Heroic Games Launcher gets more Steam Deck and Flatpak improvements

I've been using this as a combined EGS and GOG client and must say it works really well.

It's especially the "run executable on prefix" functionality that has turned out to be incredibly handy (e.g. to install some fan patches or mods) and was lacking or much more cumbersome to use in other clients.

Quoting: TheSHEEEPI've been using this as a combined EGS and GOG client and must say it works really well.

It's especially the "run executable on prefix" functionality that has turned out to be incredibly handy (e.g. to install some fan patches or mods) and was lacking or much more cumbersome to use in other clients.

Lutris does this too

I have been eager to get Heroic Launcher to work at all for GOG titles. I am using the flatpak version and it seems to work fairly well for Epic stuff but nothing but a nightmare for GOG games personally. I am running Kubuntu 22.04.

In fact, it just updated yesterday or today and the new version is even more broken than the last. Something about config files. (Config file is corrupted). I checked and there is a bug reported already and work is being done.

I really want this client to get ironed out because it looks so awesome. I am excited for this and look forward to future fixes so that I can actually use it.

Edit: Every time I try to run an installed Gog Game the WINE config box pups up like it is trying to set up a new prefix every run or has to update the Wine prefix every run.


Last edited by twinsonian on 30 May 2022 at 11:53 am UTC

Quoting: twinsonianIn fact, it just updated yesterday or today and the new version is even more broken than the last. Something about config files. (Config file is corrupted). I checked and there is a bug reported already and work is being done.

Try the post hotfix release 2.3.5 or an older one like 2.3.3.

What is your issue with gog games?
Sure it doesn't support achievements, social features or savegame sync yet but i wouldn't say Heroic is useless.


Last edited by tpau on 30 May 2022 at 1:40 pm UTC

Quoting: tpau

Quoting: twinsonianIn fact, it just updated yesterday or today and the new version is even more broken than the last. Something about config files. (Config file is corrupted). I checked and there is a bug reported already and work is being done.

Try the post hotfix release 2.3.5 or an older one like 2.3.3.

What is your issue with gog games?
Sure it doesn't support achievements, social features or savegame sync yet but i wouldn't say Heroic is useless.

I didnt say it is useless? I also didnt say anything about achievements or social features. I feel like the answer to your question is in the same post you replied to.

The more I investigate it seems like it is hit and miss GOG titles. I am going to continue installing and trying different games.

I am not interested in stalling a hotfix release since I use the flatpak, unless there is a way to install a hofix flatpak?

Again, I am excited about heroic. I think it has a much better look and feel that Lutris and allows for easier installs of windows versions of GOG games than Lutris which has to be done manually. Especially the DLCs. I am eager for the bugs to continue to get ironed about because it is a really great solution.


Last edited by twinsonian on 30 May 2022 at 4:10 pm UTC

Flatpaks update a bit later if i remember correctly.
Not always it is heroics fault if a game doesn't work, it could very well be one of the many cases where proton and wine as the emulation layer fail.
You should contact them , write a github issue, ask on their discord , supply a logfile.

Quoting: twinsonianI have been eager to get Heroic Launcher to work at all for GOG titles. I am using the flatpak version and it seems to work fairly well for Epic stuff but nothing but a nightmare for GOG games personally. I am running Kubuntu 22.04.

For GOG games we are trying to improve compatibility for native games, windows games should run just fine like the Epic ones when using Wine/Proton.

For Native games we are improving how Heroic uses Steam Runtime and we are thinking about having our own runtime in the future as well.
Even with that, some native games might not work since GOG has no pattern at all for their games and sometimes is a mess to figure it out how they should work.
We depend on people opening GH issues and helping us understand what is going wrong.

If possible, go to our GH and state the game issues you are having, add details like the folder structure and the content of the gameinfo.json file, this help us a lot figuring out the errors :)

The GOG implementation is still in early stages and will be improved over time :D

While it is by no means Heroic or Minigalaxy's responsibility, I still wish that we have any way to have Cloud Saves available for GOG games. For me, that's the main worth of buying games - the ability to store your progress across devices, and it is very handy for a chronic distro hopper like me.

I saw that the Linux Request on GOG development wishlist is now In-Progress status, but I'm skeptical of them until I see it materialize. Even then, I wish there's just some sort of API that can be accessed the same way Heroic can access EGS' Cloud Sync.

It's a shame, because I legitimately would have bought some games from GOG - especially VNs as they are properly uncensored there and for some, like Fullmetal Daemon Muramasa, it's not available on Steam at all.

I'm willing to stomach the horrible price difference vs Steam's regional pricing (which is the only reason why I could afford legally getting games for a long time) but if I'm not getting cloud saves then I might as well just get them somewhere else or pirate them.

Heroic has been great from what I've tested it. Definitely use it for EGS which works miles ahead of Lutris and even the official launcher. GOG is still a bit iffy, but hopefully the In-Progress Linux GOG materializes and Heroic can benefit from it.


Last edited by fenglengshun on 31 May 2022 at 3:00 am UTC

can someone please explain the hype about these launchers?
I mean, what is the advantage of using third party apps instead of just installing the native apps in steam?!
just for convenience?

As far as my experience on the Steam Deck goes Origin, Ubisoft, Battle.net, Epic Games Store all work fine with separate install.

Quoting: itsNottingcan someone please explain the hype about these launchers?
I mean, what is the advantage of using third party apps instead of just installing the native apps in steam?!
just for convenience?

If the handling of the original launchers is ok for you, do it that way.
I think the convenience is a big factor for normal people that just want to play their games.
Integration of games directly in the steam client is nice.

Outside a mobile handheld pc , you have one app to look at instead of many. Compared to epic heroic launches faster.
If more stores get integrated into Heroic, you can hopefully set priorities and bandwith accordingly in one place instead of having multiple apps fight over it.
The opportunities are endless to make it better than the original and custumize it to your needs, almost :)

Quoting: fenglengshunWhile it is by no means Heroic or Minigalaxy's responsibility, I still wish that we have any way to have Cloud Saves available for GOG games. For me, that's the main worth of buying games - the ability to store your progress across devices, and it is very handy for a chronic distro hopper like me.

I saw that the Linux Request on GOG development wishlist is now In-Progress status, but I'm skeptical of them until I see it materialize. Even then, I wish there's just some sort of API that can be accessed the same way Heroic can access EGS' Cloud Sync.

Cloud sync is tricky but we were able to sync save some games already like CP2077 and others, the problem is that not all games follows the same pattern for file saving, so its complicated to cover all cases, but we are working hard on that and I am optimistic that this will be able to go into the next major release :)