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Rare vs Heroic Games Launcher: catalog facts
Rare	Heroic Games Launcher
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under GPLv3, funded by donations.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Graphical interface for the Legendary launcher Runs natively with a PySide6 interface	Epic, GOG and Amazon Prime libraries in one launcher Wine Manager downloads and manages Proton-GE, Wine-GE and the macOS equivalents
Depends on Legendary and an Epic Games account Smaller project than the official launcher	You still need accounts with Epic, GOG or Amazon to use their libraries It does not handle Steam; that is Steam’s own client
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Account needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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