# Heroic Games Launcher (open-source gaming app)

> 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 12,367 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and people use it instead of Epic Games Launcher and GOG Galaxy.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 12,367 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | Epic Games Launcher, GOG Galaxy |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Website | https://heroicgameslauncher.com |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Gaming & emulation |
| Latest release | v2.22.3 (Sep 16, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

## Install

### Flathub (Linux)

```sh
flatpak install flathub com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl
```

Package page: https://flathub.org/apps/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl

### AUR (Arch Linux)

Package page: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/heroic-games-launcher-bin

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