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Steam is where most gamers come to buy and play computer games. Steam is a video game digital distribution service by Valve. The software can be used to both buy and launch games, it also packs social features allowing you to make friends and play games with or against them. The Steam platform can also be used by game developers and publishers to launch and sell games to users of the platform.

Epic Games Store is marketplace for digital games. The Epic Game Store is availible via the browser or within the Epic Games launcher. Developers who release games within the store receive 88% of the revenue generated from the game, which is drastically better than other stores.  This help developers sustain their business model, and ultimatley create more or better games. 

With GOG Galaxy you can organize your games across platforms into one functional and beautiful library. The software allows you to import all your games from PC and consoles, build and organize them into one master collection. Within the user interface you can keep track of all your achievements, hours played and games owned, combined across platforms, and install and launch any PC game you own, no matter the platform.

With RetroArch you can run emulators, game engines, video games, media players and other applications. RetroArch is a free and open-source frontend developed specifically for emulation. RetroArch allows you to play classic games on a wide range of computers and consoles through its slick graphical interface. The project is community developed and the software is released under the GNU General Public License v3.

Steam is where most gamers come to buy and play computer games. Steam is a video game digital distribution service by Valve. The software can be used to both buy and launch games, it also packs social features allowing you to make friends and play games with or against them. The Steam platform can also be used by game developers and publishers to launch and sell games to users of the platform.

PlayOnLinux is an application which allows you to easily install and use numerous games and apps designed to run with Microsoft Windows. As few games are avalible for UNIX-like systems like macOS and Linux, PlayOnLinux playes an important role of allowing people to play games utilizing wine skins. A wrapper around Windows games and software that allow the game to be used on Linux and macOS.