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Heroic Games Launcher

Heroic Games Launcher is a free, open-source gaming app for Windows, macOS and Linux. A games launcher for GOG, Amazon and Epic Games for Linux, Windows and macOS. It has 12,532 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and people use it instead of Epic Games Launcher and GOG Galaxy.

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About Heroic Games Launcher

Heroic is an Open Source Game Launcher for Linux, Windows and macOS. Right now it supports launching games from the Epic Games Store using Legendary, GOG Games using our custom implementation with gogdl and Amazon Games using Nile.

Install Heroic Games Launcher

Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.

Flathub (Linux)
flatpak install flathub com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl

Package page (opens in a new tab)

AUR (Arch Linux)

heroic-games-launcher-bin on the AUR (opens in a new tab)

Replaces

Commercial software people commonly use Heroic Games Launcher instead of.

  • Epic Games Launcher
  • GOG Galaxy

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FAQ

Heroic Games Launcher FAQ

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Is Heroic Games Launcher free and open source?

Yes. Heroic Games Launcher's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.

How do I install Heroic Games Launcher?

Flathub: flatpak install flathub com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl and the AUR package heroic-games-launcher-bin. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v2.22.4).

Can Heroic Games Launcher replace Epic Games Launcher?

Heroic Games Launcher is commonly used as a free alternative to Epic Games Launcher and GOG Galaxy. Features differ, so check that it opens the file formats and covers the workflows you rely on before switching.