Heroic Games Launcher

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  "alternatives": [
    "Epic Games Launcher",
    "GOG Galaxy",
    "Steam"
  ],
  "artifacts": [
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      "app": [
        "Heroic.app"
      ],
      "target": "/Applications/Heroic.app"
    },
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            "~/Library/Application Support/heroic",
            "~/Library/Logs/Heroic Games Launcher",
            "~/Library/Logs/heroic",
            "~/Library/Preferences/com.electron.heroic.plist",
            "~/Library/Preferences/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.plist",
            "~/Library/Saved Application State/com.electron.heroic.savedState"
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    "gaming",
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  "desc": "Game launcher",
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  "display_name": "Heroic Games Launcher",
  "enrichment_fetched_at": "2026-06-20T22:44:55+00:00",
  "first_seen": "2026-06-20T00:47:34+00:00",
  "full_token": "heroic",
  "github_default_branch": "main",
  "github_last_commit_at": "2026-06-20T20:43:12Z",
  "github_readme_excerpt": "# Heroic Games Launcher\n\n[![GitHub release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/latest)\n[![GitHub all releases](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/total?style=for-the-badge\u0026color=00B000)](https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/)\n[![Flathub](https://img.shields.io/flathub/downloads/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl?label=flathub\u0026logo=flathub\u0026logoColor=white\u0026style=for-the-badge\u0026color=00B000)](https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl)\n[![GPLv3 license](https://img.shields.io/github/license/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher?style=for-the-badge\u0026color=blue)](https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/blob/main/COPYING)  \n[![Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/812703221789097985?label=Discord%20Server\u0026logo=discord\u0026color=5865F2\u0026style=for-the-badge)](https://discord.gg/rHJ2uqdquK)\n[![Patreon](https://img.shields.io/endpoint.svg?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshieldsio-patreon.vercel.app%2Fapi%3Fusername%3Dheroicgameslauncher%26type%3Dpatrons\u0026style=for-the-badge)](https://patreon.com/heroicgameslauncher)\n[![PayPal](https://img.shields.io/badge/PayPal-Donate-blue?style=for-the-badge\u0026logo=paypal)](https://www.paypal.me/heroiclauncher)\n[![kofi](https://img.shields.io/badge/Ko--Fi-Donate-orange?style=for-the-badge\u0026logo=ko-fi)](https://ko-fi.com/heroicgames)\n\nHeroic is an Open Source Game Launcher for Linux, Windows and macOS.  \nRight now it supports launching games from the Epic Games Store using [Legendary](https://github.com/derrod/legendary), GOG Games using our custom implementation with [gogdl](https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/heroic-gogdl) and Amazon Games using [Nile](https://github.com/imLinguin/nile).\n\nHeroic is built with Web Technologies:  \n[![Typescript](https://img.shields.io/badge/Typescript-3178c6?style=for-the-bad",
  "github_repo": "Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher",
  "github_stars": 11619,
  "github_topics": [
    "amazon-prime",
    "electron",
    "epic-games-launcher",
    "epic-games-store",
    "epic-store",
    "gaming",
    "gog",
    "gog-galaxy",
    "heroic-games-launcher",
    "linux",
    "play-games",
    "proton",
    "steam",
    "wine"
  ],
  "homepage": "https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/",
  "homepage_og_description": null,
  "homepage_og_image": null,
  "homepage_title": null,
  "installs_30d": 329,
  "installs_365d": 2933,
  "installs_90d": 858,
  "last_seen": "2026-06-20T00:47:34+00:00",
  "llm_generated_at": "2026-06-20T23:05:01+00:00",
  "llm_model": "claude-haiku-4-5",
  "names": [
    "Heroic Games Launcher"
  ],
  "one_liner": "Open-source launcher for Epic Games, GOG, and Amazon Prime games on macOS.",
  "rank_30d": 641,
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  "raw_hash": "b90ba084e647f4af",
  "ruby_source_path": "Casks/h/heroic.rb",
  "tap": "homebrew/cask",
  "token": "heroic",
  "version": "2.22.0",
  "why_use_this": "Free and open-source alternative to managing games across multiple storefronts. Consolidates Epic Games Store, GOG, and Prime Gaming libraries in one interface without relying on official launchers. Use if you own games across multiple platforms and want a unified launcher."
}