diff --git a/pkgs/games/heroic/default.nix b/pkgs/games/heroic/default.nix
index d3a51d82cb6c2..db33d84856844 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/heroic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/heroic/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   nix-update-script,
   pnpm,
   nodejs,
+  python3,
   makeWrapper,
   electron,
   vulkan-helper,
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     nodejs
     pnpm.configHook
+    python3
     makeWrapper
   ];
 
@@ -41,21 +43,25 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     ./fix-non-steam-shortcuts.patch
   ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    # We are not packaging this as an Electron application bundle, so Electron
-    # reports to the application that is is not "packaged", which causes Heroic
-    # to take some incorrect codepaths meant for development environments.
-    substituteInPlace src/**/*.ts --replace-quiet 'app.isPackaged' 'true'
-  '';
+  env.ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD = "1";
 
   buildPhase = ''
     runHook preBuild
 
+    # set nodedir to prevent node-gyp from downloading headers
+    # taken from https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/#javascript-tool-specific
+    mkdir -p $HOME/.node-gyp/${nodejs.version}
+    echo 9 > $HOME/.node-gyp/${nodejs.version}/installVersion
+    ln -sfv ${nodejs}/include $HOME/.node-gyp/${nodejs.version}
+    export npm_config_nodedir=${nodejs}
+
     pnpm --offline electron-vite build
-    # Remove dev dependencies.
-    pnpm --ignore-scripts prune --prod
-    # Clean up broken symlinks left behind by `pnpm prune`
-    find node_modules/.bin -xtype l -delete
+    pnpm --offline electron-builder \
+      --linux \
+      --dir \
+      -c.asarUnpack="**/*.node" \
+      -c.electronDist=${electron.dist} \
+      -c.electronVersion=${electron.version}
 
     runHook postBuild
   '';
@@ -65,33 +71,32 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
 
-    mkdir -p $out/share/{applications,heroic}
-    cp -r . $out/share/heroic
-    rm -rf $out/share/heroic/{.devcontainer,.vscode,.husky,.idea,.github}
+    mkdir -p "$out/opt/heroic"
+    cp -r dist/linux-unpacked/resources "$out/opt/heroic"
 
-    chmod -R u+w "$out/share/heroic/public/bin" "$out/share/heroic/build/bin"
-    rm -rf "$out/share/heroic/public/bin" "$out/share/heroic/build/bin"
-    mkdir -p "$out/share/heroic/build/bin/x64/linux"
+    cp -r public "$out/opt/heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build"
+    rm -rf "$out/opt/heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin"
+    mkdir -p "$out/opt/heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/x64/linux"
     ln -s \
       "${lib.getExe gogdl}" \
       "${lib.getExe legendary-gl}" \
       "${lib.getExe nile}" \
       "${lib.getExe comet-gog}" \
       "${lib.getExe vulkan-helper}" \
-      "$out/share/heroic/build/bin/x64/linux/"
+      "$out/opt/heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/x64/linux"
 
     makeWrapper "${electron}/bin/electron" "$out/bin/heroic" \
       --inherit-argv0 \
+      --set ELECTRON_FORCE_IS_PACKAGED 1 \
       --add-flags --disable-gpu-compositing \
-      --add-flags $out/share/heroic \
+      --add-flags $out/opt/heroic/resources/app.asar \
       --add-flags "\''${NIXOS_OZONE_WL:+\''${WAYLAND_DISPLAY:+--ozone-platform-hint=auto --enable-features=WaylandWindowDecorations --enable-wayland-ime=true}}"
 
-    substituteInPlace "$out/share/heroic/flatpak/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.desktop" \
+    install -D "flatpak/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.desktop" "$out/share/applications/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.desktop"
+    install -D "src/frontend/assets/heroic-icon.svg" "$out/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.svg"
+    substituteInPlace "$out/share/applications/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.desktop" \
       --replace-fail "StartupWMClass=Heroic" "StartupWMClass=heroic" \
       --replace-fail "Exec=heroic-run" "Exec=heroic"
-    mkdir -p "$out/share/applications" "$out/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps"
-    ln -s "$out/share/heroic/flatpak/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.desktop" "$out/share/applications"
-    ln -s "$out/share/heroic/src/frontend/assets/heroic-icon.svg" "$out/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl.svg"
 
     runHook postInstall
   '';