EmulationStation
RetroArch
Batocera.linux
LaunchBox
Playnite
RetroBat
HyperSpin
OpenEmu
Bottles
Lutris
Wine
Proton
Pop!_OS
RetroArch
CodeWeavers CrossOver
WineBottler
EmulationStation BottlesBased on our record, Bottles seems to be a lot more popular than EmulationStation. While we know about 227 links to Bottles, we've tracked only 13 mentions of EmulationStation. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
In my opinion the ideal situation would be a backend that any developer could build a frontend to that would suit their approach. For example there are many Retroarch frontends like Highscore, EmulationStation, etc. These all suit the needs for what some person may want. Source: about 1 year ago
Replacement for the epic EmuDeck. It utilises EmulationStation. Source: over 1 year ago
I use EmulationStation on a lot of devices. It would cover what you're looking for. Other frontends I like are RetroArch and Daijisho. Source: over 1 year ago
If you want to piece meal and customize it RetroArch and Emulation Station is the way to go. Also have a robust wiki. Source: over 1 year ago
Helpful link https://emulationstation.org/. Source: over 1 year ago
If it need installation (or has some kind of wizard), probably look into UseBottles and once installed, link the .exe to Steam. Source: 5 months ago
Bottles is very convenient to manage wine https://usebottles.com/. Source: 5 months ago
For "normal" games you could look yourself using ProtonDB regarding every game released on Steam and AreWeAntiCheatYet for most multiplayer games. If a game isn't available on Steam you have three possibilities. First if it's available on GOG, Epic Games or Amazon Gaming, you could use the Heroic Games Launcher. Second you could try to run the launchers through Steam itself using once again Proton. Third you... Source: 5 months ago
Bottles is great for old classic non-steam games. I haven't tried 🏴☠️ with it but I can't see why it wouldn't work. Source: 5 months ago
Lutris is wonderful. I also recommend Bottles. https://usebottles.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago
RetroArch - RetroArch is a frontend for emulators, game engines and media players.
Lutris - Lutris is an open source gaming platform for GNU/Linux.
Batocera.linux - Batocera.linux is an open-source and completely free retro-gaming distribution that can be copied to a USB stick or an SD card with the aim of turning any computer/nano computer into a gaming console during a game or permanently.
Wine - Open Source Software for running Windows applications on other operating systems.
LaunchBox - LaunchBox is a portable, box-art-based games database and launcher for DOSBox, emulators, arcade cabinets, and PC Games. Download it free!
Proton - Compatibility tool for Steam Play based on Wine and additional components