diff --git a/code/framework/CMakeLists.txt b/code/framework/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e0ede7f7..650cc563b 100644
--- a/code/framework/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/framework/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ if(WIN32)
         src/utils/minidump.cpp
         src/launcher/loaders/exe_ldr.cpp
         src/external/steam/wrapper.cpp
+        src/external/epic/manifest.cpp
         src/utils/hooking/hook_function.cpp
         src/utils/hooking/hooking_patterns.cpp
         src/utils/hooking/hooking.cpp
diff --git a/code/framework/src/external/epic/manifest.cpp b/code/framework/src/external/epic/manifest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad588b1ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/framework/src/external/epic/manifest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ * MafiaHub OSS license
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2023, MafiaHub. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This file comes from MafiaHub, hosted at https://github.com/MafiaHub/Framework.
+ * See LICENSE file in the source repository for information regarding licensing.
+ */
+
+#include "manifest.h"
+
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cctype>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <ranges>
+
+namespace Framework::External::Epic {
+    namespace {
+        std::string ToLower(std::string s) {
+            std::ranges::transform(s, s.begin(), [](unsigned char c) {
+                return static_cast<char>(std::tolower(c));
+            });
+            return s;
+        }
+
+        // File name (portion after the last / or \) of a possibly-relative path.
+        std::string FileName(const std::string &path) {
+            const auto pos = path.find_last_of("/\\");
+            return pos == std::string::npos ? path : path.substr(pos + 1);
+        }
+    } // namespace
+
+    std::string GetManifestsDir() {
+        std::string base = "C:\\ProgramData";
+        if (const char *pd = std::getenv("PROGRAMDATA"); pd && *pd) {
+            base = pd;
+        }
+        return base + "\\Epic\\EpicGamesLauncher\\Data\\Manifests";
+    }
+
+    std::vector<InstalledApp> EnumerateInstalledApps() {
+        std::vector<InstalledApp> apps;
+
+        // The dir holds an .item for every installed Epic title, so one malformed manifest must
+        // not sink the scan: iterate with the non-throwing (ec) overloads, and try/catch each
+        // parse — nlohmann::value() throws on a wrong-typed key or a non-object document.
+        std::error_code ec;
+        std::filesystem::directory_iterator it(GetManifestsDir(), ec);
+        if (ec) {
+            return apps; // Epic not installed / manifests dir unreadable
+        }
+
+        for (const std::filesystem::directory_iterator end; it != end; it.increment(ec)) {
+            if (ec) {
+                break;
+            }
+            const std::filesystem::directory_entry &entry = *it;
+
+            std::error_code entryEc;
+            if (!entry.is_regular_file(entryEc) || entry.path().extension() != ".item") {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            try {
+                std::ifstream f(entry.path(), std::ios::binary);
+                if (!f) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                nlohmann::json doc;
+                f >> doc;
+
+                InstalledApp app;
+                app.appName          = doc.value("AppName", std::string {});
+                app.displayName      = doc.value("DisplayName", std::string {});
+                app.installLocation  = doc.value("InstallLocation", std::string {});
+                app.launchExecutable = doc.value("LaunchExecutable", std::string {});
+                app.catalogNamespace = doc.value("CatalogNamespace", std::string {});
+                app.catalogItemId    = doc.value("CatalogItemId", std::string {});
+
+                if (app.IsValid()) {
+                    apps.push_back(std::move(app));
+                }
+            }
+            catch (const std::exception &) {
+                continue; // skip a bad manifest
+            }
+        }
+
+        return apps;
+    }
+
+    InstalledApp FindInstalledApp(const std::string &exeFileName, const std::string &appName) {
+        // Strip the directory off both sides: the manifest's launch exe is install-root-relative,
+        // and exeFileName isn't guaranteed bare elsewhere in the launcher.
+        const std::string wantExe = ToLower(FileName(exeFileName));
+        const auto apps           = EnumerateInstalledApps();
+
+        const auto it = std::ranges::find_if(apps, [&](const InstalledApp &app) {
+            if (!appName.empty()) {
+                return app.appName == appName;
+            }
+            return !wantExe.empty() && ToLower(FileName(app.launchExecutable)) == wantExe;
+        });
+        return it != apps.end() ? *it : InstalledApp {};
+    }
+} // namespace Framework::External::Epic
diff --git a/code/framework/src/external/epic/manifest.h b/code/framework/src/external/epic/manifest.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4f3005a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/framework/src/external/epic/manifest.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * MafiaHub OSS license
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2023, MafiaHub. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This file comes from MafiaHub, hosted at https://github.com/MafiaHub/Framework.
+ * See LICENSE file in the source repository for information regarding licensing.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace Framework::External::Epic {
+    // One installed title as described by an Epic Games Launcher manifest (.item file).
+    struct InstalledApp {
+        std::string appName;          // Epic catalog id ("AppName")
+        std::string displayName;      // human-readable ("DisplayName")
+        std::string installLocation;  // install root ("InstallLocation")
+        std::string launchExecutable; // exe path relative to installLocation ("LaunchExecutable")
+        std::string catalogNamespace; // EOS sandbox id ("CatalogNamespace")
+        std::string catalogItemId;    // EOS item id ("CatalogItemId")
+
+        bool IsValid() const {
+            return !installLocation.empty();
+        }
+    };
+
+    // Directory holding the Epic Games Launcher manifests
+    // (%PROGRAMDATA%\Epic\EpicGamesLauncher\Data\Manifests). Never empty (falls back to the
+    // conventional location), but the directory may not exist if Epic isn't installed.
+    std::string GetManifestsDir();
+
+    // Every installed title the Epic launcher knows about. Empty if Epic isn't installed or
+    // no manifests could be read.
+    std::vector<InstalledApp> EnumerateInstalledApps();
+
+    // Find an installed title. When `appName` is non-empty, matches on the Epic catalog id;
+    // otherwise matches the first title whose launch executable file name equals `exeFileName`
+    // (case-insensitive). Returns an invalid InstalledApp when nothing matches.
+    InstalledApp FindInstalledApp(const std::string &exeFileName, const std::string &appName = {});
+} // namespace Framework::External::Epic
diff --git a/code/framework/src/launcher/project.cpp b/code/framework/src/launcher/project.cpp
index 11c8dc82f..83b7a272c 100644
--- a/code/framework/src/launcher/project.cpp
+++ b/code/framework/src/launcher/project.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "project.h"
 
+#include "external/epic/manifest.h"
 #include "loaders/exe_ldr.h"
 #include "logging/logger.h"
 #include "sfd.h"
@@ -266,6 +267,11 @@ namespace Framework::Launcher {
                 return false;
             }
         }
+        else if (_config.platform == ProjectPlatform::EPIC) {
+            if (!RunInnerEpicChecks()) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
         else {
             if (!RunInnerClassicChecks()) {
                 return false;
@@ -458,6 +464,30 @@ namespace Framework::Launcher {
         return true;
     }
 
+    bool Project::RunInnerEpicChecks() {
+        // Locate the game via the Epic launcher's plaintext manifests — no SDK or running client
+        // needed, just Epic having installed it once. Matched by AppName, else by exe file name.
+        const auto exeName = Utils::StringUtils::WideToNormal(_config.executableName);
+        const auto appName = Utils::StringUtils::WideToNormal(_config.epicAppName);
+
+        const auto app = External::Epic::FindInstalledApp(exeName, appName);
+        if (!app.IsValid()) {
+            MessageBox(nullptr, "The destination game is not installed through the Epic Games Launcher", _config.name.c_str(), MB_ICONERROR);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        _gamePath = Utils::StringUtils::NormalToWide(app.installLocation);
+        std::replace(_gamePath.begin(), _gamePath.end(), '\\', '/');
+
+        // Mirror the Steam path: the launch code appends executableName to this root, and we
+        // stash it in classicGamePath purely so it lands in the persisted JSON config.
+        _config.classicGamePath = _gamePath;
+
+        // Unlike Steam there's no runtime DLL to inject or app-id file to drop; any Epic launch
+        // args go through ProjectConfiguration::additionalLaunchArguments.
+        return true;
+    }
+
     bool Project::RunInnerClassicChecks() {
         cppfs::FileHandle handle = cppfs::fs::open(Utils::StringUtils::WideToNormal(_config.classicGamePath));
         if (!handle.isDirectory() && !_config.promptForGameExe) {
diff --git a/code/framework/src/launcher/project.h b/code/framework/src/launcher/project.h
index ad152d1d3..b360a9cd3 100644
--- a/code/framework/src/launcher/project.h
+++ b/code/framework/src/launcher/project.h
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 namespace Framework::Launcher {
     enum class ProjectPlatform {
         CLASSIC,
-        STEAM
+        STEAM,
+        EPIC
     };
     enum class ProjectLaunchType {
         PE_LOADING,
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@ namespace Framework::Launcher {
         // if promptForGameExe is true, and steam dll is found in the game's library, switch to steam platform
         bool preferSteam = false;
 
+        // EPIC platform: Epic catalog id ("AppName") of the destination game. Optional — when
+        // empty the Epic manifest is matched by the launch executable's file name instead.
+        std::wstring epicAppName;
+
         // game exe integrity checks (uses CRC32 checksum)
         bool verifyGameIntegrity = false;
         std::vector<uint32_t> supportedGameVersions;
@@ -159,6 +164,7 @@ namespace Framework::Launcher {
         uint32_t GetGameVersion() const;
 
         bool RunInnerSteamChecks();
+        bool RunInnerEpicChecks();
         bool RunInnerClassicChecks();
 
         // Extracts a launch URL from the command line into the environment for the client.