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Faugus Launcher: version 2.2.1 released https://playingtux.com/en/articles/2026/08/faugus-launcher-v221-released/ #Linux #Gaming #LinuxGaming #FaugusLauncher #Wine #Proton #GameLauncher

Faugus Launcher: version 2.2.0 with carousel view released https://playingtux.com/en/articles/2026/08/faugus-launcher-v220-released/ #Linux #Gaming #LinuxGaming #FaugusLauncher #Wine #Proton #GameLauncher

Linux Visual Novel Manager: version 0.5.4 released https://playingtux.com/en/articles/2026/08/lvnm-v054-released/ #Linux #Gaming #LinuxGaming #VisualNovel #OpenSource #Emulation #GameLauncher

Linux Visual Novel Manager: version 0.5.3 released https://playingtux.com/en/articles/2026/08/lvnm-v053-released/ #Linux #Gaming #LinuxGaming #VisualNovel #OpenSource #Emulation #GameLauncher

🛠 Title: emuze
🦊️ Idea: A libre UI for emulator designed to simplify the retro gaming experience
🏡️ -
🐣️ https://github.com/bmsuseluda/emuze
🦉️ https://mastodon.social/@bmsuseluda
🔖 #LinuxEmulation #GameLauncher #UI
📦️ #Libre #AppIm
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/NW.html

💥️ New
🦣️ From: https://www.youtube.com/embed/_GNqky2cFTM?start=215

🛠️ Title: Heroic Games Launcher
🦊️ Idea: A libre game launcher for Epic Games, GOG, Zoom & Amazon stores
🏡️ https://heroicgameslauncher.com
🐣️ https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher
🦉️ https://mastodon.social/@heroiclauncher
🔖 #LinuxTool #Flagship #GameLauncher
📦️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #RPM #Deb #Flatpak #AppIm #Snap
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 2.22.1
⚗️ Huge vers. 🦬️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases
🦣️ From: https://mastodon.social/@heroiclauncher/117065394548755122

🐹️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/1JwY_Vie4SE
🕯️https://www.youtube.com/embed/_HWNopkPwhE
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/yl0b1pvzl8Y

🛠️ Title: Rare
🦊️ Idea: A libre GUI for the Epic Games Store, allowing the installation, uninstallation, & launch of its games
🏡️ -
🐣️ https://github.com/RareDevs/Rare
🔖 #LinuxTool #GameLauncher
📦️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #Deb #Flatpak #AppIm
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 1.12.0.187
⚗️ Huge vers. 🦬️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/RareDevs/Rare/releases
🦣️ From: https://mastodon.social/@holarse/117060444696318880

🕯️https://www.youtube.com/embed/c3DP9oS0UC8

🛠️ Title: Legendary
🦊️ Idea: A libre launcher (CLI) allowing installation & play on the Epic Games Store
🏡️ -
🐣️ https://github.com/derrod/legendary
🦉️ https://chaos.social/@Dennis
🔖 #LinuxTool #gamelauncher
📦️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #RPM #Deb #AppIm
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 0.21.0
⚗️ Major release (Unst.)🍏️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/derrod/legendary/releases
🦣️ From: https://mastodon.social/@holarse/117060444696318880

🐹️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/MadU5CX-jPA?start=420
🕵️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q670sinkcao
🕯️https://www.youtube.com/embed/TdU7hkjQuBk?start=120

🛠️ Title: itch
🦊️ Idea: A libre UI for the itch.io games store
🏡️ https://itch.io/app
🐣️ https://github.com/itchio/itch
🔖 #LinuxTool #GameLauncher #OnlineStore
📦️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #Flatpak
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 26.17/18
⚗️ Major release(Stable)🍎️
📌️ Changes: https://itch.io/updates/itch-app-bundle-support-launch-args-and-more
https://github.com/itchio/itch/releases
🦣️ From: https://mastodon.social/@holarse/117020663247737648

🏝️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/5JEaA47sPjQ
🐹️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/51sCll6LeJ8
🐧https://www.youtube.com/embed/DuQGjUuw8_A
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/drKvsC_GlXU
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/_VJGTklbnzk
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/ymxK_O5dlqA

Vermouth launcher: version 2.0.2 released https://playingtux.com/en/articles/2026/08/vermouth-v202-released/ #Linux #Gaming #LinuxGaming #Wine #GameLauncher #OpenSource #KDE

Ah yes, #LiquidGlass #itJustWorks.
The toast on top has the exact styling as the #SwiftUI ToolBars but somehow is still using a lighter shade, messing with contrast a bit.
Struggles of an #iOSDev #iOSApps #IndieDev #StarterSeeds #GameLauncher

🛠️ Title: itch
🦊️ Idea: A libre UI for the itch.io games store
🏡️ https://itch.io/app
🐣️ https://github.com/itchio/itch
🔖 #LinuxTool #GameLauncher #OnlineStore
📦️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #Flatpak
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 26.15
⚗️ Major release(Stable)🍎️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/itchio/itch/releases
🦣️ From: 🛜️ https://github.com/itchio/itch/releases.atom

🏝️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/5JEaA47sPjQ
🐹️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/51sCll6LeJ8
🐧https://www.youtube.com/embed/DuQGjUuw8_A
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/drKvsC_GlXU
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/_VJGTklbnzk
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/ymxK_O5dlqA

🛠️ Title: Emulsion
🦊️ Idea: A libre UI / frontend unifying the management of a collection of console games
🏡️ https://yphil.gitlab.io/emulsion/
🐣️ https://gitlab.com/yphil/emulsion
🦉️ https://mstdn.social/@yPhil
🔖 #LinuxEmulation #GameLauncher
📦️ #Libre #Deb #AppIm
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 0.14.07➜0.20.00
⚗️ ️Signific. vers. 🦍️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/yPhil-gh/Emulsion/releases
🦣️ From: 🛜️ https://github.com/yPhil-gh/Emulsion/releases.atom

🏝️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/sI5hTW6rGgA

🛠️ Title: Minigalaxy
🦊️ Idea: A libre game launcher for GOG games
🏡️ https://sharkwouter.github.io/minigalaxy
🐣️ https://github.com/sharkwouter/minigalaxy
🔖 #LinuxTool #ContentDistrib #GameLauncher #GUI
📦️ #Libre #Arch #RPM #Deb #Flatpak
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 1.4.2
⚗️ Major release(Stable)🍎️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/sharkwouter/minigalaxy/releases
🦣️ From: https://mastodon.social/@playingtux/116866915514075231

🐹️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/4Zdevg3DR1U
🕯️https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wtrq8izpxRA
🎲️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/6ey3mO1QhZ4

🛠️ Title: Rare
🦊️ Idea: A libre GUI for the Epic Games Store, allowing the installation, uninstallation, & launch of its games
🏡️ -
🐣️ https://github.com/RareDevs/Rare
🔖 #LinuxTool #GameLauncher
📦️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #Deb #Flatpak #AppIm
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 1.12.0.178
⚗️ Huge vers. 🦬️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/RareDevs/Rare/releases
🦣️ From: https://mastodon.social/@holarse/116743254338989156

🕯️https://www.youtube.com/embed/c3DP9oS0UC8

Ok a new #iOS27 setting maybe interesting for my #gameLauncher #app . You can now override per app, if the short press on the #controller home button opens the iOS #game overlay as usual or directly opens your game launcher app.

#indieApps #iOSApps

🛠️ Title: itch
🦊️ Idea: A libre UI for the itch.io games store
🏡️ https://itch.io/app
🐣️ https://github.com/itchio/itch
🔖 #LinuxTool #GameLauncher #OnlineStore
📦️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #Flatpak
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 26.11/12/13
⚗️ Major release(Stable)🍎️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/itchio/itch/releases
🦣️ From: 🛜️ https://github.com/itchio/itch/releases.atom

🏝️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/5JEaA47sPjQ
🐹️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/51sCll6LeJ8
🐧https://www.youtube.com/embed/DuQGjUuw8_A
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/drKvsC_GlXU
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/_VJGTklbnzk
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/ymxK_O5dlqA

🛠️ Title: Rare
🦊️ Idea: A libre GUI for the Epic Games Store, allowing the installation, uninstallation, & launch of its games
🏡️ -
🐣️ https://github.com/RareDevs/Rare
🔖 #LinuxTool #GameLauncher
📦️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #Deb #Flatpak #AppIm
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 1.12.0.170
⚗️ Huge vers. 🦬️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/RareDevs/Rare/releases
🦣️ From: 🛜️ https://github.com/RareDevs/Rare/releases.atom

🕯️https://www.youtube.com/embed/c3DP9oS0UC8

🛠️ Title: Emulsion
🦊️ Idea: A libre UI / frontend unifying the management of a collection of console games
🏡️ https://yphil.gitlab.io/emulsion/
🐣️ https://gitlab.com/yphil/emulsion
🦉️ https://mstdn.social/@yPhil
🔖 #LinuxEmulation #GameLauncher
📦️ #Libre #Deb #AppIm
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 0.11.05➜0.14.03
⚗️ Micro-Releases 🐜️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/yPhil-gh/Emulsion/releases
🦣️ From: 🛜️ https://github.com/yPhil-gh/Emulsion/releases.atom

🏝️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/sI5hTW6rGgA

StarterSeeds performance update is live!

Finally started learning to use Xcode Instruments and wow - found so many areas to optimize. If you’ve noticed any lag, especially with the game and photo library, this update should help.

https://apps.apple.com/de/app/starterseeds-spiele-launcher/id6757363455

#iOSDev #PerformanceOptimization #GameLauncher #iOS #indieApps #Apps

🛠️ Title: Heroic Games Launcher
🦊️ Idea: A libre game launcher for Epic Games, GOG, Zoom & Amazon stores
🏡️ https://heroicgameslauncher.com
🐣️ https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher
🦉️ https://mastodon.social/@heroiclauncher
🔖 #LinuxTool #Flagship #GameLauncher
📦️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #RPM #Deb #Flatpak #AppIm #Snap
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 2.22.0
⚗️ Signific. vers. 🦍️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases
🦣️ From: https://mastodon.social/@heroiclauncher/116581437036346352

🐹️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/1JwY_Vie4SE
🕯️https://www.youtube.com/embed/_HWNopkPwhE
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/yl0b1pvzl8Y

🛠️ Title: itch
🦊️ Idea: A libre UI for the itch.io games store
🏡️ https://itch.io/app
🐣️ https://github.com/itchio/itch
🔖 #LinuxTool #GameLauncher #OnlineStore
📦️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #Flatpak
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 26.9.0
🕵‍ 26.9.0: 👍️⭐⭐⭐
⚗️ Major release(Stable)🍎️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/itchio/itch/releases/tag/v26.9.0
🦣️ From: 🛜️ https://github.com/itchio/itch/releases.atom

🏝️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/5JEaA47sPjQ
🐹️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/51sCll6LeJ8
🐧https://www.youtube.com/embed/DuQGjUuw8_A
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/drKvsC_GlXU
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/_VJGTklbnzk
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/ymxK_O5dlqA

🛠️ Title: Rare
🦊️ Idea: A libre GUI for the Epic Games Store, allowing the installation, uninstallation, & launch of its games
🏡️ -
🐣️ https://github.com/RareDevs/Rare
🔖 #LinuxTool #GameLauncher
📦️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #Deb #Flatpak #AppIm
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 1.12.0.154/155
⚗️ Huge vers. 🦬️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/RareDevs/Rare/releases
🦣️ From: https://mastodon.social/@holarse/116505541160255174

🕯️https://www.youtube.com/embed/c3DP9oS0UC8

🛠️ Title: Heroic Games Launcher
🦊️ Idea: A libre game launcher for Epic Games, GOG, Zoom & Amazon stores
🏡️ https://heroicgameslauncher.com
🐣️ https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher
🦉️ https://mastodon.social/@heroiclauncher
🔖 #LinuxTool #Flagship #GameLauncher
📦️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #RPM #Deb #Flatpak #AppIm #Snap
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 2.21.0
🕵️ 2.21.0: 🙏️⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
⚗️ Major release(Stable)🍎️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases
🦣️ From: https://mastodon.social/@heroiclauncher/116449380088120736

🐹️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/1JwY_Vie4SE
🕯️https://www.youtube.com/embed/_HWNopkPwhE
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/yl0b1pvzl8Y

🛠️ Title: ES-DE Frontend
🦊️ Idea: A libre UI for launching an heterogeneous collection of games
🏡️ https://es-de.org/
🐣️ https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de
🔖 #LinuxTool #GameLauncher
📦️ #Libre #Arch #AppIm
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 3.4.1
⚗️ Major release (Stable) 🍎️
📌️ Changes: https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
📰 https://www.youtube.com/embed/lyOFgAw257A
🦣️ From: https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xj3oYusLlyk?start=0

🕯️https://www.youtube.com/embed/?list=PL-0V1tFXI8HS0IJ5AyQhPX6A8P6_Xb8uO
🕯️https://www.youtube.com/embed/3pHbs06asxQ
🕯️[fr] https://www.youtube.com/embed/-e5epaeJWpQ
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/4rjUuH-QLSA
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/-0dxpvXQlw0

🛠️ Title: Doom Runner
🦊️ Idea: A libre launcher for Doom source ports
🏡️ -
🐣️ https://github.com/Youda008/DoomRunner
🔖 #LinuxGaming #GameLauncher #Doom
📦️ #Libre #Arch #Flatpak #AppIm
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 1.9.2
⚗️ Major release(Stable)🍎️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/Youda008/DoomRunner/releases
🦣️ From: https://mastodon.social/@holarse/116307539389675372
🛜️ https://github.com/Youda008/DoomRunner/releases.atom

🕵️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/ITCHy9T2RXI
🕯️https://www.youtube.com/embed/ntTPhunwcTM
🕯️https://www.youtube.com/embed/zcjxd_c6Agw
🕯️https://www.youtube.com/embed/J6pCRSjxa-s

🛠️ Title: Rare
🦊️ Idea: A libre GUI for the Epic Games Store, allowing the installation, uninstallation, & launch of its games
🏡️ -
🐣️ https://github.com/RareDevs/Rare
🔖 #LinuxTool #GameLauncher
📦️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #Deb #Flatpak #AppIm
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 1.12.0.116
⚗️ Huge vers. 🦬️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/RareDevs/Rare/releases
🦣️ From: https://mastodon.social/@holarse/116267746055346257

🕯️https://www.youtube.com/embed/c3DP9oS0UC8

🛠️ Title: itch
🦊️ What's: A libre UI for the itch.io games store
🏡️ https://itch.io/app
🐣️ https://github.com/itchio/itch
🔖 #LinuxTool #GameLauncher #OnlineStore
📦️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #Flatpak
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 26.6.0
⚗️ Major release(Stable)🍎️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/itchio/itch/releases/tag/v26.6.0
🦣️ From: 🛜️ https://github.com/itchio/itch/releases.atom

🏝️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/5JEaA47sPjQ
🐹️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/51sCll6LeJ8
🐧https://www.youtube.com/embed/DuQGjUuw8_A
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/drKvsC_GlXU
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/_VJGTklbnzk
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/ymxK_O5dlqA

🛠️ Title: Rare
🦊️ What's: A libre GUI for the Epic Games Store, allowing the installation, uninstallation, & launch of its games
🏡️ -
🐣️ https://github.com/RareDevs/Rare
🔖 #LinuxTool #GameLauncher
📦️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #Deb #Flatpak #AppIm
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 1.12.0.89/99/102
⚗️ Huge vers. 🦬️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/RareDevs/Rare/releases
🦣️ From: https://mastodon.social/@holarse/116188717075180408

🕯️https://www.youtube.com/embed/c3DP9oS0UC8

🛠️ Title: Lutris
🦊️ What's: A libre game manager (native | not)
🏡️ https://lutris.net
🐣️ https://github.com/lutris
🦉️ https://fosstodon.org/@lutris
🔖 #LinuxTool #Flagship #GameLauncher
📦️ #Libre #Arch #RPM #Deb #Flatpak
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

🥁️ Update: 0.5.21/2
⚗️ Minor vers. 🐁️
📌️ Changes: https://github.com/lutris/lutris/releases
🦣️ From: https://fosstodon.org/@lutris/116128018585233396

🦉️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/1Y4aTVVrHzA
🐹️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/TTe8k01TF28
🕯️https://www.youtube.com/embed/41KNemdOWB4
🎮️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/RWWOuSAQFCw