DEmul AlternativesGame Emulators and other similar apps like DEmul

DEmul is described as 'Sega Dreamcast emulator able to play commercial games' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are eight alternatives to DEmul for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Android Tablet and Mac apps. The best DEmul alternative is Flycast, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DEmul are Deecy, Redream, Reicast and Chankast.

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DEmul is a Sega Dreamcast emulator able to play commercial games.

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DEmul alternatives page was last updated Feb 7, 2025
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  1. Flycast icon

    Flycast

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    Flycast is a SEGA Dreamcast, NAOMI and AtomisWave emulator, forked from reicast, and made by flyinghead. This guide will focus exclusively on the standalone version of flycast, and won't cover anything related to the Retroarch core of flycast (though most information may...

    8 Flycast alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Homebrew
    Sonic Adventure

    Flycast Features

    1.  Multi System Emulator

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    • Flycast is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to DEmul.

    • Flycast is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to DEmul.

    • Flycast is Free and Open SourceDEmul is Free and Proprietary
  2. Deecy icon

    Deecy

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    Experimental Dreamcast emulator written in Zig.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Deecy screenshot 1

    Deecy Features

    1.  Emulation

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  4. Redream icon

    Redream

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    Small Package, Monster Performance.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Redream Features

    1.  No installation required

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    Reicast

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    Reicast is an open-source Sega Dreamcast emulator produced currently for Android, Linux, and Windows. It is based off the source code of nullDC and nullDCe, existing Dreamcast emulators for Windows and Android, respectively.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Reicast screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last update is from April 2020, and the website is unavailable.

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    Chankast

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    Chankast is a open source Sega Dreamcast emulator for x86 platforms. It was the first Dreamcast emulator to successfully run commercial games.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Chankast screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, Alpha 0.25, released in July 2004, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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  7. lxdream icon

    lxdream

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    Lxdream is an emulator for the Sega Dreamcast system, running on Linux and OS X. While it is still in heavy development, it is capable of running most demos and some games.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    lxdream screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    last update: Jun 29 2009

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  9. Makaron

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    Makaron is a Sega Dreamcast emulator.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Last official update 08/22/2010

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    DreamEMU

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    DreamEMU is a Sega Dreamcast emulator that can play CPU Demos and homebrew games.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    DreamEMU screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.03, released on 3rd August 2001, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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