RetroArch Alternatives

RetroArch is described as 'A portable, fast, and lightweight emulator frontend supporting classic and modern gaming systems with features like real-time rewinding and shader support' and is a very popular Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are more than 100 alternatives to RetroArch for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best RetroArch alternative is DuckStation, which is free. Other great apps like 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. Jpcsp icon
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    JPCSP is an open source PlayStation Portable emulator for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X written in Java.

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Wine PyQt5 icon
     1 like

    User Interface for Managing Wine.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. iNDS icon
     1 like

    iNDS is a derivation of the previous Nintendo DS apps for iOS, nds4ios and Nitrogen. The iNDS Team release of iNDS is a fork of the original iNDS emulator by William Cobb. iNDS Team aims to create a version that is driven by support from the community, adding trusted...

    9 iNDS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • AltStore
     
  4. iDeaS icon
     6 likes

    iDeaS is a plugin-based Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS emulator for Microsoft Windows and Linux, using the GTK+ toolkit.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5.  3 likes

    Genecyst is a Sega Genesis system emulator released in 1997.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Genesis Plus icon
     2 likes

    Genesis Plus is a freeware, open-source, portable emulator for the Genesis and MegaDrive consoles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  7. TigerSNES icon
     2 likes

    The famous SNES emulator for android

    • FREE
    • Save/Load states
    • Virutal Touch Keys
    • Seamless Integrated with ROM download
    • Customize keys
    • WiiMote support
    • Save/Load states.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  8. John GBC icon
     2 likes

    GBC emulator for android powered devices.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  9. KiGB icon
     2 likes

    KiGB is the most accurate and free portable emulator for Gameboy, Gameboy Color and Super Gameboy for Windows, Linux and MS-DOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. DGen icon
     3 likes

    DGen is a Genesis/Megadrive emulator, which currently runs under Windows 95/98/2000 and possibly NT using DirectX.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • AmigaOS
     
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