AntiMicroX
AntiMicroX contributors
FREEGPL-3.0-onlyWindows · Linux
Maps gamepad buttons and sticks to keyboard and mouse input, so a controller can drive games with no pad support.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
Gaming Tools
37 apps
Aseprite
Igara Studio S.A.
ONE-TIMEWindows · macOS · Linux
Pixel art editor with frame-by-frame animation, onion skinning and sprite sheet export.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
Bottles
Bottles contributors
FREEGPL-3.0-onlyLinux
Runs Windows software and games on Linux inside isolated Wine environments, each with its own settings and libraries.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
Cemu
Cemu Project
FREEMPL-2.0Windows · macOS · Linux
Wii U emulator with Vulkan rendering and per-title graphics packs for resolution and frame-rate changes.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
Discord
Discord Inc.
FREEWindows · macOS · Linux
Voice, video and text chat organised into servers and channels, with persistent rooms that stay open between sessions.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
Dolphin
Dolphin Emulator Project
FREEGPL-2.0-or-laterWindows · macOS · Linux
GameCube and Wii emulator that renders original titles at resolutions the consoles never supported.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
DOSBox Staging
DOSBox Staging contributors
FREEGPL-2.0-or-laterWindows · macOS · Linux
Maintained DOSBox fork for running MS-DOS games, with reworked audio emulation and CRT-style shaders.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
Epic Games Launcher
Epic Games
FREEWindows · macOS
Store client for Epic's catalogue, which gives away a rotating selection of paid titles every week.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
Godot Engine
Godot Foundation
FREEMITWindows · macOS · Linux
Game engine with a scene-based editor for 2D and 3D projects, exporting to desktop, mobile and web targets.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
GOG Galaxy
GOG.com
FREEWindows · macOS
Library client for DRM-free GOG games that can also pull in titles from Steam, Epic and other connected stores.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
Heroic Games Launcher
Heroic Games Launcher contributors
FREEGPL-3.0-onlyWindows · macOS · Linux
Open-source launcher for Epic, GOG and Amazon libraries, running Windows titles on Linux and macOS through Wine.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
itch.io app
itch corp
FREEMITWindows · macOS · Linux
Desktop client for the itch.io indie catalogue, handling installs, updates and offline launching of downloaded games.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
LaunchBox
Unbroken Software, LLC
FREE + ONE-TIMEWindows
Box-art game frontend for emulators and PC titles, with a paid Big Box mode built for arcade cabinets and TVs.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
LibreSprite
LibreSprite contributors
FREEGPL-2.0-or-laterWindows · macOS · Linux
Community fork of the last open-source Aseprite release, kept under the original GPL terms.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
Lutris
Lutris team
FREEGPL-3.0-onlyLinux
Linux game manager that installs Windows, emulated and native titles using community-maintained setup scripts.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
MangoHud
flightlessmango
FREEMITLinux
Vulkan and OpenGL overlay for Linux showing frame times, GPU load and temperatures while a game runs.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
melonDS
Arisotura
FREEGPL-3.0-or-laterWindows · macOS · Linux
Nintendo DS emulator focused on accuracy, including local wireless play between two running instances.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
mGBA
endrift
FREEMPL-2.0Windows · macOS · Linux
Game Boy Advance emulator with accurate timing, link cable emulation and a debugger for homebrew work.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
Mod Organizer 2
Mod Organizer 2 Team
FREEGPL-3.0-onlyWindows
Mod manager that keeps each mod in its own folder and merges them through a virtual file system, leaving the game untouched.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
Moonlight
Moonlight Game Streaming Project
FREEGPL-3.0-onlyWindows · macOS · Linux
Client for streaming PC games over a local network, working with Sunshine or NVIDIA GameStream hosts.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
FREEWindows
Graphics card tuning tool with fan curves, undervolting and an on-screen display for temperature and frame rate.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
Mumble
The Mumble Developers
FREEBSD-3-ClauseWindows · macOS · Linux
Low-latency voice chat for gaming and teamwork, running on servers that anyone can host themselves.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
OpenRGB
Adam Honse
FREEGPL-2.0-onlyWindows · macOS · Linux
Controls RGB lighting on boards, memory and peripherals from one app, without vendor software running in the background.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
PCSX2
PCSX2 Team
FREEGPL-3.0-or-laterWindows · macOS · Linux
PlayStation 2 emulator with save states, texture upscaling and compatibility settings stored per game.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
Pixelorama
Orama Interactive
FREEMITWindows · macOS · Linux
Pixel art editor built with the Godot engine, offering animation timelines and tile-based drawing.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
Playnite
Josef Nemec
FREEMITWindows
Open-source game library that merges Steam, GOG, Epic and emulator collections into one browsable interface.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
PPSSPP
Henrik Rydgård
FREEGPL-2.0-or-laterWindows · macOS · Linux
PSP emulator that runs handheld titles at desktop resolutions, with support for replacement textures.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
ProtonUp-Qt
DavidoTek
FREEGPL-3.0-onlyLinux
Installs and updates custom Proton and Wine builds for Steam, Lutris and Heroic without touching the terminal.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
RetroArch
Libretro
FREEGPL-3.0-onlyWindows · macOS · Linux
Front end that runs many emulator cores behind one interface, sharing shader, netplay and rewind features.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
RPCS3
RPCS3 Team
FREEGPL-2.0-onlyWindows · macOS · Linux
PlayStation 3 emulator with a public compatibility list recording how far each tested title runs.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
ScummVM
The ScummVM Team
FREEGPL-3.0-or-laterWindows · macOS · Linux
Reimplements the engines behind classic point-and-click adventures so original game files run on current systems.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
Steam
Valve
FREEWindows · macOS · Linux
Game store and library client with cloud saves, controller configuration and an overlay that works inside games.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
Sunshine
LizardByte
FREEGPL-3.0-onlyWindows · macOS · Linux
Self-hosted game streaming server that pairs with Moonlight clients to play PC games on another device.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
TeamSpeak
TeamSpeak Systems GmbH
FREEWindows · macOS · Linux
Voice chat client for hosted servers, with a permission system that controls who may speak in each channel.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
Unity
Unity Technologies
FREEWindows · macOS · Linux
Game engine with a visual editor and C# scripting, free on the Personal plan for teams under a revenue threshold.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
Vortex
Nexus Mods
FREEGPL-3.0-onlyWindows
Mod manager from Nexus Mods that installs, sorts and profiles mods across a long list of supported games.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026
xemu
xemu Project
FREEGPL-2.0-onlyWindows · macOS · Linux
Original Xbox emulator working at hardware level, able to render games above the console's output resolution.
No known warnings · checked 30 Jul 2026