Alternatives to Rare

An open-source graphical front end for Legendary for managing and playing Epic Games Store titles. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Rare.

  • Heroic Games Launcher

    An open-source launcher for Epic, GOG and Amazon Prime games, on Linux, Windows, macOS and the Steam Deck.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Heroic Games Launcher adds GOG and Amazon Prime libraries alongside Epic, includes a Wine Manager for Proton-GE and Wine-GE, and pulls cover art from SteamGridDB.

  • Epic Games Store

    Epic's game storefront known for weekly free games and exclusive titles.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Epic Games Store is the official closed-source launcher with the store and weekly free games built in, but it runs only on Windows and macOS, not Linux.

  • Legendary

    An open-source command-line replacement for the Epic Games Launcher on Linux, macOS and Windows.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Legendary is the command-line backend Rare builds on, so switching drops the graphical interface in exchange for a scriptable tool on Linux, macOS and Windows.

  • Lutris

    A Linux gaming platform that installs the right emulator, Wine build or engine for each game and launches them from one place.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Lutris shows Epic, Steam, GOG and Humble libraries in one Linux client with community installer scripts, but it drops Rare's Windows and macOS builds.

  • Playnite

    A Windows game library manager that pulls Steam, Epic, GOG, Battle.net, Ubisoft and emulated games into one interface.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Playnite links Epic alongside Steam, GOG, Battle.net and other libraries plus emulators in one MIT-licensed library, but it runs only on Windows 10 or 11.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.