overthinkos/heroic
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Heroic Games Launcher for Epic, GOG, and Amazon Prime Gaming with mangohud and gamemode. Use when working with Heroic, Epic Games, GOG, or non-Steam game launchers in containers.
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Updated May 10, 2026
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skillsauthnpx skillsauth add overthinkos/overthink-plugins heroicInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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SKILL.md
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heroic -- Heroic Games Launcher
Layer Properties
| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Dependencies | sway |
| Volumes | heroic-config -> ~/.config/heroic, heroic-games -> ~/Games/Heroic |
| Install files | tasks: |
Packages
mangohud(RPM, Fedora repos) — FPS overlay for gamesgamemode(RPM, Fedora repos) — Feral GameMode performance optimizerheroic(RPM, downloaded from GitHub releases in tasks: — not in Fedora repos)
Usage
# image.yml — typically used with sway-desktop-vnc + steam
sway-browser-vnc-steam-heroic:
layers:
- sway-desktop-vnc
- steam
- heroic
Installation
Heroic is an Electron app distributed as an RPM on GitHub releases. The tasks: downloads and installs it via dnf install -y /tmp/heroic.rpm (auto-resolves deps). Version pinned to v2.20.1.
COPR repos exist (atim/heroic-games-launcher) but builds are currently failing — GitHub RPM is more reliable.
CLI Flags
| Flag | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| heroic --fullscreen | Controller-friendly full-screen UI |
| heroic --no-gui | Start minimized to system tray |
| heroic://launch/<runner>/<app> | Protocol handler — launch a specific game directly |
Game Stores
Heroic manages three game stores:
- Epic Games Store (via Legendary backend)
- GOG (via gogdl backend)
- Amazon Prime Gaming (via Nile backend)
Wine/Proton Management
Heroic manages its own Wine/Proton independently from Steam:
- Downloads Wine-GE, Proton-GE, Wine-Lutris, etc. to
~/.config/heroic/tools/ - Also supports UMU (Universal Proton runner)
- Does NOT depend on Steam's Proton installations
Data Directories
| Path | Content |
|------|---------|
| ~/.config/heroic/ | Config, game settings, Wine/Proton tools |
| ~/Games/Heroic/ | Game installs + Wine prefixes |
Both are persistent named volumes.
Related Layers
/ov-selkies:steam— Steam client (sibling game launcher)/ov-selkies:sway— Wayland compositor (dependency)/ov-selkies:sway-desktop-vnc— Desktop composition with VNC
Used In Images
Not used in any current image definition. Standalone gaming layer requiring a Sway desktop image.
When to Use This Skill
Use when the user asks about:
- Heroic Games Launcher installation
- Epic Games Store, GOG, or Amazon Prime Gaming in containers
- Non-Steam game launchers
- mangohud or gamemode configuration
- Wine/Proton management outside of Steam
Related
/ov-build:layer— layer authoring reference (layer.ymlschema, task verbs, service declarations)/ov-build:eval— declarative testing (eval:block,ov eval image,ov eval live)
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