Install Heroic Games Launcher on CachyOS

Which way should you pick?

All of these are in the official cachyos repo. Pick one; builds of the same app usually conflict with each other.

What should I do after installing Heroic Games Launcher?

1. Open Heroic Games Launcher from your app menu.
2. Or run heroic in a terminal.
3. Run pacman -Qi heroic-games-launcher to see the installed version and the optional dependencies.

Full Heroic Games Launcher guide: first run, key settings, common fixes and uninstall

How do I update or remove Heroic Games Launcher?

Update:

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What is Heroic Games Launcher?

A games launcher for GOG, Amazon and Epic Games for Linux, Windows and macOS.

Package description: An Open Source Launcher for GOG, Epic Games and Amazon Games

Reviews of Heroic Games Launcher on CachyOS

From GitHub

Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher · ★ 12,566 stars · last commit Nov 1, 2026 · latest release Oct 15, 2026

Real issues opened by users on the project's GitHub, shown as written with a link to each one. 10 most reacted issues opened in the last two years plus the 5 newest issues, bots, pull requests, non English and political posts skipped, capped at 15 per repo. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

1. Add option to hide hidden GOG gamesOpen

   I have many demos and games that were free at sales or unwanted games from bundles that i don't want to play and i don't want them to show up in my library in the Heroic Games Launcher. I have hidden all these games in GOG but Heroic Games Launcher does not honor this. It only…

   @nudgegoonies · Feb 9, 2025 · 18 reactions · 3 comments · View on GitHub

2. Epic login broken on 2.16.1Closed

   Dear developers, I found out that the epic login is broken on 2.16.1 release There is a message from Epic: Invalid Response, logging from the browser mentions: parameter clientid missing rolling back to 2.15.2 solves the issue for me. Thank you. 1. try to login to epic 2. insert…

   @gdeliana · Apr 17, 2025 · 12 reactions · 0 comments · View on GitHub

3. FAQ - Read before creating an issueOpen

   This list a few common requests with common answers. If your request is listed here, please don't create a new tickets about it cause it will be closed with a reference to this list. In order to add support for another store, we would first need for a CLI too for the given store…

   @arielj · Jun 4, 2025 · 10 reactions · 2 comments · View on GitHub

4. Heroic logged me out of Epic with no way to log back inClosed

   I tried to open one of my games from Epic games from Heroic through Steam, and it didn't open, so I opened Heroic to see that I have been logged out. Upon pressing Epic Games login it gives me this error: "errorCode": "errors.com.epicgames.oauth.correctiveactionrequired",…

   @PocketGlove · Jan 17, 2025 · 9 reactions · 35 comments · View on GitHub

5. A multi-account supportOpen

   Currently, I own two Epic Games accounts. To play a game hosted on my secondary account, I have to manually log out of the first and re-authenticate with the second, which is a tedious process. Support for multiple accounts within a single Heroic Games Launcher instance.

   @tortaxx4k · Apr 3, 2026 · 9 reactions · 2 comments · View on GitHub

6. GTA V Enhanced stopps working after updateClosed

   When starting GTA V Enhanced it only brings you until the launcher where you are shown "Buy Now". This happens no matter how often you do it, however login is required only the first time. This appears in versions >= the following flatpak commit: Commit:…

   @cd-FileX · Aug 17, 2026 · 8 reactions · 17 comments · View on GitHub

7. Allow the user to disable unwanted storesOpen

   Currently, the application displays all available stores, including Amazon Gaming and Epic Games, even if a user is only interested in using a single store, such as GOG. I propose the addition of a toggle feature that allows users to disable almost all stores, with the…

   @tpkee · Apr 17, 2025 · 8 reactions · 0 comments · View on GitHub

8. Unhide by default other Proton versions besides of GE ProtonClosed

   Since version 2.18, a change has been made where all Proton versions except the GE version are not visible by default, which is confusing to many people. Many users, including myself, use other versions of Proton, such as the one from CachyOS or Valve's Proton Experimental, and…

   @demanuPL · Jul 24, 2025 · 8 reactions · 2 comments · View on GitHub

9. LLM code seems prone to causing projects potential trouble, it might be worth considering a banClosed

   LLM code seems to causing projects potential trouble, and apparently once it's part of a code base and new work derives from it, it's hard to get rid of. I'm bringing this up with Heroic since I would like it to continue to not have trouble, and apparently some contributors will…

   @ell1e · Mar 28, 2026 · 7 reactions · 5 comments · View on GitHub

10. Option to disable notificationsOpen

    Currently, we only disable notifications automatically when running on a steamdeck's gaming mode but there's no way to turn them off for other systems (unless using the system's configuration). A checkbox in the general settings to toggle notifications off. Maybe it can be more…

    @arielj · Feb 24, 2025 · 7 reactions · 1 comments · View on GitHub

11. Automaitc catagoriesOpen

    pull catagories from gog epic and steam to sort games via catagories automaticly pull catagories from gog epic and steam to sort games via catagories automaticly

    @GamerKing122 · Oct 31, 2026 · 0 comments · View on GitHub

12. Ubisoft Connect StoreClosed

    I have some games from ubisoft that are not in steam or epic, they were give aways from ubisoft+ and are downloadable straight from ubisoft connect. I would like to have Ubisoft Connect as another store in heroic games launcher. I guess using Lutris. I think could be investigated…

    @fmenezes · Oct 31, 2026 · 1 comments · View on GitHub

13. Moving a game to its own parent folder deletes the gameOpen

    If you move a game to the folder that already contains it, Heroic deletes the game's files instead of refusing the move. "Move game" always places the game at / . When the chosen folder is the game's current parent, that destination is the install folder itself. The check in…

    @El-Mundos · Oct 30, 2026 · 0 comments · View on GitHub

14. Security scanner shows exposed dependency (eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromise)Open

    The file /Applications/Heroic.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/arm64/darwin/comet contains compromised eMudhra certificates I believe it's just electron dependency, and electron was patched already. It's private enterprise scanner, so can't be run by everyone to…

    @mikdiet · Oct 28, 2026 · 3 comments · View on GitHub

15. Add option for default UMU runtime for native linux gamesOpen

    "Use Steam Runtime" can only be set after game is installed possibly related to Add option in Game Defaults for UMU runtime Expectedly similar to "Wine Version" dropdown in game defaults

    @NarkyAbyss · Oct 26, 2026 · 0 comments · View on GitHub