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  1. Steam icon
     2429 likes

    Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation. It is used to distribute a wide range of games and related media entirely over the internet, stretching from one-man independent efforts to some of...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • SteamOS
    • Snapcraft
    Steam Store
    Steam Community
    Library
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    Big Picture Mode
    66 alternatives
    4.5
    Excellent64 reviews
  2. Playnite icon
     232 likes

    Video game library manager and launcher with support for 3rd party libraries like Steam, GOG, Origin and Uplay, providing one unified interface for your games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    4.7
    Excellent20 reviews
  3. 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 .

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
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    33 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent13 reviews
  4. Epic Games Store icon
     119 likes

    A digital platform offering rotating free games, an 88% revenue share for creators, exclusive 100% revenue for six months, and robust discovery features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    34 alternatives
    2.9
    Poor9 reviews
  5. Prism Launcher icon
     39 likes

    A custom launcher for Minecraft that allows you to easily manage multiple installations of Minecraft at once. It is a MultiMC fork.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Chocolatey
    • PortableApps.com
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    33 alternatives
    5.0
    Excellent10 reviews
  6. Battle.net icon
     54 likes

    Battle.net is an Internet-based online game, social networking service, digital distribution, and digital rights management platform developed by Blizzard Entertainment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    21 alternatives
  7. Ubisoft Connect icon
     64 likes

    A multi-platform ecosystem connecting players globally with cross-progression, rewards, and cross-play, accessible via desktop and mobile, requiring only a Ubisoft account.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    32 alternatives
  8. LaunchBox icon
     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...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    Immerse Yourself
    Organize Your Collection
    Get Up and Running Right Away
    +4
    Immerse Yourself
    56 alternatives
    2.8
    Poor6 reviews
  9. Pegasus icon
     28 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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    49 alternatives
  10. Gavilya icon
     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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    21 alternatives
  11. Ascendara icon
     3 likes

    Ascendara simplifies your game management experience by providing a seamless way to discover, organize, and test pre-installed games. No more hassle with extracting, installing, or moving files. The game library is powered by a custom webscraper, currently featuring titles...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    45 alternatives
  12. Legendary icon
     9 likes

    Legendary is an open-source game launcher that can download and install games from the Epic Games platform on Linux and Windows. It's name as a tongue-in-cheek play on tiers of item rarity in many MMORPGs.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    20 alternatives
  13. The Rockstar Games Launcher is a new Windows desktop application that allows you to quickly and easily access your Rockstar Games PC collection in a single place, across both digital and disc-based titles including ones purchased from various other digital stores.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    20 alternatives
  14. GameRoom icon
     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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    27 alternatives
  15. DBGL icon
     7 likes

    DBGL is a Java frontend for DOSBox, based largely upon the proven interface of D-Fend.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • DOSBox
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    15 alternatives
  16. vangogh icon
     1 like

    vangogh helps you create and manage a personal, DRM-free library of your GOG game collection. It works alongside theo to simplify downloading, installing and playing games on your devices.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Windows
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  17. Metropolis Launcher is a game launcher, emulation front-end and an extensive offline database of video game metadata thanks to MobyGames.

    Metropolis Launcher is based on the .NET 4.0 Framework and runs on Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  18. Game Launcher icon
     4 likes

    A simple, fast and open source game launcher for Windows 7,8,10,11 made in Godot (gdscript).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Start Screen
    Properties Menu
    Type to search
    +2
    Automatic DS4Windows controller profile switching support
    7 alternatives
  19. QuickPlay icon
     4 likes

    QuickPlay is a windows powerful universal emulator 'frontend-of-frontends', which has support for countless emulators and systems, old and new, with a philosophy of being quick and easy for new users, yet comprehensive and flexible for old-timers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    8 alternatives