Cartridges
Version: 2.0.4 Web: https://github.com/kramo/cartridges
Having to switch between multiple launchers to start various games is a pain, especially if you, like us, have a large and diverse gaming library.
Cartridges is one of many available options that help unify all your games from different launchers. It has support for importing games from popular gaming launchers including Steam, Lutris, Heroic and more. The tool can also import games from Bottles, which enables you to run Windows-only games on Linux.
Cartridges is available as a Flatpak and you can easily install it on your Linux distro from FlatHub with flatpak install flathub hu.kramo.Cartridges . Once installed, you can launch the application from your distro’s Applications menu.
By default, the installed games do not show up in the application and it looks barren. To get started, click the + icon on the top-left and then select the Import Games option to allow the app to scan your computer and add any installed games.
If, for instance, you have stored your Steam Library at multiple locations, Cartridges automatically detects them all. That said, you do get the option to add games manually, if you have installed them in a custom location.
The app tries to ape the appearance of a local video game portal by listing all supported games inside a unified interface. By default, the games are sorted in alphabetical order, but you can also sort them in reverse alphabetical order, or on the basis of when they were last played, and more.
Cartridges gives you a search bar to rummage through your library, too. There’s also the option to hide a title from the list, as well as a menu item to only show the hidden games.
One of Cartridges’ nice touches is its ability to download game covers, including animated ones, from SteamGridDB, which makes it look quite spiffy.