Ludo Alternatives

Ludo is described as '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' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Ludo for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Android and Web-based apps. The best Ludo alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ludo are Lutris, Snes9x, ePSXe and GameHub.

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Ludo is an Emulator Frontend able to run retro video games. Ludo does not emulate the consoles itself, but does it through...

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Ludo alternatives page was last updated Jun 18, 2025
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  1. Mednafen icon
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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)...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Mednafen Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multi System Emulator

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  2. 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

    Snes9x EX VS Ludo

     
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    Your personal retro game collection cabinet in your browser.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

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  4. Cartridges icon
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    Cartridges is a simple game launcher for all of your games. It has support for importing games from Steam, Lutris, Heroic and more with no login necessary. You can sort and hide games or download cover art from SteamGridDB.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Cartridges Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Game Launcher
    4.  Gtk

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  5. NESBox icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Adobe Flash Player

    NESBox Features

    1.  Multi System Emulator
    2.  Based on Flash Player

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    • NESBox is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Ludo.

    • NESBox is Free and Open SourceLudo is also Free and Open Source
  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

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • ID flagIndonesia

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Folium Features

    1.  Emulation

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  7. Happy Chick icon
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    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...

    35 Happy Chick alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Happy Chick Features

    1.  Multi System Emulator
    2.  Emulation

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  8. pSX icon
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    PSX is an emulator of the PlayStation video game console for x86-based PC hardware. It is Windows and Linux compatible. The original game CDs can be used to play the games. ISO files are also supported. Graphics quality may be dependent on the power of the hardware.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, 1.13, released on February 2008, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine.

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  9. Gens/GS icon
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    Gens/GS is a version of Gens maintained by GerbilSoft. The main goal of Gens/GS is to clean up the source code and combine features from various forks of Gens, as well as improving portability to other platforms.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    last version: r7: February 23, 2010

    Gens/GS Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Emulation
    3.  Rewind the changes

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  10. SuperRetro16 icon
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    SuperRetro16 allows users to play SNES Games on Android Phones. This Super Nintendo emulator that delivers the full console experience.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

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  11. RetroFab icon
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    RetroFab is an online collection of 3D simulations of vintage electronic games that can be played in your browser.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

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  12. Spectral icon
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    Spectral is an experimental Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator from the 80s, which has been randomly assembled since the pandemic days. Accuracy and performance are long-term goals, but the primary focus is just having fun with this thing.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Controller Support
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Portable
    6.  Supports Zip files
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Supports RAR files
    10.  Launcher
    11.  Layout
    12.  Graphical User Interface

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