Gaming Tools
Proton / WINE related tools
- 🌐 ProtonDB - Your go-to for checking compatibility of Steam games with Linux
- ProtonUp-Qt - GUI for installing and managing custom Proton and Wine versions
- Proton-GE - Custom Proton with additional features
- Wine-GE - Custom Wine package, made by the same person who made Proton-GE, but for non-Steam games
Vulkan / DirectX related tools
- wine-wayland - Allows playing Vulkan and DirectX 9/11 games with pure Wayland and WINE
- DXVK - A Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 9/10/11 that allows running 3D applications using Wine
- vkBasalt - Post-processing layer for Vulkan applications
Performance and optimization tools
- GameMode - Prioritize game over other tasks, similar to Windows counterpart
- MangoHud - An overlay for monitoring FPS, temperatures, CPU/GPU load and more
- GOverlay - Easy to use GUI for configuring MangoHud
- Luxtorpeda - Steam Play compatibility tool to run games using native Linux libraries
Steam tools
- SteamTinkerLaunch - Tool for managing variety of gaming-related tools
- steam-cli - Command Line Interface for Steam
- steam-tui - Terminal User Interface for Steam
GOG / Epic Games
- Minigalaxy - Simple client for GOG
- Legendary - FOSS command line for Epic Games
- HeroicGamesLauncher - GUI for Epic Games Launcher, GOG and more
Game Management
- ⭐ Lutris - Direct access to games from Humble, Steam and Epic Games as well as a library manager and launcher
- GameHub - Unified library for all your games
Overclocking
- CoreCtrl - Profile-based overclocking utility
- NVBurner - MSI Afterburner alternative for users using Nvidia graphic cards
Game-Specific Tools
Roblox
- Sober - Experimental project bringing a way to play Roblox on Linux