Ares Emulator AlternativesGame Emulators and other similar apps like Ares Emulator

Ares Emulator is described as 'Ares is a multi-system emulator that began development on October 14th, 2004. It is a descendent of higan and bsnes, and focuses on accuracy and preservation' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Ares Emulator for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Ares Emulator alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ares Emulator are DuckStation, Snes9x, VisualBoyAdvance and Project64.

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  1. RetroArch icon

    RetroArch

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    A fast, modular emulator frontend offering portability and extensive support for systems from arcade consoles to mobile platforms, featuring game engines like Doom and Quake, and capabilities for real-time rewinding and shader support on a variety of devices.

    158 RetroArch alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • Steam
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
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    • RetroArch is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Ares Emulator.

    • RetroArch is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Ares Emulator.

    • RetroArch is Free and Open SourceAres Emulator is also Free and Open Source
  2. DuckStation icon

    DuckStation

     49 likes

    DuckStation is an simulator/emulator of the Sony PlayStation(TM) console, focusing on playability, speed, and long-term maintainability.

    13 DuckStation alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
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    • DuckStation is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Ares Emulator.

    • DuckStation is Free and ProprietaryAres Emulator is Free and Open Source
    • DuckStation is LightweightAres Emulator is not according to our users
  4. Snes9x icon

    Snes9x

     149 likes

    Snes9x is a portable, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator. It allows you to play most games designed for the SNES and Super Famicom Nintendo game systems on your PC.

    30 Snes9x alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. VisualBoyAdvance icon

    VisualBoyAdvance

     156 likes

    VisualBoyAdvance (VBA) is a free software (GNU GPL) emulator targeted for the Game Boy, Super Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance handheld game consoles sold by Nintendo.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
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  6. Project64 icon

    Project64

     112 likes

    Project64 is a Nintendo 64 emulator for the Windows platform. It employs a plugin system that allows 3rd party developers to implement their own software. It is an emulator, meaning that the user has the option to run ROM files that can be extracted from a Nintendo 64 game...

    24 Project64 alternatives

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    • Windows
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  7. ZSNES icon

    ZSNES

     198 likes

    ZSNES is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulator. Aside from emulation accuracy, many interface features first introduced in ZSNES have been adopted by other emulators. ZSNES interface features include: Smoothing and dynamic image scaling; screenshot capture; state...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. ScummVM icon

    ScummVM

     125 likes

    ScummVM is a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical point-and-click adventure games, provided you already have their data files.

    13 ScummVM alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Symbian S60
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
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  10. ePSXe icon

    ePSXe

     129 likes

    ePSXe (enhanced PSX emulator) is an emulator of the PlayStation video game console for x86-based PC hardware. ePSXe makes use of a plugin system to emulate GPU, SPU, and CD drive functions, similar to the model first introduced in PSEmu Pro.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  11. mGBA icon

    mGBA

     33 likes

    mGBA is an open source emulator of the Game Boy Advance. The goals are speed and accuracy.

    39 mGBA alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. OpenEmu icon

    OpenEmu

     65 likes

    Open Emu is an open source project to bring game emulation to OS X as a first class citizen, leveraging modern OS X technologies such as Cocoa, Core Animation and Quartz, and 3rd party libraries like Sparkle for auto-updating.

    56 OpenEmu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  13. KRetro icon

    KRetro

     2 likes

    KRetro is a Libretro frontend written in Qt/Kirigami, designed for Plasma Desktop, Mobile, and Bigscreen.

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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Linux Mobile
    • Plasma Mobile
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  14. Antstream Arcade icon

    Antstream Arcade

     5 likes

    Discover a lifetime of gaming, the ultimate retro gaming experience with Antstream Arcade. Dive into a vast collection of over 1300 classic games, with new titles added every week.

    65 Antstream Arcade alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Epic Games Store
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    Antstream Arcade screenshot 1
     

    • Antstream Arcade is the most popular commercial alternative to Ares Emulator.

    • Antstream Arcade is Paid and ProprietaryAres Emulator is Free and Open Source
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