Heroic Games Launcher
Drop-in replacementFreeFree, installs in one click and signs in to your existing Epic account. The standard answer.
Your files: Cloud saves sync through your Epic account. Local saves may need copying over by hand.
Does Epic Games Launcher run on Linux?
Verdict: Not directly
Not directly. Epic does not make a Linux version, but a free program called Heroic signs in to your Epic account, shows your library and installs and launches your games for you.
Epic has never released its launcher for Linux. What the community built instead is Heroic Games Launcher, which its makers describe as a free and open source launcher for Epic, GOG and Amazon Prime games, running on Linux, Windows and macOS.
In practice Heroic replaces the Epic launcher completely. You install it from your Linux app store, sign in with the same Epic account, and your purchased games are listed. Heroic downloads them, manages the compatibility layer that makes Windows games run, handles cloud saves and installs downloadable extras. For a non-technical person this is about as close to a one-click experience as anything on this list.
The catch is not the launcher, it is certain games. Titles that use kernel-level anti-cheat, the kind that sits deep inside Windows, are blocked on Linux by their publishers. Fortnite is the big one and it does not work by any route. Most of Epic's other games, including the free weekly giveaways, run well.
Your account, purchases and cloud saves are held by Epic, so nothing is lost. Games need downloading again on the new machine.
What to use instead of Epic Games Launcher
Lutris
Close matchFreeAlso manages Epic games along with GOG, old discs and emulators. More settings to think about than Heroic.
Bottles
Different way of workingFreeA general tool for running Windows programs on Linux. Use it if Heroic cannot get a particular game going.
Steam
Different way of workingFreeIf a game you own on Epic is also sold on Steam, buying it there is often the smoothest path, since Proton is built in.
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