Rigour Hero is a browser-based Old School RuneScape prayer-flicking arcade game at rigourhero.com. Players choose a boss or raid, switch protection prayers to block attacks, build combo-based XP, earn GP, unlock collection-log items and pets, equip raid gear, and compete on global leaderboards.
This repository is the optional desktop app shell for that game. It is a lightweight Electron wrapper that loads the live web game in a clean Windows app window.
Rigour Hero is the game itself: a live web arcade game about OSRS prayer timing, boss drops, collection logs, raids, chat, profiles, leaderboards, and player progression.
The main game runs at rigourhero.com. The public player guide lives at github.com/420kc/rigour-hero-guide.
This repo is not the game server and not the full game source. It contains only the desktop wrapper used to launch the production web game.
It loads the current production game on launch, so the desktop client stays thin while the real game continues shipping on the web.
- Opens rigourhero.com in a dedicated desktop window
- Keeps the game outside normal browser tabs
- Shows a small splash screen while the live game loads
- Uses the same account, scores, GP, collection log, chat, and leaderboards as the browser version
- It does not include the private game server
- It does not implement gameplay locally
- It does not bypass the live game's scoring, chat, or account systems
- It does not collect data beyond what the web game itself uses
Yes. The desktop client is just a thin wrapper around the same game you play in your browser. It does not access your files, install background processes, or collect any data beyond what the game itself uses. The source code is open and available at github.com/420kc/rigour-hero-client.
Windows may show a SmartScreen warning the first time you run the installer because it is not signed with a paid certificate. This is normal for independent software. Click "More info" then "Run anyway" to proceed.
- Download Rigour Hero Setup.exe
- Run the installer. It takes about 10 seconds
- Rigour Hero appears on your desktop and in your Start menu
- Double-click to play
Go to Settings → Apps → Rigour Hero → Uninstall, or run the uninstaller from the Start menu.
- Always up to date - loads the latest game version on every launch
- No cache issues - avoids stale browser-cache problems
- Clean experience - no browser tabs, no URL bar, no distractions
- Same game - your account, scores, pets, collection log, and GP are all the same
- Built with Electron (Chromium-based)
- Connects to rigourhero.com over HTTPS
- WebSocket chat and multiplayer work identically to the browser version
- ~99 MB installer, ~220 MB installed
- Windows 10/11 supported