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CLUSTER GAME-LINUX-LAUNCHER · 33 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2022-07-27

Linux Proton game launchers

This cluster consists of desktop launchers that run Windows games on Linux via compatibility layers such as Proton, Wine, and UMU, including general-purpose launchers and ones tailored to specific titles. Entry activity was sparse from 2014 through 2025, then increased in frequency during 2026, with the highest pre-index monthly count of 6 entries in July 2026. The traction leader is GTA6-CyberLeak-Launcher with 50 stars, far outpacing the next-highest (Evolve-Launcher-2026-1.0 at 3 stars).

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

JUL 2022: 1FEB 2023: 1NOV 2023: 1AUG 2024: 1SEP 2024: 1JUL 2025: 1SEP 2025: 1DEC 2025: 1JAN 2026: 2MAR 2026: 1APR 2026: 3MAY 2026: 5JUL 2026: 5AUG 2026: 3SEP 2026: 5OCT 2026: 1
JUL 2022OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 hand-coded · 19 unlabelled

Operator · 1 hobby · 17 open source · 2 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01GTA6-CyberLeak-Launcher50★15 daysliveWindows launcher that distributes and runs a leaked playable build of Grand Theft Auto 6.
  2. 02carafe0★21 daysliveopen sourceA KDE Plasma-native game launcher for Windows games via Proton and UMU.
  3. 03Sleepy Launcher0★1 moliveopen sourceGame launcher that installs and manages a specific game on Linux using compatibility software.
  4. 04Evolve-Launcher-2026-1.04★1 moliveStandalone Windows launcher for playing Evolve Revival games.
  5. 05leyen0★23 daysliveopen sourceDesktop launcher that maintains a library of Windows games and runs them on Linux.
  6. 06wegame-launcher0★7 daysliveopen sourceDesktop launcher that runs a Chinese gaming platform on Linux using the Proton compatibility layer.
  7. 07pong-kombat-trilogy0★11 days—hand-codedhobbyWindows application that packages three retro Pong fighting games into one launcher with controller configuration.
  8. 08hytale-launcher-bin0★18 daysliveopen sourceGame launcher for Hytale that runs natively on Linux with automatic updates and self-contained installation.
  9. 09Vermouth0★23 daysliveopen sourceGame launcher that runs native Linux titles, Windows games through a compatibility layer, and retro games via emulation, all from one library.
  10. 10ProtonPlus0★1 moliveopen sourceA desktop utility that installs, updates, and manages Windows compatibility layers for Linux game launchers such as Steam and Lutris.
  11. 11Faugus0★1 moliveopen sourceDesktop launcher that lets Linux users run Windows and native games through a compatibility layer, with prefix, mod, and performance tool management.
  12. 12penguin-citizen-bin0★1 moliveopen sourceLinux management tool for Star Citizen that handles RSI Launcher GUI and Wine/Proton runner management.
  13. 13rlshim0★20 daysliveopen sourceLauncher for RuneLite that provides a native way to start the game client on Linux.
  14. 14ajceverywhere-bin0★2 moliveopen sourceLauncher for Animal Jam Classic that enables the game to run on Arch Linux systems.
  15. 15The Honkers Railway Launcher0★1 moliveopen sourceGame launcher that automates installation and compatibility setup for a specific game on Linux.
  16. 16llauncher-bin0★17 daysliveopen sourceA native Linux launcher for the game Arknights: Endfield.
  17. 172d-mmo-launcher0★2 moliveopen sourceExtensible application that installs and runs 2D MMORPGs on Linux.
  18. 18fs2-knossos-dotnet0★29 daysliveopen sourceLauncher for the Freespace 2 Open game that runs on multiple operating systems.
  19. 19ProtonUp-Qt0★3 moliveopen sourceDesktop app that installs and manages Wine- and Proton-based compatibility tools for Linux game launchers.
  20. 20startwine0★4 moliveopen sourceLauncher for running Windows applications on Linux with performance and usability options.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.