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 "generated": "2026-10-30",
 "dataLicense": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
 "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
 "notice": "Data from Open Source Everything (https://opensourceeverything.org), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0: use it freely, credit the site, link to the page, and share changes under the same license. Listings were drafted with AI assistance and are managed by the r/TrueOpenSource moderators; check a project's own page before relying on a fact.",
 "id": "game-stores",
 "name": "Game stores & launchers",
 "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/g/game-stores/",
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 "job": "Buying, downloading and starting PC games",
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  "Epic Games Store",
  "GOG Galaxy"
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   "id": "heroic-games-launcher",
   "name": "Heroic Games Launcher",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/heroic-games-launcher/",
   "summary": "Heroic lets you sign in to your Epic, GOG and Amazon Games accounts and install and play the games you already own, on Windows, Mac and Linux. It also opens those stores inside the app; the games are sold by the stores, not by Heroic.",
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   "why": "Does part of the job · Easy setup",
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   "id": "lutris",
   "name": "Lutris",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/lutris/",
   "summary": "Lutris puts the games you own from different places in one library on Linux, and sets up what each needs to run, including many Windows games. It does not sell games.",
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   "note": "Linux only; plays games you own; sells none",
   "why": "Does part of the job · Easy setup",
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  {
   "id": "playnite",
   "name": "Playnite",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/playnite/",
   "summary": "Playnite gathers your PC games from Steam, Epic, GOG and others into one library with one search. It launches and tracks them, but does not sell games.",
   "kind": "app",
   "setup": "easy",
   "setupWhy": "Install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser.",
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    "windows"
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   "familyChildren": [],
   "howToHelp": null,
   "project": "playnite",
   "rank": 3,
   "fit": "partial",
   "note": "Windows only; one library for games you own; sells none",
   "why": "Does part of the job · Easy setup",
   "score": 41.5
  },
  {
   "id": "itch-app",
   "name": "itch app",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/itch-app/",
   "summary": "The itch app is the free desktop app for itch.io, a store for independent games. It downloads and updates the games you got there. The itch.io store itself is a service run by itch, not open source.",
   "kind": "app",
   "setup": "easy",
   "setupWhy": "Install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser.",
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    "windows",
    "mac",
    "linux"
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   "license": "MIT",
   "licenseClass": "open",
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   "stars": 2881,
   "forks": null,
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   "verified": false,
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   "website": "https://itch.io/app",
   "download": null,
   "release": null,
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   "note": "Only for games on itch.io",
   "why": "Does part of the job · Easy setup",
   "score": 37.4
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  "Steam",
  "Epic Games Store",
  "GOG Galaxy"
 ]
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