Launcher to install them, and Steam mode to play it.”
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“It's trivial to add games from GOG using Heroic and play them alongside regular Steam games.”
Epic games · 2
It runs Epic Games Store titles on Linux, such as Rocket League.
“or Heroic[1] if you have it through EGL”
“has Steam and Heroic (Epic) without issues”
Steam integration · 3
Games installed with Heroic can be added to Steam and played alongside Steam games.
“It's trivial to add games from GOG using Heroic and play them alongside regular Steam games.”
“I use Heroic Launcher to install them, and Steam mode to play it.”
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“directly launches either steam or heroic launcher”
Proton tooling · 1
It can use UMU Launcher behind the scenes to run games from GOG and other stores.
“launchers like Heroic can use it behind the scenes”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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Threads where it came up
- Sony makes bold claim about game ownership 1 mention
- Xbox goes down. You can't play games you own on disc 1 mention
- Measuring Input Latency on Linux: X11 vs. Wayland, VRR, and DXVK 1 mention
- Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at kernel with massive speed gains 1 mention
- GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client 1 mention
- I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too 1 mention
Also written as Heroic. Data: heroic-games-launcher.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 8
“It's trivial to add games from GOG using Heroic and play them alongside regular Steam games.”
“Until then we use this: https://heroicgameslauncher.com/”
“directly launches either steam or heroic launcher”
“launchers like Heroic can use it behind the scenes”
“I use heroic launcher on cachyos”
“has Steam and Heroic (Epic) without issues”
“I use Heroic Launcher to install them, and Steam mode to play it.”
“or Heroic[1] if you have it through EGL”