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You can either copy and edit the desktop files or make your own. You can either copy and edit the desktop files or make your own.
### Copy and Edit desktop files (Recommended) ### Copy and Edit .desktop files (Recommended)
#### Step 1: Find the files #### Step 1: Find the files
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Categories=Game Categories=Game
``` ```
## How-to: Launch Heroic Games
#### Step 1: Create and move .desktop file from Heroic
1. Open Heroic
2. Install the game
3. Go to the `Library` -> `Your Game` -> Press the `Three Dotted Menu`
4. Press `Add Shortcut`
5. A shortcut will now be created on the Desktop.
6. Move that to `retrodeck/roms/windows/`.
<img src="../heroic-shortcut.png" width="800">
### Step 2: Edit the .desktop file
Open the `.desktop` file and edit it.
The files are different if you have the native version of Heroic installed or the Flatpak version.
### Step 2b: Heroic (Flatpak)
Edit the file original file.
- **Exec=** Add the `flatpak-spawn --host flatpak run com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl --no-gui --no-sandbox` instead of `xdg-open`.
**Example: Original - Flight of the Amazon Queen.desktop**
```
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Flight of the Amazon Queen
Exec=xdg-open heroic://launch?appName=1207659723&runner=gog
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=/home/deck/Games/Heroic/Flight of the Amazon Queen/goggame-1207659723.ico
Categories=Game;
```
**Example: Edited - Flight of the Amazon Queen.desktop**
```
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Flight of the Amazon Queen
Exec=flatpak-spawn --host flatpak run com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl --no-gui --no-sandbox heroic://launch?appName=1207659723
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=/home/deck/Games/Heroic/Flight of the Amazon Queen/goggame-1207659723.ico
Categories=Game;
```
## How-to: Launch Native Games ## How-to: Launch Native Games
**W.I.P** **W.I.P**
You can either copy and edit the desktop files or make your own. You can either copy and edit the desktop files or make your own.
### Copy and Edit desktop files ### Copy and Edit .desktop files (Recommended)
#### Step 1: Find the files #### Step 1: Find the files
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`/usr/share/applications/` `/usr/share/applications/`
## How-to: Launch Heroic Games
**W.I.P**
## The Last Step: Launch the Games via RetroDECK & Scrape ## The Last Step: Launch the Games via RetroDECK & Scrape
After the `.desktop` files have been created and everything is working as expected, RetroDECK will recognize the `.desktop` file the next time you start it. The games will appear under the Windows tab in ES-DE. If you have named the games correctly, there is a good chance that the scraper will identify them. After the `.desktop` files have been created and everything is working as expected, RetroDECK will recognize the `.desktop` file the next time you start it. The games will appear under the Windows tab in ES-DE. If you have named the games correctly, there is a good chance that the scraper will identify them.

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