diff --git a/games-util/heroic-bin/Manifest b/games-util/heroic-bin/Manifest
index 5a8a58f7c0484..784bdcf6f2561 100644
--- a/games-util/heroic-bin/Manifest
+++ b/games-util/heroic-bin/Manifest
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 DIST com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.2.18.0.desktop 529 BLAKE2B effd9f5d89cb8453e616650cd128fea795c65c2c2d2f6073f2d137fcb270aa02554a19e6e627ccc7aaf0c927f42cd86ca56beeba6478929eeb28b2dafcd572aa SHA512 e7af610d21013943c43539224a5dd2ea3994726ecc7ed14e9db3513543ab5c6796d66394eb63d90f90148259ef2928739cd346eb7c8fe7a73273984fe9b8e6a5
 DIST com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.2.18.0.png 9797 BLAKE2B c6f76df4ec2fd25323f5c37e03605647ede8f8c2ed48cfbb8af11aad22ae90182d3678b943633b46a2d8dfb0c1cbd1a275b6c62dde238b9b0f68cbafb4bf3697 SHA512 68e9881fb4f123008398409825aa8cf70cec34365a23adb1234f7c054a14f40d159e7d8912cfedac0bb2b12f1d3c3c980469c2fca9735d4bc06bd4074aecc7e3
+DIST com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.2.18.1.desktop 529 BLAKE2B effd9f5d89cb8453e616650cd128fea795c65c2c2d2f6073f2d137fcb270aa02554a19e6e627ccc7aaf0c927f42cd86ca56beeba6478929eeb28b2dafcd572aa SHA512 e7af610d21013943c43539224a5dd2ea3994726ecc7ed14e9db3513543ab5c6796d66394eb63d90f90148259ef2928739cd346eb7c8fe7a73273984fe9b8e6a5
+DIST com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.2.18.1.png 9797 BLAKE2B c6f76df4ec2fd25323f5c37e03605647ede8f8c2ed48cfbb8af11aad22ae90182d3678b943633b46a2d8dfb0c1cbd1a275b6c62dde238b9b0f68cbafb4bf3697 SHA512 68e9881fb4f123008398409825aa8cf70cec34365a23adb1234f7c054a14f40d159e7d8912cfedac0bb2b12f1d3c3c980469c2fca9735d4bc06bd4074aecc7e3
 DIST heroic-bin-2.18.0.tar.xz 120185448 BLAKE2B d3347fcd2084667fa30b01e07bd252f5213a440de37748d7c58e648a3ba511cbcd0e9bd45187cd2751bcbfea1b55c6fde8af53a7c86e80cc2eec29c72c039bee SHA512 e75690b4730935d4378a7b71a6da522c94acc9d2ba57872764f1e8c3809bbf3ad3661269174049019f6dfb6e725beb1a4befe2c993e7006308bacfc7425bc7ce
+DIST heroic-bin-2.18.1.tar.xz 120199340 BLAKE2B 759e5faa5e52643d2437fb71c3887a8888d019b93a38613312c20d1fcbad094ff1eb59845a9fea2edcdeb2f7ff97c1f24dedd188fac011b2e0a854ca1927983c SHA512 4a454d92bf823a914f477fa9163a88a87f4daa092de1f0eb4fad5d3b7940feeb03fa171df6177861b3690a72828cb94380344dd71ded4ace5e002372c22befe7
diff --git a/games-util/heroic-bin/heroic-bin-2.18.1.ebuild b/games-util/heroic-bin/heroic-bin-2.18.1.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b49becda315fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games-util/heroic-bin/heroic-bin-2.18.1.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+CHROMIUM_LANGS="
+	af am ar bg bn ca cs da de el en-GB en-US es es-419 et fa fi fil fr gu he hi
+	hr hu id it ja kn ko lt lv ml mr ms nb nl pl pt-BR pt-PT ro ru sk sl sr sv
+	sw ta te th tr uk ur vi zh-CN zh-TW
+"
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{10..14} python3_13t )
+
+inherit chromium-2 desktop python-single-r1 xdg
+
+DESCRIPTION="GOG and Epic Games Launcher for Linux"
+HOMEPAGE="https://heroicgameslauncher.com/
+	https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/"
+SRC_URI="
+	https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/releases/download/v${PV}/heroic-${PV}-linux-x64.tar.xz
+		-> ${P}.tar.xz
+	https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/raw/v${PV}/flatpak/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.desktop
+		-> com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.${PV}.desktop
+	https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/raw/v${PV}/flatpak/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.png
+		-> com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.${PV}.png
+"
+S="${WORKDIR}/Heroic-${PV}-linux-x64"
+
+LICENSE="GPL-3+"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64"
+IUSE="gamescope"
+REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
+
+RDEPEND="
+	${PYTHON_DEPS}
+	app-accessibility/at-spi2-core
+	app-arch/brotli
+	app-arch/bzip2
+	dev-libs/expat
+	dev-libs/fribidi
+	dev-libs/glib
+	dev-libs/gmp
+	dev-libs/libffi
+	dev-libs/libpcre2
+	dev-libs/libtasn1
+	dev-libs/nettle
+	dev-libs/nspr
+	dev-libs/nss
+	dev-libs/wayland
+	media-fonts/freefont
+	media-gfx/graphite2
+	media-libs/alsa-lib
+	media-libs/fontconfig
+	media-libs/freetype
+	media-libs/harfbuzz
+	media-libs/libepoxy
+	media-libs/libjpeg-turbo
+	media-libs/libpng
+	media-libs/mesa
+	media-video/ffmpeg
+	net-dns/libidn2
+	net-libs/gnutls
+	net-print/cups
+	sys-apps/dbus
+	sys-libs/glibc
+	sys-libs/zlib
+	x11-libs/cairo
+	x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf
+	x11-libs/gtk+:3
+	x11-libs/libX11
+	x11-libs/libXau
+	x11-libs/libXcomposite
+	x11-libs/libXcursor
+	x11-libs/libXdamage
+	x11-libs/libXdmcp
+	x11-libs/libXext
+	x11-libs/libXfixes
+	x11-libs/libXi
+	x11-libs/libXrandr
+	x11-libs/libXrender
+	x11-libs/libdrm
+	x11-libs/libxcb
+	x11-libs/libxkbcommon
+	x11-libs/pango
+	x11-libs/pixman
+	gamescope? ( gui-wm/gamescope )
+"
+
+QA_PREBUILT=".*"
+
+src_configure() {
+	default
+
+	chromium_suid_sandbox_check_kernel_config
+}
+
+src_prepare() {
+	default
+
+	cd locales || die
+	chromium_remove_language_paks
+
+	# Create gamescope desktop file
+	if use gamescope; then
+		cp "${DISTDIR}"/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.${PV}.desktop \
+			"${WORKDIR}"/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.gamescope.${PV}.desktop || die
+
+		sed -i 's/Name=Heroic Games Launcher/Name=Heroic Games Launcher (Gamescope)/g' \
+			"${WORKDIR}"/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.gamescope.${PV}.desktop || die
+		sed -i 's/Exec=heroic-run %u/Exec=env GDK_BACKEND=wayland gamescope -f -R --RT --force-grab-cursor --prefer-vk-device --adaptive-sync --nested-unfocused-refresh 30 -- heroic-run --ozone-platform=x11 --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform,WaylandWindowDecorations/g' \
+			"${WORKDIR}"/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.gamescope.${PV}.desktop || die
+	fi
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	local app_root=/opt/${P/-bin}
+	local app_dest="${ED}"/${app_root}
+
+	dodoc LICENSE.*
+	rm LICENSE.* || die
+
+	dodir "${app_root%/*}"
+	cp -r "${S}" "${app_dest}" || die
+
+	dosym -r "${PYTHON}" \
+		"${app_root}"/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/register-scheme/build/node_gyp_bins/python3
+
+	find "${app_dest}" -type f -name "*.a" -exec rm {} + || die
+
+	dosym -r "${app_root}"/heroic /usr/bin/heroic-run
+
+	# Install resources: desktop file and icon.
+	newmenu "${DISTDIR}"/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.${PV}.desktop \
+			com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.desktop
+	if use gamescope; then
+		newmenu "${WORKDIR}"/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.gamescope.${PV}.desktop \
+			com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.gamescope.desktop
+	fi
+	newicon "${DISTDIR}"/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.${PV}.png	\
+			com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.png
+}