# Faugus/faugus-launcher

A simple and lightweight app for running Windows games using UMU-Launcher

Repository: https://github.com/Faugus/faugus-launcher
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/faugus-launcher
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: games, linux, proton
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:04:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 85, longevity 58
- inputs: {"age_days": 821, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 20, "gap_med": 3.0, "n_releases_24m": 151}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2198, forks 83 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:25.435158+00:00)

## What it is
A lightweight GTK4 GUI launcher for running Windows games on Linux via UMU-Launcher and Proton/Wine. It manages game prefixes, Proton versions, and Steam shortcuts.

## Use cases
- run Windows games on Linux
- manage Wine/Proton prefixes with a GUI
- add non-Steam games as Steam shortcuts
- launch games with UMU-Launcher without Steam

## When to choose
- you want a simple GUI alternative to Lutris/Bottles for gaming
- you use UMU-Launcher and want a lightweight front-end

## When to avoid
- you need extensive emulator or non-gaming app support
- you are not on Linux

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, game
- domain: gaming-tools, operating-systems
- platform: -
- tags: wine, proton, umu-launcher, steam, gtk4, game-launcher, linux

## Member repositories
- Faugus/faugus-launcher (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:25.435158+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:47:08.375546+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Faugus/faugus-launcher (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:25.435158+00:00, sha d91850c91dd1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.