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Hangover

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One barScore 5.4

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Hangover is ranked #13 of 27 in game compatibility layers on Freedom251. It runs on Linux.

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The record

Purpose: Hangover runs x86_64 and x86_32 Windows applications on aarch64 Wine.
Emulation: Hangover uses emulator DLLs to emulate the application rather than an entire Wine installation.
Native execution: It does not require 32-bit Unix libraries and can run applications natively without emulation.
Performance approach: Windows/Wine system calls and Unix-related work run outside the emulator, with the project describing this as a performance approach enabled by Wine WoW64 support.
64-bit emulation: For 64-bit applications, Hangover uses the ARM64EC ABI with the FEX emulator.
Supported workloads: The main focus is x86_64 and i386 Windows applications on ARM64 Linux, with ARM32 Windows applications on x86_64 Linux also possible.
Unsupported architecture: PPC64le is no longer supported and the project says it will not be added back in the near future.
Emulator integrations: The README lists FEX and Box64 integrations; QEMU is removed and Blink is not yet part of the repository.
Linux packages: GitHub Releases include packages for Debian 11, 12, and 13 and Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, and 25.10.
Additional packages: The README points to a Termux repository for Termux packages.
Graphics compatibility: Wayland is not enabled by default, and the README documents how to configure it in place of X11.
DXVK requirement: The README says DXVK requires a Vulkan 1.3 driver with certain features that may be unavailable on many ARM64 devices.
Support: A Discord server is available to contributors and previous financial supporters for advanced user support and development discussions.
Project status: The maintainer says they plan to continue releases and updates while investing less time in the project, except for the RISC-V port.

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Game Compatibility Layers in 2026#13 of 27
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Sources

github.com/AndreRH/hangover· checked 4 Oct 2026