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Heroic Games Launcher v2.16 released with improved Steam Deck / Linux game compatibility (www.gamingonlinux.com)
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Probably the biggest change is it's now using the UMU project as a default. This project is meant to make sure that games will run without the user having to individually troubleshoot or manually install components.

Right now, there are many windows games that run perfectly if launched from steam, but if you try running the same game from epic/gog it won't work without further work. The UMU project is building a game database of what specific games need to work, and it will automatically resolve those issues. This will only get better over time as more games get added to their database.

There are a lot of other changes as well, I recommend checking out the article for some other highlights or checking out the full patch notes here

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[–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Would this replace lutris for installing windows games?

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

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.

I'm not sure how well it would work for installing windows games that aren't from one of those stores.

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.

[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 8 months 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

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 5 points 8 months ago

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

[–] priapus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months 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.