Bringing a UI refresh to game pages, along with numerous fixes to running games on Linux systems, the Heroic Games Launcher has a new release out now. It's the easiest way to run games from Epic, GOG and Amazon on Linux / SteamOS / Steam Deck.
The launcher can be run on Linux, macOS and Windows.
Heroic 2.17.0 Franky main changes:
- New GamePage Design.
- [macOS] Add Button to automate Windows Steam installation.
- Adds a setting to download Proton versions directly to the Steam compatibility folder.
- It is now possible to select an image file on the sideload dialog.
- Update electron to latest version v36.2.1.
- Fixes Issues with Epic Login and Checkout.
- Several fixes for UMU, DXVK and GPTK.
- Fixes HowLongToBeat not working anymore.
- Update Legendary and added a EpicGamesLauncher.exe to fix issues with Rockstar games.
- Fixed an issue with RemotePlay not working with Steam.
- Several refactors and improvements.
Here's a look at the new game page design:
See more on the Heroic website.
Great time for a new release with Valve's SteamOS now more widely available to install on other devices. Be sure to also keep an eye on our anti-cheat page for compatibility.
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emphy 15 hours ago
Never thought I would say this, but I have been getting a bit disenchanted with heroic lately.
It works awesome, and I even vastly prefer it over the steam client, but then I run into annoying papercuts in configurability.
First pet peeve: no offline switch. Keeping heroic from phoning to everything (from the shops to the proton/wine repository) has to be done with a brute-force method such as disabling one's internet connection.
Second pet peeve: no option to disable creepy playtime tracking. For some weird reason disabling the playtime sync is deemed sufficient.
Last edited by emphy on 24 May 2025 at 4:03 am UTC
It works awesome, and I even vastly prefer it over the steam client, but then I run into annoying papercuts in configurability.
First pet peeve: no offline switch. Keeping heroic from phoning to everything (from the shops to the proton/wine repository) has to be done with a brute-force method such as disabling one's internet connection.
Second pet peeve: no option to disable creepy playtime tracking. For some weird reason disabling the playtime sync is deemed sufficient.
Last edited by emphy on 24 May 2025 at 4:03 am UTC
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Eike 11 hours ago
Second pet peeve: no option to disable creepy playtime tracking. For some weird reason disabling the playtime sync is deemed sufficient.
Hmm... Isn't playtime recording a good thing, for some self-insights?
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tpau 10 hours ago
Keeping heroic from phoning to everything (from the shops to the proton/wine repository)That part is strange.
Heroic skips analytics wherever possible and the only thing that needs to be toggled is the optional referral on the gog store.
This is confined to the bare essentials to whenever it is needed. How would they know which games you have and what updates are there for a good user experience if they can't poll data from the internet?
no option to disable creepy playtime tracking. For some weird reason disabling the playtime sync is deemed sufficient.What isn't submitted can't hurt you imho.
Last edited by tpau on 24 May 2025 at 8:22 am UTC
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