Bottles
Run Windows software and games on Linux (by bottlesdevs)
HeroicGamesLauncher
A games launcher for GOG, Amazon and Epic Games for Linux, Windows and macOS. (by Heroic-Games-Launcher)
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| Bottles | HeroicGamesLauncher | |
|---|---|---|
| 127 | 755 | |
| 5,827 | 7,226 | |
| 1.9% | 3.6% | |
| 9.2 | 9.6 | |
| 6 days ago | 4 days ago | |
| Python | TypeScript | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Bottles
Posts with mentions or reviews of Bottles.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-30.
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Tip: How to disable internet access for games or programs running on Wine
Source
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Ubisoft connect problem
Is it this issue? This is for Bottles but I think the problem is the same. See the referenced issue in that one for a solution.
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Bottles stuck on setup wizard
Seems to be a well known bug: https://github.com/bottlesdevs/Bottles/issues/2725
- Bottles 51.6 Released
- New Bottles release (release 51.6) [Proton/Wine manager]
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Run hacked sofwares with wine
As long as it's compatible with Wine, it will run. You can use Bottles to manage it. Also Autodesk Maya has a Linux version.
- Passing env vars - Bottles ignores "flatpak override -u"
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I'm looking to stop the hopping
Bottles and distrobox should have you covered.
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Fresh Install of Fedora and some GTK4 apps are reverting to GTK3. Any ideas why?
Also see: bottlesdevs/Bottles #1728 (issue comment may helps, don't forgot to replace com.usebottles.bottles with problem apps! )
HeroicGamesLauncher
Posts with mentions or reviews of HeroicGamesLauncher.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-10.
- Heroic: Free and Open Source Epic, GOG and Amazon Prime Games Launcher
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Epic vs. Google Trial Verdict, a Win for All Developers
More likely things like https://heroicgameslauncher.com/
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Cyberpunk 2077 HDR looks completely terrible on the Steam Deck OLED?!
More info -> https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/issues/3281
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How to make the Epic Game Store not sodomise my computer?
try heroic
- (GOG Install help) Can't play installed GOG game, get error: "Failed to compile shader..."
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Tags no longer register and i've finally had it with galaxy 2.0. Any recommended alternatives?
Heroic Games Launcher: Support is limited to Epic, GOG and Amazon but the advantage is that it can manage their games itself without the need of their own launchers. Doesn't have support for tags currently.
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Making the switch - what are the gaps?
For "normal" games you could look yourself using ProtonDB regarding every game released on Steam and AreWeAntiCheatYet for most multiplayer games. If a game isn't available on Steam you have three possibilities. First if it's available on GOG, Epic Games or Amazon Gaming, you could use the Heroic Games Launcher. Second you could try to run the launchers through Steam itself using once again Proton. Third you could try installing it with a script or tutorial in Lutris or Bottles.
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I just bought a steam deck for my 15yo’s bday present - now what?
Maybe also look into HeroicGamesLauncher and how to install it, Steam isn't the only platform for gaming and HeroicGamesLauncher help with the following platform: GoG (Good Old Games) and EGS (Epic Game Store).
- According to a survey, only 36% of PC gamers buy games at full price.
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Been thinking of switching to linux but I am a noob
Heroic
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Bottles and HeroicGamesLauncher you can also consider the following projects:
lutris - Lutris desktop client
protonup - Install and Update Proton-GE
Playnite - Video game library manager with support for wide range of 3rd party libraries and game emulation support, providing one unified interface for your games.
proton-ge-custom - Compatibility tool for Steam Play based on Wine and additional components
Rare - GUI for legendary. An Epic Games Launcher open source alternative
protontricks - A simple wrapper that does winetricks things for Proton enabled games, requires Winetricks.
MangoHud - A Vulkan and OpenGL overlay for monitoring FPS, temperatures, CPU/GPU load and more. Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/Gj5YmBb
Proton-Caller - Run any Windows program through Proton
Whisky - A modern Wine wrapper for macOS built with SwiftUI
dxvk-async - DXVK binaries patched with the shader pipeline patch from Sporif
gamemode - Optimise Linux system performance on demand
Bottles vs lutris
HeroicGamesLauncher vs lutris
Bottles vs protonup
HeroicGamesLauncher vs Playnite
Bottles vs proton-ge-custom
HeroicGamesLauncher vs Rare
Bottles vs protontricks
HeroicGamesLauncher vs MangoHud
Bottles vs Proton-Caller
HeroicGamesLauncher vs Whisky
Bottles vs dxvk-async
HeroicGamesLauncher vs gamemode