19.2
RomM is a free, self-hosted app for scanning, enriching, browsing, and playing a ROM collection.
Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOSWeb
Best Game Launchers in 2026
29.0
Albion Online Launcher provides access to Albion Online, a free-to-play sandbox MMORPG set in a medieval fantasy world.
Free planAndroidiOSAPI
39.0
ES-DE Frontend is a game library interface for browsing and launching games across multiple platforms, as well as running locally installed games and applications.
Free planOpen sourceAndroidLinuxmacOS
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Steam
Steam is an online destination for playing, discussing, and creating games.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.5Free plan - 5
RetroArch
RetroArch is a free, open-source frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players, using a unified settings system.
Free planAndroidiOSWebLinux8.5Free plan - 6
GameEx
GameEx is an arcade and emulator front end for MAME, GameBase, Daphne, PC games, and command-line emulators, with HTPC features as well.
Free planAndroidLinuxmacOSWindows8.5$17 one-time - 7
Rocksmith+
Rocksmith+ is a music-learning service for guitar, bass, and piano.
Free planAndroidiOSWindows8.5From $139.99 a year - 8
LaunchBox
LaunchBox is a game collection frontend and manager for modern PC games and emulated console games.
Free planAndroidAPIWindows8.4$30 one-time - 9
Minecraft Launcher
Minecraft Launcher is a free PC hub for bringing Minecraft games together, downloading versions, managing profiles, and accessing multiplayer servers and mod support.
Free planAndroidiOSLinuxmacOS8.3Free plan - 10
Battle.net
Battle.net is a free game launcher and companion app for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS.
Free planAndroidiOSAPImacOS8.2Free plan - 11
Attract-Mode
Attract-Mode is a graphical frontend for command-line emulators such as MAME, MESS, and Nestopia.
Free planOpen sourceAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted8.1Free plan - 12
Prism Launcher
Prism Launcher is a free, open-source Minecraft launcher for creating and managing separate game installations.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows7.7Free plan - 13
itch app
The itch app is a free desktop client for downloading and running games and software from itch.io.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows7.7Free plan - 14
7.6Free plan - 15
Xbox Cloud Gaming
Xbox Cloud Gaming streams games to supported devices, including Xbox consoles, Windows PCs, Macs, Chromebooks, handhelds, Steam Deck, phones and…
AndroidiOSWebmacOS7.6 - 16
GOG Galaxy
GOG GALAXY brings game libraries and friends from multiple gaming platforms together in one app for Windows and macOS.
Free planAPIExtensionmacOSWindows7.5Free plan - 17
EA app
The EA app is Electronic Arts’ platform for playing games on Windows and Mac, and EA says it replaced Origin on those systems.
WebmacOSWindows7.5From $39.99 a year - 18
Epic Games Launcher
Epic Games Launcher is a free app for installing and launching games in an Epic Games Store library.
Free planAndroidiOSmacOSWindows7.3Free plan - 19
Pegasus Frontend
Pegasus Frontend is a free interface for collecting games from different platforms, viewing game information and media, and launching games or emulators.
Free planAndroidLinuxmacOSWindows7.2Free plan - 20
GameVault
GameVault is a self-hostable platform for browsing and playing DRM-free games stored on a file server.
WebAPILinuxmacOS7.2From €49.90 a year - 21
Yamata Launcher
Yamata Launcher brings game catalogs, downloads, and libraries from multiple ecosystems into one application.
Free planAndroidLinuxmacOSWindows7.1Free plan - 22
GDLauncher
GDLauncher is a free Minecraft launcher for installing and managing separate game instances on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows7.1Free plan - 23
RetroFE
RetroFE is a free, open-source front end for displaying, selecting, and launching games, videos, and programs, commonly for game emulation.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows7.1Free plan - 24
Bezel
Bezel is a retro game launcher and library organizer for Linux, macOS, and Windows, with an optional AI companion called Bezelie.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.9Free plan - 25
Gaseous
Gaseous Server is a free, open-source project for managing ROMs and game titles, with basic in-browser emulation.
Free planWebLinuxSelf-hostedWindows6.9Free plan