BizHawk AlternativesGame Emulators and other similar apps like BizHawk

BizHawk is described as 'Multi-system emulator designed predominantly around the production of Tool Assisted Speedruns (TAS). BizHawk focuses on core accuracy and power user tools while still being an easy-to-use emulator for casual gaming' and is a Game Emulator in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to BizHawk for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Web-based apps. The best BizHawk alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BizHawk are Lakka, ePSXe, OpenEmu and LaunchBox.

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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.

    157 RetroArch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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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 BizHawk.

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

    • RetroArch is Free and Open SourceBizHawk is also Free and Open Source
  2. Lakka icon

    Lakka

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    Lakka is the official Linux distribution of RetroArch and the libretro ecosystem. Each game system is implemented as a libretro core, while the frontend RetroArch takes care of inputs and display.

    37 Lakka alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Cubieboard
    • HummingBoard
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Odroid
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  4. ePSXe icon

    ePSXe

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    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.

    24 ePSXe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    • ePSXe is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to BizHawk.

    • ePSXe is Free and ProprietaryBizHawk is Free and Open Source
  5. OpenEmu icon

    OpenEmu

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    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.

    55 OpenEmu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. LaunchBox icon

    LaunchBox

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    LaunchBox was originally built as an attractive frontend to DOSBox, but has since expanded to support both modern PC games and emulated console platforms. LaunchBox aims to be the one-stop shop for gaming on your computer, for both modern and...

    54 LaunchBox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    Immerse Yourself
     
  7. Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) icon

    Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES)

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    Ares, which apparently replaced higan, was formerly known as bsnes. The project was renamed after becoming a multi-system emulator.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. KRetro icon

    KRetro

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

    52 KRetro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Linux Mobile
    • Plasma Mobile
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  10. Kega Fusion icon

    Kega Fusion

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    Kega Fusion is an emulator for the Sega Genesis / Megadrive, Master System, Game Gear, 32x, SegaCD/MegaCD, SVP, Pico, SG-1000, SC-3000, and SF-7000 emulator for Win9x/ME/2000/XP/Vista/Win7, Mac OSX (Intel), and Linux.

    37 Kega Fusion alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Mednafen icon

    Mednafen

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    Mednafen is a portable, utilizing OpenGL and SDL, argument(command-line)-driven multi-system emulator with many advanced features. The Atari Lynx, GameBoy (Color), GameBoy Advance, NES, PC Engine (TurboGrafx 16), SuperGrafx, Neo Geo Pocket (Color), PC-FX, and WonderSwan (Color)...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. RetroX icon

    RetroX

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    RetroX is an Android application that will help you organize and play your own Retro Games with the less possible effort. Put your collection in your device and RetroX will take care of the rest.

    100 RetroX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
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  13. RetriX icon

    RetriX

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    RetriX is an emulator front end for UWP, on all the hardware platforms it supports: it serves the same purpose as RetroArch but is built from the ground up to integrate as well as possible with Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    • Windows Phone
    • Xbox
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  14. Nostlan icon

    Nostlan

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    A front-end or user interface (UI) is the presentation and interaction layer of an app or website. Most modern emulator apps have basic game list UIs that you can interact with using a mouse/keyboard but not a game controller.

    116 Nostlan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Dolphin (Wii, Gamecube, Virtual Console) [Linux, macOS, & Windows]
     
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