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  1. Java 8

    Oracle Corporation

    87

    Java allows you to play online games, chat with people around the world, calculate your mortgage interest, and view images in 3D, just to name a few.

    Free 77 Windows
  2. Microsoft Azure Storage Emulator

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    The Microsoft Azure Storage Emulator is a tool that emulates the Azure Blob, Queue, and Table services for local development purposes.

    Free 77 Windows
  3. DirectX End-User Runtime Installer

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Installs a number of runtime libraries from the legacy DirectX SDK for some games that use D3DX9, D3DX10, D3DX11, XAudio 2.7, XInput 1.3, XACT, and/or Managed DirectX 1.1.

    Free 32 Windows
  4. April 2026 GDK Update 5

    Microsoft Corporation

    84

    The Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) contains the common tools, libraries, and documentation needed to build games for Xbox Game Pass for PC on Windows 10/11, Xbox consoles (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One), and cloud gaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimat

    Free 77 Windows
  5. Microsoft GameInput

    Microsoft Corporation

    84

    A next-generation input API that exposes input devices of all kinds through a single consistent interface.

    Free 77 Windows
  6. Touch Adaptation Kit Command Line Tool (TAK CLI)

    Microsoft Corporation

    84

    Command-line tool for creating and managing touch adaptation bundles for Xbox

    Free 77 Windows
  7. Xbox Game Package Manager

    Microsoft Corporation

    84

    A Windows desktop app that provides a user-friendly graphical user interface for Package Uploader and MakePkg. This app simplifies both package creation and upload operations.

    Open source 77 Windows
  8. Xbox Live Developer Tools

    Microsoft Corporation

    84

    Tools to help develop and test games that interact with Xbox services.

    Open source 77 Windows
  9. Microsoft PIX

    Microsoft Corporation

    84

    Performance tuning and debugging for DirectX 12 games on Windows

    Free 60 Windows
  10. Bot Framework Emulator

    Microsoft Corporation

    84

    Development tool for the Microsoft Bot Framework. Allows developers to test and debug bots on localhost.

    Open source 32 Windows
  11. Azure Cosmos DB Emulator

    Microsoft Corporation

    77

    The Azure Cosmos emulator provides a local environment that emulates the Azure Cosmos DB service for development purposes.

    Free 77 Windows
  12. Adobe AIR

    HARMAN International

    67

    Enabling cross-platform application and game development

    Free 77 Windows
  13. Blitz

    Blitz, Inc.

    67

    Blitz App - Your personal gaming coach

    Free 77 Windows
  14. Bloret Launcher

    Bloret

    67

    Bloret Launcher 不只是 Minecraft 启动器，但也为 Minecraft 玩家提供便捷的游戏启动与管理体验。

    Open source 77 Windows
  15. DLSS Updater

    Recol

    67

    A tool to update DLSS, XeSS, and DirectStorage DLLs for various games

    Open source 77 Windows
  16. Game Save Manager

    Yongcan Yang

    67

    Game Save Manager Setup

    Open source 77 Windows
  17. GDevelop

    GDevelop Team

    67

    The fastest, easiest, most powerful no-code game engine.

    Open source 77 Windows
  18. Godot Engine (Mono)

    Godot Engine

    67

    The Mono version of the Godot Engine

    Open source 77 Windows
  19. Godot Launcher

    Mario Debono - godotlauncher.org

    67

    Godot Launcher is a companion app for managing Godot projects with per-project editor settings.

    Open source 77 Windows
  20. GOG GALAXY

    GOG.com

    67

    All your games and friends in one place.

    Free 77 Windows
  21. Hedgewars

    Hedgewars Project

    67

    Hedgewars is a turn-based strategy, artillery, action and comedy game, featuring the antics of pink hedgehogs with attitude as they battle from the depths of hell to the depths of space.

    Open source 77 Windows
  22. LANCommander Launcher

    LANCommander LLC

    67

    LANCommander is a self-hosted game distribution platform designed for LAN parties and personal libraries. Install and play games from your LANCommander library with this game launcher.

    Open source 77 Windows
  23. LOOT

    LOOT Team

    67

    The Load Order Optimisation Tool

    Open source 77 Windows
  24. ludusavi

    mtkennerly

    67

    Backup tool for PC game saves

    Open source 77 Windows
  25. NoRiskClient

    norisk

    67

    noriskclient launcher written in tauri (svelte + rust)

    Open source 77 Windows
  26. OpenGOAL Launcher

    OpenGOAL

    67

    A launcher for the OpenGOAL Project to simplify usage and installation

    Open source 77 Windows
  27. OpenRCT2

    OpenRCT2

    67

    Open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2

    Open source 77 Windows
  28. OpenTTD

    OpenTTD

    67

    OpenTTD is a transport simulation game based upon the popular game Transport Tycoon Deluxe, written by Chris Sawyer. It attempts to mimic the original game as closely as possible while extending it with new features.

    Open source 77 Windows
  29. Playnite

    Josef Nemec

    67

    Playnite is an open source video game library manager with one simple goal: To provide a unified interface for all of your games.

    Open source 77 Windows
  30. QEMU

    QEMU Community

    67

    A generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer.

    Open source 77 Windows
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