Lakka Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Lakka for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Lakka and 11 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Lakka are Ludo, LaunchBox, RetriX and Nostlan.

Lakka alternatives are mainly Game Emulators but may also be Operating Systems or Linux Distros. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Lakka.

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Lakka

Free • Open Source
Game Emulator

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Lakka is the official Linux distribution of RetroArch and the libretro ecosystem. Each game system is implemented as a...

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RetroArch
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
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Windows
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Online
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OpenPandora
Steam
Raspberry Pi
Playstation
Xbox
139 alternatives to RetroArch
RetroArch is a graphical frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players.
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1. Controller SupportRetroArch supports the use of a controller (XBOX, PlayStation, etc.).
2. Dark ModeRetroArch supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Multi System Emulator
Multiplatform
Emulation
FOSS
Modular System
Variety
Gameboy emulation
Rewind button
Ludo
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
20 alternatives to Ludo
Ludo is an Emulator Frontend able to run retro video games. Ludo does not emulate the consoles itself, but does it through emulator plugins called libretro cores. Libretro cores are well known emulators (like Snes9x or Genesis Plus GX or PCSX) stripped from their user interface.
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Ludo Features
1. LightweightLudo consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Emulation
Playstation
LaunchBox
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Freemium • Proprietary
Game Library Manager
Windows
Android
32 alternatives to LaunchBox
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...
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1. PortableLaunchBox can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Front End Emulation
Game Launcher
Batch import
Launcher
RetriX
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Windows
Windows Mobile
Windows Phone
Xbox
102 alternatives to RetriX
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.
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Windows Compatible
Emulation
Multi System Emulator
Nostlan
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
115 alternatives to Nostlan
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.
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1. Controller SupportNostlan supports the use of a controller (XBOX, PlayStation, etc.).
Emulation
Game Launcher
Xbox
BizHawk
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Windows
Linux
15 alternatives to BizHawk
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.
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Multi System Emulator
Hex Editor
Lua scripting
Happy Chick
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
Android
iPhone
iPad
31 alternatives to Happy Chick
Happy Chick emulates more than 18 systems all in one APP, some of the included emulators are FAB/MAME/MAMEPLUS,PS,PSP,FC(NES),SFC(SNES),GBA,GBC,MD,NDS,DC,NGP,WS(WSC),PCE, ONS…etc. More games will be updated in the future...
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Multi System Emulator
Emulation
NESBox
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Windows
Windows RT
Windows Phone
Self-Hosted
JavaScript
Adobe Flash Player
21 alternatives to NESBox
Nesbox Emulator is a multiplatform emulator of video consoles. You can play your favorite NES, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis and GameBoy Color/Advanced games on any computer working under Windows 8.1/RT/Phone or directly in the browser.
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NESBox Features
Multi System Emulator
Based on Flash Player
RetroBat
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Free • Open Source
Windows
8 alternatives to RetroBat
RetroBat is a set of Batch and Powershell scripts written to easily configure and launch EmulationStation for Windows. This frontend software is intended to gather your ROMs collection and run games with compatible emulators such as RetroArch.
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Emulation
Skraper
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Freemium • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Linux
4 alternatives to Skraper
A brand new scraper to beautify your retrogaming experience!.

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