Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) Alternatives

Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) is described as 'Ares, which apparently replaced higan, was formerly known as bsnes. The project was renamed after becoming a multi-system emulator' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) are Snes9x, VisualBoyAdvance, Delta Emulator and OpenEmu.

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Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) alternatives page was last updated Jul 8, 2024
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  1. RetroX icon
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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.

    96 RetroX alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android

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  2. BizHawk icon
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    BizHawk is a 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.

    17 BizHawk alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    BizHawk Features

    1.  Multi System Emulator
    2.  Hex Editor
    3.  Lua scripting

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  3. bsnes icon
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    bsnes is a multi-platform Super Nintendo (Super Famicom) emulator, originally developed by Near, which focuses on performance, features, and ease of use.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    bsnes Features

    1.  Emulation

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  4. RetriX icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    • Windows Phone
    • Xbox

    RetriX Features

    1.  Windows Compatible
    2.  Emulation
    3.  Multi System Emulator

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  5. Snes9x EX icon
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    Advanced open-source SNES emulator based on Snes9x with a minimalist UI and a focus on low audio/video latency, supporting a wide variety of devices from the original Xperia Play to modern devices like the Nvidia Shield and Pixel phones.

    35 Snes9x EX alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Snes9x EX Features

    1.  Jailbreak required

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  6. Folium icon
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    Folium is a beautifully designed, high performing multi-system emulator that allows you to play video games from retro consoles and handhelds, currently including cores for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS

    37 Folium alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • ID flagIndonesia

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Folium Features

    1.  Emulation

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  7. SkyEmu icon
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    SkyEmu is a low level GameBoy, GameBoy Color and Game Boy Advance emulator. Its primary focus is to provide a good user experience through a good mixture of tradeoffs of accuracy, performance, features and usability.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone

    SkyEmu Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Controller Support

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  8. No$GBA icon
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    NO$GBA is a Nintendo DS emulator for Microsoft Windows. It is capable of running commercial and homebrew Gameboy Advance and Nintendo DS games, such as Pokémon Diamond which the latest version is able to run at full speed with no graphical glitches.

    29 No$GBA alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    No$GBA Features

    1.  NDS support
    2.  Remote Debugging
    3.  Gameboy emulation

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  9. MESS icon
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    MESS emulates portable and console gaming systems, computer platforms and calculators. The project strives for accuracy and portability and therefore is not always the fastest emulator for any one particular system.

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RS flagSerbia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    MESS Features

    1.  Emulation
    2.  Multi System Emulator

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  10. DroidEmu icon
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    DroidEmu is a game system to play SNES, NES, GameBoy Advanced, GameBoy/Color, SEGA GameGear, SEGA Genesis games on your Android phone. It runs thousands of games at full speed.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    Discontinued

    No longer available.

    DroidEmu Features

    1.  Multi System Emulator

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  11. Eclipse emu icon
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    The multi-emulator that can never be revoked.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

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  12. Provenance icon
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    Provenance is an iOS Frontend for multiple emulators, currently supporting Sega Genesis, Game Gear, Master System and SNES.

    28 Provenance alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV

    Provenance Features

    1.  Jailbreak required

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