Mame Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Mame 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 Mame and 11 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Mame are FB Alpha, Kawaks, ProSystem and RetriX.

Mame alternatives are mainly Game Emulators but may also be Game Library Managers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Mame.

Mame

Free • Open Source
Game Emulator

MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. When used in conjunction with images of the original arcade game's...

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RetroArch
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
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Online
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Steam
Raspberry Pi
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144 RetroArch alternatives
RetroArch is a graphical frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players.
- - RetroArch is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Mame.
- - RetroArch is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Mame.
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RetroArch Features
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
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Gameboy emulation
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Almost everyone thinks RetroArch is a great Mame alternative.
FB Alpha
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Windows
11 FB Alpha alternatives
FB Alpha or FBA as it is commonly known is an emulator of arcade games, that is, it takes the program code, graphics data, etc., from an original arcade game and emulates the hardware to make the game run in it's original form.
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FB Alpha Features
Emulation
Kawaks
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Free • Proprietary
Game Emulator
Windows
11 Kawaks alternatives
Kawaks is a streamlined Neo-Geo/Capcom (CPS1/2) emulator that works well even in low-end computers and is compatible with Kaillera Netplay. You can assign macros to specific keys to perform otherwise complicated supermoves!
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Kawaks Features
Emulation
ProSystem
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Windows
11 ProSystem alternatives
The ProSystem Emulator is an Atari 7800 emulator for the PC and Windows OS. The emulator was written in C++ using the Windows API and DirectX. It emulates the Atari 7800 NTSC and PAL TV standards.
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RetriX
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Windows
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103 RetriX alternatives
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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RetriX Features
Windows Compatible
Emulation
Multi System Emulator
Happy Chick
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
Android
iPhone
iPad
33 Happy Chick alternatives
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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Happy Chick Features
Multi System Emulator
Emulation
EMU7800
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Android
Windows Phone
3 EMU7800 alternatives
An Atari 7800 emulator implemented using Microsoft's .NET platform. Most ProSystem (7800) and VCS (2600) titles run well. EMU7800 runs on Windows Vista SP2 and higher systems. Performance is sufficient on current hardware.
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CD-i Emulator
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Paid • Proprietary
Game Emulator
Windows
15 CD-i Emulator alternatives
The CD-i emulator program (cdiemu) provides a fairly complete emulation of the hardware of an actual physical CD-i player.
- - CD-i Emulator is the most popular commercial alternative to Mame.
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CD-i Emulator Features
Emulation
Nostlan
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Free • Open Source
Game Library Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
116 Nostlan alternatives
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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Nostlan Features
1. Controller SupportNostlan supports the use of a controller (XBOX, PlayStation, etc.).
Game Launcher
Emulation
Xbox
Shmupmame
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Free • Proprietary
Game Emulator
Windows
4 Shmupmame alternatives
Shmupmame is a variant of the MAME emulator optimized for Shoot-em-up games (Shmups). Based on Mameplus! '99, it includes improved drivers, audio and audio volumes to enhance these types of games.
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Supercade
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Free • Proprietary
Game Emulator
Windows
8 Supercade alternatives
Supercade is a lagless P2P (peer-to-peer) arcade game emulator. It currently supports over 150 games.
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Supercade Features
Peer-To-Peer
Integrated Chat