Xodus Nexus

Your Microsoft Store PC games, on Linux.

An Xbox-inspired launcher built on Xodus, using our patched Nexus backend and Nexus runtime. Browse the Store, install games you own or can access through a subscription, and play with one shared runtime. Xbox sign-in and cloud saves are available for supported games.

Preview with sample account data.

Download the latest x86_64 Linux AppImage from Releases, make it executable and open it.

For an application-menu installation on supported distributions:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/domsvoboda/xodus-nexus/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

In Settings, install the Nexus backend and Nexus runtime, then sign in with your Microsoft account. A valid game purchase or subscription is required.

If passkey sign-in gets stuck, choose Continue in browser in the sign-in window. This option requires Google Chrome, either a native installation or the Flatpak version available through Discover. Other browsers are not supported.

Setup guide and SteamOS requirements

• My Library combines owned, Game Pass and installed games, with Access, Play state and title filters.
• Open a game for its description, categories, screenshot gallery and available Xbox achievements, time played and last activity. Xbox data depends on the account and game.
• Store lets you browse and install supported PC games.
• Manage content installs licensed add-ons and campaign packages.
• Install Queue downloads games one at a time and lets you add more while downloading or playing another game. Pause and resume are supported, including manual resume after restarting the launcher.
• Cancelling a new installation can keep or delete its partial files. Existing games, updates and DLC keep their files.
• Right-click an installed game for settings, VC++ prerequisites, shortcuts or removal.
• Removing a game can keep its files or permanently delete its installation folder without using Trash. Saves inside that folder are deleted too; saves elsewhere are not affected.
• Game settings offer an optional DualSense compatibility mode if a standard DualSense is not detected. It applies only to that game and may disable advanced haptics and adaptive triggers.
• Choose Add to Steam in the game menu, or Add Nexus to Steam in Settings, to create a Non-Steam shortcut with available artwork. Steam can stay running, including in Game Mode. Requires native Linux Steam; Flatpak Steam is not yet supported.
• Update the launcher, backend and runtime in Settings.
• Settings → Downloads sets a combined game download speed limit in MiB/s (0 means unlimited). A supporting Nexus backend is required; saving the limit also applies it to active downloads.
• For account, library or installation errors, use Settings → Xodus backend → Open backend diagnostic log. The local log contains safe error codes and operation results, not credentials. Review it before sharing.

• If the service is stopped, use Start service. Supported KDE wallets should also start automatically when Nexus opens in Game Mode.
• If your wallet has a password, its native unlock window may appear. Enter your wallet password, which is not necessarily your Microsoft account password. Nexus does not receive this password.
• A wallet without a password should unlock without requiring password entry.
• If no wallet exists, use Create wallet and complete the system dialog. On KDE, choose Classic, blowfish encrypted file for a normal password-based wallet if you do not have a GPG encryption key. An empty password does not protect stored credentials.
• If setup or the password dialog does not work in Game Mode, try it in Desktop Mode first. If the problem persists, include the backend diagnostic log in your issue report.

Microsoft Store supports up to 10 linked devices. If downloading or launching a game fails with Microsoft Store device limit reached (licensing code 501), open Microsoft Store device management and sign in with the same Microsoft account. Unlink only an old device you no longer use, then retry in Nexus. You do not need to sign out or reset the wallet. Other license errors can have different causes.

Documentation · Report an issue

Every game uses the same launch path and shared runtime.

The experimental Nexus Runtime is based on Valve's Proton Experimental. It is not yet installed automatically by released launchers.

These results come from manual testing and user reports. Other games may work, but have not been verified and may encounter compatibility issues.

Full compatibility list

User reports describe individual setups, not universal compatibility. The wiki links to report sources and the community spreadsheet. Launch-only reports do not confirm gameplay or online support.

Library · Store · Install queue · Settings

Independent project, not affiliated with Microsoft or Xbox. A valid game license is required. Launcher: MIT license. The separate Xodus backend retains its upstream GPLv3 license and ships with corresponding source. The Nexus runtime includes FFmpeg shared libraries under LGPL 2.1 or later; its corresponding pinned source and build recipe accompany each runtime release. Contributing