Free Game Launchers and Emulators for Windows
Store launchers, library managers and emulators. The apps are free; games bought inside them are not. Each download link goes to the developer's official site.
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Steam Game Store and Launcher
Valve's PC game store and launcher with cloud saves, Workshop mods and Remote Play.
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Xbox app Game Launcher
Microsoft's PC gaming app for PC Game Pass, Xbox cloud gaming, party chat and your Xbox games library.
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Rockstar Games Launcher Game Launcher
Rockstar's PC launcher for GTA V, Red Dead Redemption 2 and other Rockstar games.
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GeForce NOW Cloud Gaming App
NVIDIA's cloud gaming app: stream PC games you own on Steam, Epic and other stores from remote RTX servers.
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Amazon Games Game Launcher
Amazon's PC launcher for installing the free games that Prime members claim through Luna.
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HoYoPlay Game Launcher
HoYoverse's PC launcher for Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Zenless Zone Zero and Honkai Impact 3rd.
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Epic Games Launcher Game Store and Launcher
Epic Games Store launcher with regular free games, cloud saves and Unreal Engine access.
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Roblox Game Platform
Free player app for Roblox, the platform of millions of user-made games, with paid Robux purchases.
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Minecraft Launcher Game Launcher
Official Mojang launcher for Minecraft Java and Bedrock on PC; the launcher is free, the games are paid.
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AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition GPU Driver and Control App
AMD's free Radeon driver app with game profiles, HYPR-RX, frame generation, recording and tuning.
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Battle.net Game Launcher
Blizzard's launcher for World of Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch 2, Hearthstone and Call of Duty.
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EA app Game Launcher
Electronic Arts' PC launcher, required to play EA games and to use EA Play on Windows.
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Ubisoft Connect Game Launcher
Ubisoft's PC launcher for Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and other Ubisoft games and Ubisoft+.
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GOG Galaxy Game Launcher
GOG's launcher for DRM-free games, with cloud saves, update rollback and other-platform integrations.
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RetroArch Emulator Frontend
All-in-one emulator frontend that runs classic console systems through downloadable cores.
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PCSX2 PlayStation 2 Emulator
PlayStation 2 emulator with HD upscaling, widescreen patches and controller support.
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Azahar Nintendo 3DS Emulator
Open-source Nintendo 3DS emulator that continues Citra, with higher resolutions and save states.
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xemu Original Xbox Emulator
Open-source original Xbox emulator with render scaling, save states and online play via tunneling.
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Vita3K PS Vita Emulator
Experimental open-source PlayStation Vita emulator; runs games you dump from your own console.
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MAME Arcade Emulator
Open-source multi-system emulator that preserves thousands of arcade machines and vintage computers.
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mGBA Game Boy Advance Emulator
Fast, accurate open-source Game Boy Advance emulator that also plays Game Boy and Game Boy Color games.
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melonDS Nintendo DS Emulator
Open-source Nintendo DS emulator with a JIT recompiler, 3D upscaling, local multiplayer and DSi mode.
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Project64 Nintendo 64 Emulator
Long-running open-source Nintendo 64 emulator for Windows with HD graphics, save states and cheats.
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Dolphin GameCube and Wii Emulator
GameCube and Wii emulator with HD resolutions, controller support and netplay.
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PPSSPP PSP Emulator
PSP emulator that plays your own PSP games in HD on a PC, with no BIOS file needed.
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RPCS3 PlayStation 3 Emulator
Open-source PlayStation 3 emulator that runs your own PS3 games on a fast PC.
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Cemu Wii U Emulator
Open-source Wii U emulator that runs your own Wii U games in HD with Vulkan.
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DuckStation PlayStation 1 Emulator
Accurate PlayStation 1 emulator with upscaling, PGXP and save states; needs your own BIOS.
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Overwolf In-Game App Platform
Platform for in-game overlay apps: match stats, build guides, recorders and mod tools for PC games.
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FACEIT Competitive Gaming Client
Competitive matchmaking client for Counter-Strike 2 with its own anti-cheat, Elo levels and tournaments.
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WeMod Game Trainer App
App with trainers and mods for single-player PC games: infinite health, ammo, game speed and more.
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PS Remote Play Game Streaming App
Sony's app for streaming and controlling your own PS5 or PS4 console on a Windows PC.
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Steam Link Game Streaming App
Valve's lightweight client that streams games from a PC running Steam to another Windows PC.
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Moonlight Game Streaming Client
Game streaming client that plays games from your own gaming PC on another device.
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Sunshine Game Streaming Host
Self-hosted game streaming server for Moonlight clients with GPU hardware encoding.
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Playnite Game Library Manager
Open-source game library manager that puts Steam, Epic, GOG and emulated games in one app.
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LaunchBox Game Launcher and Frontend
Game library frontend that organizes emulators, DOSBox and PC games with box art and metadata.
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ES-DE Emulator Frontend
Open-source gaming frontend that browses and launches games from 150+ systems with a controller.
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Lunar Client Minecraft Client
Free Minecraft Java client with built-in mods, FPS optimizations, hosted worlds and cosmetics.
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Heroic Games Launcher Game Launcher
Open-source launcher for your Epic Games, GOG and Amazon Games libraries in one app.
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itch Indie Game Store App
Desktop app for the itch.io indie game store that installs, updates and runs your games.
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CurseForge Mod Manager
Mod manager for Minecraft, World of Warcraft, The Sims 4 and other games with one-click installs.
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Vortex Mod Manager
Nexus Mods' open-source mod manager for Skyrim, Fallout, Cyberpunk 2077, Baldur's Gate 3 and 500+ games.
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Mod Organizer 2 Mod Manager
Open-source mod manager that keeps mods in separate folders and loads them through a virtual file system.
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r2modman Mod Manager
Open-source mod manager for Thunderstore games such as Lethal Company, Valheim and Risk of Rain 2.
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ReShade Game Graphics Mod
Post-processing injector that adds ambient occlusion, depth of field, sharpening and color grading to games.
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Prism Launcher Minecraft Launcher
Open-source Minecraft launcher for separate modded instances with Modrinth and CurseForge support.
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Logitech G HUB Gaming Peripheral Software
Logitech's app for G mice, keyboards, headsets and wheels: DPI, button assignments, macros and RGB.
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reWASD Controller Remapper
Controller remapper for Xbox, DualShock, DualSense and Switch pads, with keyboard and mouse mapping.
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ScummVM Classic Adventure Game Engine
Runs classic point-and-click adventure games on modern Windows using their original data files.
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DOSBox Staging DOS Emulator
Modern DOSBox fork for playing DOS games with CRT shaders, MT-32 music and sensible defaults.
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3DMark GPU Benchmark
UL's gaming PC benchmark with Time Spy, Steel Nomad and more; free Demo on Steam, paid full version.
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UNIGINE Superposition GPU Benchmark
Free GPU benchmark and stability test from UNIGINE with an interactive 3D scene and VR mode.
