Playnite AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Game Emulators

The best Game Emulator alternative to Playnite is Metropolis Launcher, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Playnite and five of them are Game Emulators so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Game Emulator alternatives to Playnite are Dig - Emulator Front-End, GameEx, Cartridges and Attract-Mode.

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    Metropolis Launcher is a game launcher, emulation front-end and an extensive offline database of video game metadata thanks to MobyGames.

    Metropolis Launcher is based on the .NET 4.0 Framework and runs on Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Feature rich gaming front-end for MAME, GameBase, Daphne, PC Games and all command line based game emulators, along with being a complete Home Theatre PC solution or plug in for windows media center.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  3. 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.

    46 Cartridges alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
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    A graphical front-end for command line emulators that hides the underlying operating system and is intended to be controlled with a joystick, gamepad or spin dial. Ideal for use on arcade cabinet setups.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
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