Free RetroArch Alternatives

The best free alternative to RetroArch is DuckStation. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to RetroArch and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to RetroArch are PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac, Lemuroid, OpenEmu and Lakka.

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RetroArch alternatives are mainly Game Emulators, but if you're looking for Game Library Managers or Compatibility Layer Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android, Windows, Linux and iPhone. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to RetroArch.
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  1. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  2. 🔥 A Nintendo Game Boy Advance Emulator.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
     
  3. Kawaks icon
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    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!

    14 Kawaks alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4.  1 like

    A WIP PlayStation 1 emulator written in Rust.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5.  1 like

    When forking uoYabause, at the start of Kronos, I noticed some issues, mainly on x86 and image loading. I fixed it in my fork and proposed to uoYabause and yabause to reuse my patches. Developers of other yabause fork did not decide to backport the fix.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • RetroArch
     
  6. My Boy! icon
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    My Boy! is an emulator to run GameBoy Advance games on the broadest range of Android devices, from very low-end phones to modern tablets. It emulates nearly all aspects of the real hardware correctly.

    35 My Boy! alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Windows Phone
     
  7. Manic Emu icon
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    Manic EMU is an all-in-one retro game emulator for iOS. It packs powerful features while keeping a clean, sleek UI and delivering buttery-smooth gameplay.

    16 Manic Emu alternatives

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  8. This is a fork of Project64 3.0.1 that I made to have a Linux compatible alternative to 2.4 (Yes, it works on Windows too). It is not focused on accuracy or compatibility, but rather on functionality that improves the general gameplay experience on a select set of games.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. NooDS icon
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    The goal of NooDS is to be a fast and portable DS and GBA emulator. It features accurate software rendering with upscaling, and can take advantage of multiple cores for better performance. I started working on NooDS for fun and as a learning experience, and I'd like to keep...

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Nintendo Wii / Wii U
     
  10. MAME4droid icon
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    MAME4droid (Current) is developed by David Valdeita (Seleuco) as a port of the latest MAME emulator by MAMEDev and contributors. It emulates arcade games and systems like ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX etc. This version of MAME support over 40000 different ROMs.

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    Platforms

    • Android
     
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