Comment on Heroic Games Launcher v2.16 released with improved Steam Deck / Linux game compatibility

twistypencil@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s specifically for installing windows games from Epic, GoG, and Amazon. You can sync your libraries from those platforms and manage all your games you own there.

  Heroic is probably the most full featured way to install games from those platforms, but you can also use other launchers like junk store (which is a Decky plugin for installing Epic games directly inside of game mode), non-steam launchers, and more.

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  • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It works just fine for installing windows games that aren’t from those sources, it’s just less seamless. If UMU has the game in its DB, then the game will still benefit regardless of the store it was acquired from

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• penquin@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This is like 100x better than Lutris. I’ve been using it for a very long time. It’s just fantastic once you get the hang of it.

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• Telorand@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  No. It’s an alternative, just like how Bottles is an alternative to either of those. I like Heroic, but use the launcher(s) you like.

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  • twistypencil@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    As an alternative, does that mean it can replace lutris for installing windows games?

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    • Telorand@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes, you could use it as a replacement for Lutris.

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• priapus@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Its main goal is to be a frontend for Epic, GOG, and Amazon games. It does also support manually adding games, so you can use it similarly to Lutris if you’d like. They support most of the same features, so its just preference.

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