diff --git a/.github/actions/install-deps/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-deps/action.yml
index f4429294d6..c1e166d9bd 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install-deps/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install-deps/action.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Prerequisite setup'
-description: 'Installs dependencies (Node itself, node_modules, node-gyp)'
+description: 'Installs dependencies (Node itself, node_modules, node-gyp, helper binaries)'
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       env:
         PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD: '1'
+    - name: Download helper binaries
+      run: pnpm download-helper-binaries
+      shell: bash
diff --git a/.husky/post-checkout b/.husky/post-checkout
index ae2841da57..7d1e790d51 100755
--- a/.husky/post-checkout
+++ b/.husky/post-checkout
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 pnpm i
+pnpm download-helper-binaries
diff --git a/electron-builder.yml b/electron-builder.yml
index 9183d3ff0b..3af81b61b8 100644
--- a/electron-builder.yml
+++ b/electron-builder.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ asarUnpack:
   - build/icon-dark.png
   - build/icon-light.png
   - build/webviewPreload.js
+  - build/bin/**/*
+  - '!build/bin/legendary.LICENSE'
 
 electronDownload:
   mirror: https://github.com/castlabs/electron-releases/releases/download/v
@@ -27,11 +29,7 @@ protocols:
 win:
   artifactName: ${productName}-${version}-Setup-${arch}.${ext}
   icon: build/win_icon.ico
-  asarUnpack:
-    - build/bin/win32/legendary.exe
-    - build/bin/win32/gogdl.exe
-    - build/bin/win32/nile.exe
-  files: build/bin/win32/*
+  files: build/bin/*/win32/*
 
 portable:
   artifactName: ${productName}-${version}-Portable-${arch}.${ext}
@@ -46,12 +44,7 @@ mac:
     teamId: DLB2RYLUDX
   extendInfo:
     com.apple.security.cs.allow-jit: true
-  asarUnpack:
-    - build/bin/darwin/legendary
-    - build/bin/darwin/gogdl
-    - build/bin/darwin/nile
-  files:
-    - build/bin/darwin/*
+  files: build/bin/*/darwin/*
 
 dmg:
   background: public/dmg.png
@@ -74,13 +67,7 @@ linux:
   desktop:
     Name: Heroic Games Launcher
     Comment[de]: Ein Open Source Spielelauncher for GOG und Epic Games
-  asarUnpack:
-    - build/bin/linux/legendary
-    - build/bin/linux/gogdl
-    - build/bin/linux/nile
-    - build/bin/linux/vulkan-helper
-  files:
-    - build/bin/linux/*
+  files: build/bin/*/linux/*
 
 snap:
   base: core20
diff --git a/meta/downloadHelperBinaries.ts b/meta/downloadHelperBinaries.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..915c5ebcc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/downloadHelperBinaries.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+import { createWriteStream } from 'fs'
+import { chmod, stat, mkdir, readFile, writeFile } from 'fs/promises'
+import { dirname, join } from 'path'
+import { Readable } from 'stream'
+import { finished } from 'stream/promises'
+
+type SupportedPlatform = 'win32' | 'darwin' | 'linux'
+type DownloadedBinary = 'legendary' | 'gogdl' | 'nile'
+
+const RELEASE_TAGS = {
+  legendary: '0.20.35',
+  gogdl: 'v1.1.1',
+  nile: 'v1.1.0'
+} as const satisfies Record<DownloadedBinary, string>
+
+const pathExists = async (path: string): Promise<boolean> =>
+  stat(path).then(
+    () => true,
+    () => false
+  )
+
+async function downloadFile(url: string, dst: string) {
+  const response = await fetch(url, {
+    headers: {
+      'User-Agent': 'HeroicBinaryUpdater/1.0'
+    }
+  })
+  await mkdir(dirname(dst), { recursive: true })
+  const fileStream = createWriteStream(dst, { flags: 'w' })
+  await finished(Readable.fromWeb(response.body).pipe(fileStream))
+}
+
+async function downloadAsset(
+  binaryName: string,
+  repo: string,
+  tag_name: string,
+  arch: string,
+  platform: SupportedPlatform,
+  filename: string
+) {
+  const url = `https://github.com/${repo}/releases/download/${tag_name}/${filename}`
+  console.log('Downloading', binaryName, 'for', platform, arch, 'from', url)
+
+  const exeFilename = binaryName + (platform === 'win32' ? '.exe' : '')
+  const exePath = join('public', 'bin', arch, platform, exeFilename)
+  await downloadFile(url, exePath)
+
+  console.log('Done downloading', binaryName, 'for', platform, arch)
+
+  if (platform !== 'win32') {
+    await chmod(exePath, '755')
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Downloads assets uploaded to a GitHub release
+ * @param binaryName The binary which was built & uploaded. Also used to get the final folder path
+ * @param repo The repo to download from
+ * @param tagName The GitHub Release tag which produced the binaries
+ * @param assetNames The name(s) of the assets which were uploaded, mapped to platforms
+ */
+async function downloadGithubAssets(
+  binaryName: string,
+  repo: string,
+  tagName: string,
+  assetNames: Record<
+    'x64' | 'arm64',
+    Partial<Record<SupportedPlatform, string>>
+  >
+) {
+  const downloadPromises = Object.entries(assetNames).map(
+    async ([arch, platformFilenameMap]) =>
+      Promise.all(
+        Object.entries(platformFilenameMap).map(([platform, filename]) => {
+          if (!filename) return
+          return downloadAsset(
+            binaryName,
+            repo,
+            tagName,
+            arch,
+            platform as keyof typeof platformFilenameMap,
+            filename
+          )
+        })
+      )
+  )
+
+  return Promise.all(downloadPromises)
+}
+
+async function downloadLegendary() {
+  return downloadGithubAssets(
+    'legendary',
+    'Heroic-Games-Launcher/legendary',
+    RELEASE_TAGS['legendary'],
+    {
+      x64: {
+        linux: 'legendary_linux_x86_64',
+        darwin: 'legendary_macOS_x86_64',
+        win32: 'legendary_windows_x86_64.exe'
+      },
+      arm64: {
+        darwin: 'legendary_macOS_arm64'
+      }
+    }
+  )
+}
+
+async function downloadGogdl() {
+  return downloadGithubAssets(
+    'gogdl',
+    'Heroic-Games-Launcher/heroic-gogdl',
+    RELEASE_TAGS['gogdl'],
+    {
+      x64: {
+        linux: 'gogdl_linux_x86_64',
+        darwin: 'gogdl_macOS_x86_64',
+        win32: 'gogdl_windows_x86_64.exe'
+      },
+      arm64: {
+        darwin: 'gogdl_macOS_arm64'
+      }
+    }
+  )
+}
+
+async function downloadNile() {
+  return downloadGithubAssets('nile', 'imLinguin/nile', RELEASE_TAGS['nile'], {
+    x64: {
+      linux: 'nile_linux_x86_64',
+      darwin: 'nile_macOS_x86_64',
+      win32: 'nile_windows_x86_64.exe'
+    },
+    arm64: {
+      darwin: 'nile_macOS_arm64'
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+/**
+ * Finds out which binaries need to be downloaded by comparing
+ * `public/bin/.release_tags` to RELEASE_TAGS
+ */
+async function compareDownloadedTags(): Promise<DownloadedBinary[]> {
+  const storedTagsText = await readFile(
+    'public/bin/.release_tags',
+    'utf-8'
+  ).catch(() => '{}')
+  let storedTagsParsed: Partial<Record<DownloadedBinary, string>>
+  try {
+    storedTagsParsed = JSON.parse(storedTagsText)
+  } catch {
+    return ['legendary', 'gogdl', 'nile']
+  }
+  const binariesToDownload: DownloadedBinary[] = []
+  for (const [runner, currentTag] of Object.entries(RELEASE_TAGS)) {
+    if (storedTagsParsed[runner] !== currentTag)
+      binariesToDownload.push(runner as keyof typeof RELEASE_TAGS)
+  }
+  return binariesToDownload
+}
+
+async function storeDownloadedTags() {
+  await writeFile('public/bin/.release_tags', JSON.stringify(RELEASE_TAGS))
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  if (!(await pathExists('public/bin'))) {
+    console.error('public/bin not found, are you in the source root?')
+    return
+  }
+
+  const binariesToDownload = await compareDownloadedTags()
+  if (!binariesToDownload.length) {
+    console.log('Nothing to download, binaries are up-to-date')
+    return
+  }
+
+  console.log('Downloading:', binariesToDownload)
+  const promisesToAwait: Promise<unknown>[] = []
+
+  if (binariesToDownload.includes('legendary'))
+    promisesToAwait.push(downloadLegendary())
+  if (binariesToDownload.includes('gogdl'))
+    promisesToAwait.push(downloadGogdl())
+  if (binariesToDownload.includes('nile')) promisesToAwait.push(downloadNile())
+
+  await Promise.all(promisesToAwait)
+
+  await storeDownloadedTags()
+}
+
+void main()
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0f1673e668..60665ebee2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
     "i18n": "i18next --silent",
     "prepare": "husky install",
     "prettier": "prettier --check .",
-    "prettier-fix": "prettier --write ."
+    "prettier-fix": "prettier --write .",
+    "download-helper-binaries": "esbuild --bundle --platform=node --target=node21 meta/downloadHelperBinaries.ts | node"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@emotion/react": "11.10.6",
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@
     "@types/i18next-fs-backend": "1.1.4",
     "@types/ini": "1.3.31",
     "@types/jest": "29.4.0",
-    "@types/node": "18.15.0",
+    "@types/node": "20.14.9",
     "@types/plist": "3.0.2",
     "@types/react": "18.2.34",
     "@types/react-beautiful-dnd": "13.1.4",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index a386678e04..524a9079a7 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: 29.4.0
         version: 29.4.0
       '@types/node':
-        specifier: 18.15.0
-        version: 18.15.0
+        specifier: 20.14.9
+        version: 20.14.9
       '@types/plist':
         specifier: 3.0.2
         version: 3.0.2
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ importers:
         version: 5.47.1(eslint@8.36.0)(typescript@4.9.4)
       '@vitejs/plugin-react-swc':
         specifier: 3.6.0
-        version: 3.6.0(vite@5.2.8(@types/node@18.15.0)(sass@1.59.2))
+        version: 3.6.0(vite@5.2.8(@types/node@20.14.9)(sass@1.59.2))
       cross-env:
         specifier: 7.0.3
         version: 7.0.3
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ importers:
         version: 24.13.3(electron-builder-squirrel-windows@24.13.3(dmg-builder@24.13.3))
       electron-vite:
         specifier: ^2.0.0
-        version: 2.2.0(@swc/core@1.4.11)(vite@5.2.8(@types/node@18.15.0)(sass@1.59.2))
+        version: 2.2.0(@swc/core@1.4.11)(vite@5.2.8(@types/node@20.14.9)(sass@1.59.2))
       eslint:
         specifier: 8.36.0
         version: 8.36.0
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ importers:
         version: 7.7.0
       jest:
         specifier: 29.5.0
-        version: 29.5.0(@types/node@18.15.0)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)
+        version: 29.5.0(@types/node@20.14.9)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)
       node-gyp:
         specifier: ^10.0.1
         version: 10.1.0
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ importers:
         version: 0.2.1
       ts-jest:
         specifier: 29.0.5
-        version: 29.0.5(@babel/core@7.24.3)(@jest/types@29.6.3)(babel-jest@29.7.0(@babel/core@7.24.3))(jest@29.5.0(@types/node@18.15.0)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0))(typescript@4.9.4)
+        version: 29.0.5(@babel/core@7.24.3)(@jest/types@29.6.3)(babel-jest@29.7.0(@babel/core@7.24.3))(jest@29.5.0(@types/node@20.14.9)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0))(typescript@4.9.4)
       ts-prune:
         specifier: 0.10.3
         version: 0.10.3
@@ -320,10 +320,10 @@ importers:
         version: 1.26.0(eslint@8.36.0)
       vite:
         specifier: 5.2.8
-        version: 5.2.8(@types/node@18.15.0)(sass@1.59.2)
+        version: 5.2.8(@types/node@20.14.9)(sass@1.59.2)
       vite-plugin-svgr:
         specifier: 4.2.0
-        version: 4.2.0(rollup@4.17.2)(typescript@4.9.4)(vite@5.2.8(@types/node@18.15.0)(sass@1.59.2))
+        version: 4.2.0(rollup@4.17.2)(typescript@4.9.4)(vite@5.2.8(@types/node@20.14.9)(sass@1.59.2))
 
 packages:
 
@@ -1726,11 +1726,8 @@ packages:
   '@types/node@16.18.97':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-4muilE1Lbfn57unR+/nT9AFjWk0MtWi5muwCEJqnOvfRQDbSfLCUdN7vCIg8TYuaANfhLOV85ve+FNpiUsbSRg==}
 
-  '@types/node@18.15.0':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-z6nr0TTEOBGkzLGmbypWOGnpSpSIBorEhC4L+4HeQ2iezKCi4f77kyslRwvHeNitymGQ+oFyIWGP96l/DPSV9w==}
-
-  '@types/node@20.11.30':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-dHM6ZxwlmuZaRmUPfv1p+KrdD1Dci04FbdEm/9wEMouFqxYoFl5aMkt0VMAUtYRQDyYvD41WJLukhq/ha3YuTw==}
+  '@types/node@20.14.9':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-06OCtnTXtWOZBJlRApleWndH4JsRVs1pDCc8dLSQp+7PpUpX3ePdHyeNSFTeSe7FtKyQkrlPvHwJOW3SLd8Oyg==}
 
   '@types/normalize-package-data@2.4.4':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-37i+OaWTh9qeK4LSHPsyRC7NahnGotNuZvjLSgcPzblpHB3rrCJxAOgI5gCdKm7coonsaX1Of0ILiTcnZjbfxA==}
@@ -6653,7 +6650,7 @@ snapshots:
   '@jest/console@29.7.0':
     dependencies:
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
       chalk: 4.1.2
       jest-message-util: 29.7.0
       jest-util: 29.7.0
@@ -6666,14 +6663,14 @@ snapshots:
       '@jest/test-result': 29.7.0
       '@jest/transform': 29.7.0
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
       ansi-escapes: 4.3.2
       chalk: 4.1.2
       ci-info: 3.9.0
       exit: 0.1.2
       graceful-fs: 4.2.10
       jest-changed-files: 29.7.0
-      jest-config: 29.7.0(@types/node@18.15.0)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)
+      jest-config: 29.7.0(@types/node@20.14.9)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)
       jest-haste-map: 29.7.0
       jest-message-util: 29.7.0
       jest-regex-util: 29.6.3
@@ -6698,7 +6695,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@jest/fake-timers': 29.7.0
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
       jest-mock: 29.7.0
 
   '@jest/expect-utils@29.7.0':
@@ -6716,7 +6713,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
       '@sinonjs/fake-timers': 10.3.0
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
       jest-message-util: 29.7.0
       jest-mock: 29.7.0
       jest-util: 29.7.0
@@ -6738,7 +6735,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@jest/transform': 29.7.0
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
       '@jridgewell/trace-mapping': 0.3.25
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
       chalk: 4.1.2
       collect-v8-coverage: 1.0.2
       exit: 0.1.2
@@ -6808,7 +6805,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@jest/schemas': 29.6.3
       '@types/istanbul-lib-coverage': 2.0.6
       '@types/istanbul-reports': 3.0.4
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
       '@types/yargs': 17.0.32
       chalk: 4.1.2
 
@@ -7257,7 +7254,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@types/http-cache-semantics': 4.0.4
       '@types/keyv': 3.1.4
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
       '@types/responselike': 1.0.3
 
   '@types/d3-array@3.2.1': {}
@@ -7293,15 +7290,15 @@ snapshots:
   '@types/fs-extra@11.0.4':
     dependencies:
       '@types/jsonfile': 6.1.4
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
 
   '@types/fs-extra@9.0.13':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
 
   '@types/graceful-fs@4.1.9':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
 
   '@types/hast@2.3.10':
     dependencies:
@@ -7343,11 +7340,11 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/jsonfile@6.1.4':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
 
   '@types/keyv@3.1.4':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
 
   '@types/mdast@3.0.15':
     dependencies:
@@ -7359,9 +7356,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/node@16.18.97': {}
 
-  '@types/node@18.15.0': {}
-
-  '@types/node@20.11.30':
+  '@types/node@20.14.9':
     dependencies:
       undici-types: 5.26.5
 
@@ -7371,7 +7366,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/plist@3.0.2':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
       xmlbuilder: 15.1.1
 
   '@types/prop-types@15.7.12': {}
@@ -7414,7 +7409,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/responselike@1.0.3':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
 
   '@types/sanitize-html@2.9.0':
     dependencies:
@@ -7451,7 +7446,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/yauzl@2.10.3':
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
     optional: true
 
   '@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin@5.47.1(@typescript-eslint/parser@5.47.1(eslint@8.36.0)(typescript@4.9.4))(eslint@8.36.0)(typescript@4.9.4)':
@@ -7558,10 +7553,10 @@ snapshots:
       '@typescript-eslint/types': 5.62.0
       eslint-visitor-keys: 3.4.3
 
-  '@vitejs/plugin-react-swc@3.6.0(vite@5.2.8(@types/node@18.15.0)(sass@1.59.2))':
+  '@vitejs/plugin-react-swc@3.6.0(vite@5.2.8(@types/node@20.14.9)(sass@1.59.2))':
     dependencies:
       '@swc/core': 1.4.11
-      vite: 5.2.8(@types/node@18.15.0)(sass@1.59.2)
+      vite: 5.2.8(@types/node@20.14.9)(sass@1.59.2)
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - '@swc/helpers'
 
@@ -8350,13 +8345,13 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       capture-stack-trace: 1.0.2
 
-  create-jest@29.7.0(@types/node@18.15.0)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0):
+  create-jest@29.7.0(@types/node@20.14.9)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0):
     dependencies:
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
       chalk: 4.1.2
       exit: 0.1.2
       graceful-fs: 4.2.10
-      jest-config: 29.7.0(@types/node@18.15.0)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)
+      jest-config: 29.7.0(@types/node@20.14.9)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)
       jest-util: 29.7.0
       prompts: 2.4.2
     transitivePeerDependencies:
@@ -8732,7 +8727,7 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
-  electron-vite@2.2.0(@swc/core@1.4.11)(vite@5.2.8(@types/node@18.15.0)(sass@1.59.2)):
+  electron-vite@2.2.0(@swc/core@1.4.11)(vite@5.2.8(@types/node@20.14.9)(sass@1.59.2)):
     dependencies:
       '@babel/core': 7.24.3
       '@babel/plugin-transform-arrow-functions': 7.24.1(@babel/core@7.24.3)
@@ -8740,7 +8735,7 @@ snapshots:
       esbuild: 0.19.12
       magic-string: 0.30.10
       picocolors: 1.0.0
-      vite: 5.2.8(@types/node@18.15.0)(sass@1.59.2)
+      vite: 5.2.8(@types/node@20.14.9)(sass@1.59.2)
     optionalDependencies:
       '@swc/core': 1.4.11
     transitivePeerDependencies:
@@ -8757,7 +8752,7 @@ snapshots:
   electron@https://codeload.github.com/castlabs/electron-releases/tar.gz/11c396ff7aa05e8fd8049193b58684f119cc0b8d:
     dependencies:
       '@electron/get': 2.0.3
-      '@types/node': 20.11.30
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
       extract-zip: 2.0.1
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
@@ -9963,7 +9958,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@jest/expect': 29.7.0
       '@jest/test-result': 29.7.0
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
       chalk: 4.1.2
       co: 4.6.0
       dedent: 1.5.1(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)
@@ -9983,16 +9978,16 @@ snapshots:
       - babel-plugin-macros
       - supports-color
 
-  jest-cli@29.7.0(@types/node@18.15.0)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0):
+  jest-cli@29.7.0(@types/node@20.14.9)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0):
     dependencies:
       '@jest/core': 29.7.0(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)
       '@jest/test-result': 29.7.0
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
       chalk: 4.1.2
-      create-jest: 29.7.0(@types/node@18.15.0)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)
+      create-jest: 29.7.0(@types/node@20.14.9)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)
       exit: 0.1.2
       import-local: 3.1.0
-      jest-config: 29.7.0(@types/node@18.15.0)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)
+      jest-config: 29.7.0(@types/node@20.14.9)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)
       jest-util: 29.7.0
       jest-validate: 29.7.0
       yargs: 17.7.2
@@ -10002,7 +9997,7 @@ snapshots:
       - supports-color
       - ts-node
 
-  jest-config@29.7.0(@types/node@18.15.0)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0):
+  jest-config@29.7.0(@types/node@20.14.9)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0):
     dependencies:
       '@babel/core': 7.24.3
       '@jest/test-sequencer': 29.7.0
@@ -10027,7 +10022,7 @@ snapshots:
       slash: 3.0.0
       strip-json-comments: 3.1.1
     optionalDependencies:
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - babel-plugin-macros
       - supports-color
@@ -10056,7 +10051,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@jest/environment': 29.7.0
       '@jest/fake-timers': 29.7.0
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
       jest-mock: 29.7.0
       jest-util: 29.7.0
 
@@ -10066,7 +10061,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
       '@types/graceful-fs': 4.1.9
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
       anymatch: 3.1.3
       fb-watchman: 2.0.2
       graceful-fs: 4.2.10
@@ -10105,7 +10100,7 @@ snapshots:
   jest-mock@29.7.0:
     dependencies:
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
       jest-util: 29.7.0
 
   jest-pnp-resolver@1.2.3(jest-resolve@29.7.0):
@@ -10140,7 +10135,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@jest/test-result': 29.7.0
       '@jest/transform': 29.7.0
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
       chalk: 4.1.2
       emittery: 0.13.1
       graceful-fs: 4.2.10
@@ -10168,7 +10163,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@jest/test-result': 29.7.0
       '@jest/transform': 29.7.0
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
       chalk: 4.1.2
       cjs-module-lexer: 1.2.3
       collect-v8-coverage: 1.0.2
@@ -10214,7 +10209,7 @@ snapshots:
   jest-util@29.7.0:
     dependencies:
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
       chalk: 4.1.2
       ci-info: 3.9.0
       graceful-fs: 4.2.10
@@ -10233,7 +10228,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@jest/test-result': 29.7.0
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
       ansi-escapes: 4.3.2
       chalk: 4.1.2
       emittery: 0.13.1
@@ -10242,17 +10237,17 @@ snapshots:
 
   jest-worker@29.7.0:
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
       jest-util: 29.7.0
       merge-stream: 2.0.0
       supports-color: 8.1.1
 
-  jest@29.5.0(@types/node@18.15.0)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0):
+  jest@29.5.0(@types/node@20.14.9)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0):
     dependencies:
       '@jest/core': 29.7.0(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
       import-local: 3.1.0
-      jest-cli: 29.7.0(@types/node@18.15.0)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)
+      jest-cli: 29.7.0(@types/node@20.14.9)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - '@types/node'
       - babel-plugin-macros
@@ -12015,11 +12010,11 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       utf8-byte-length: 1.0.4
 
-  ts-jest@29.0.5(@babel/core@7.24.3)(@jest/types@29.6.3)(babel-jest@29.7.0(@babel/core@7.24.3))(jest@29.5.0(@types/node@18.15.0)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0))(typescript@4.9.4):
+  ts-jest@29.0.5(@babel/core@7.24.3)(@jest/types@29.6.3)(babel-jest@29.7.0(@babel/core@7.24.3))(jest@29.5.0(@types/node@20.14.9)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0))(typescript@4.9.4):
     dependencies:
       bs-logger: 0.2.6
       fast-json-stable-stringify: 2.1.0
-      jest: 29.5.0(@types/node@18.15.0)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)
+      jest: 29.5.0(@types/node@20.14.9)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)
       jest-util: 29.7.0
       json5: 2.2.3
       lodash.memoize: 4.1.2
@@ -12373,24 +12368,24 @@ snapshots:
       replace-ext: 2.0.0
       teex: 1.0.1
 
-  vite-plugin-svgr@4.2.0(rollup@4.17.2)(typescript@4.9.4)(vite@5.2.8(@types/node@18.15.0)(sass@1.59.2)):
+  vite-plugin-svgr@4.2.0(rollup@4.17.2)(typescript@4.9.4)(vite@5.2.8(@types/node@20.14.9)(sass@1.59.2)):
     dependencies:
       '@rollup/pluginutils': 5.1.0(rollup@4.17.2)
       '@svgr/core': 8.1.0(typescript@4.9.4)
       '@svgr/plugin-jsx': 8.1.0(@svgr/core@8.1.0(typescript@4.9.4))
-      vite: 5.2.8(@types/node@18.15.0)(sass@1.59.2)
+      vite: 5.2.8(@types/node@20.14.9)(sass@1.59.2)
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - rollup
       - supports-color
       - typescript
 
-  vite@5.2.8(@types/node@18.15.0)(sass@1.59.2):
+  vite@5.2.8(@types/node@20.14.9)(sass@1.59.2):
     dependencies:
       esbuild: 0.20.2
       postcss: 8.4.38
       rollup: 4.17.2
     optionalDependencies:
-      '@types/node': 18.15.0
+      '@types/node': 20.14.9
       fsevents: 2.3.3
       sass: 1.59.2
 
diff --git a/public/bin/.gitignore b/public/bin/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e897d46c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/bin/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+**/legendary
+**/legendary.exe
+**/gogdl
+**/gogdl.exe
+**/nile
+**/nile.exe
+.release_tags
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/bin/darwin/gogdl b/public/bin/darwin/gogdl
deleted file mode 100755
index 763cf1f909..0000000000
Binary files a/public/bin/darwin/gogdl and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/public/bin/darwin/legendary b/public/bin/darwin/legendary
deleted file mode 100755
index fb74d79154..0000000000
Binary files a/public/bin/darwin/legendary and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/public/bin/darwin/nile b/public/bin/darwin/nile
deleted file mode 100755
index b1bf1c32d6..0000000000
Binary files a/public/bin/darwin/nile and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/public/bin/linux/gogdl b/public/bin/linux/gogdl
deleted file mode 100755
index d4125320f7..0000000000
Binary files a/public/bin/linux/gogdl and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/public/bin/linux/legendary b/public/bin/linux/legendary
deleted file mode 100755
index cc686fd033..0000000000
Binary files a/public/bin/linux/legendary and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/public/bin/linux/nile b/public/bin/linux/nile
deleted file mode 100755
index 812e48ff7e..0000000000
Binary files a/public/bin/linux/nile and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/public/bin/win32/gogdl.exe b/public/bin/win32/gogdl.exe
deleted file mode 100755
index 44b81729f2..0000000000
Binary files a/public/bin/win32/gogdl.exe and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/public/bin/win32/legendary.exe b/public/bin/win32/legendary.exe
deleted file mode 100755
index 7c84d54385..0000000000
Binary files a/public/bin/win32/legendary.exe and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/public/bin/win32/nile.exe b/public/bin/win32/nile.exe
deleted file mode 100644
index 9508522811..0000000000
Binary files a/public/bin/win32/nile.exe and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/public/bin/linux/vulkan-helper b/public/bin/x64/linux/vulkan-helper
similarity index 100%
rename from public/bin/linux/vulkan-helper
rename to public/bin/x64/linux/vulkan-helper
diff --git a/src/backend/constants.ts b/src/backend/constants.ts
index 9e4858c84f..c3a8ae9f5b 100644
--- a/src/backend/constants.ts
+++ b/src/backend/constants.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ const publicDir = resolve(
 )
 const gogdlAuthConfig = join(app.getPath('userData'), 'gog_store', 'auth.json')
 const vulkanHelperBin = fixAsarPath(
-  join(publicDir, 'bin', process.platform, 'vulkan-helper')
+  join(publicDir, 'bin', process.arch, process.platform, 'vulkan-helper')
 )
 const icon = fixAsarPath(join(publicDir, 'icon.png'))
 const iconDark = fixAsarPath(join(publicDir, 'icon-dark.png'))
diff --git a/src/backend/utils.ts b/src/backend/utils.ts
index ada1d85594..8463e38e26 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils.ts
+++ b/src/backend/utils.ts
@@ -443,34 +443,55 @@ function splitPathAndName(fullPath: string): { dir: string; bin: string } {
   return { dir, bin }
 }
 
+function archSpecificBinary(binaryName: string) {
+  // Try to use the arch-native binary first, if that doesn't exist fall back to
+  // the x64 version (assume a compatibility layer like box64 is installed)
+  const archSpecificPath = join(
+    publicDir,
+    'bin',
+    process.arch,
+    process.platform,
+    binaryName
+  )
+  if (existsSync(archSpecificPath)) return archSpecificPath
+  return join(publicDir, 'bin', 'x64', process.platform, binaryName)
+}
+
+let defaultLegendaryPath: string | undefined = undefined
 function getLegendaryBin(): { dir: string; bin: string } {
   const settings = GlobalConfig.get().getSettings()
   if (settings?.altLegendaryBin) {
     return splitPathAndName(settings.altLegendaryBin)
   }
-  return splitPathAndName(
-    fixAsarPath(join(publicDir, 'bin', process.platform, 'legendary'))
-  )
+
+  if (!defaultLegendaryPath)
+    defaultLegendaryPath = archSpecificBinary('legendary')
+
+  return splitPathAndName(fixAsarPath(defaultLegendaryPath))
 }
 
+let defaultGogdlPath: string | undefined = undefined
 function getGOGdlBin(): { dir: string; bin: string } {
   const settings = GlobalConfig.get().getSettings()
   if (settings?.altGogdlBin) {
     return splitPathAndName(settings.altGogdlBin)
   }
-  return splitPathAndName(
-    fixAsarPath(join(publicDir, 'bin', process.platform, 'gogdl'))
-  )
+
+  if (!defaultGogdlPath) defaultGogdlPath = archSpecificBinary('gogdl')
+
+  return splitPathAndName(fixAsarPath(defaultGogdlPath))
 }
 
+let defaultNilePath: string | undefined = undefined
 function getNileBin(): { dir: string; bin: string } {
   const settings = GlobalConfig.get().getSettings()
   if (settings?.altNileBin) {
     return splitPathAndName(settings.altNileBin)
   }
-  return splitPathAndName(
-    fixAsarPath(join(publicDir, 'bin', process.platform, 'nile'))
-  )
+
+  if (!defaultNilePath) defaultNilePath = archSpecificBinary('nile')
+
+  return splitPathAndName(fixAsarPath(defaultNilePath))
 }
 
 function getFormattedOsName(): string {
diff --git a/tsconfig.eslint.json b/tsconfig.eslint.json
index 54ecc0f563..cdca638e54 100644
--- a/tsconfig.eslint.json
+++ b/tsconfig.eslint.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     "e2e/**/*.js",
     "flathub/**/*.ts",
     "playwright.config.ts",
-    "electron.vite.config.ts"
+    "electron.vite.config.ts",
+    "meta/**/*.ts"
   ],
   "exclude": []
 }