RetroArch Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to RetroArch is PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are DuckStation, Lemuroid, OpenEmu and Lakka. You're spoiled for choice with Game Emulators like RetroArch: we list more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.

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  1. Delta Emulator icon
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    Delta is an iOS emulator that supports multiple game systems such as NES, SNES, N64, and DS, improving upon its predecessor, GBA4iOS.

    43 Delta Emulator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • AltStore
    • iPad
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  2. Vita3K icon
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    Vita3K is the world's first functional experimental open-source PlayStation Vita emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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  3. Snes9x icon
     151 likes

    Snes9x is a portable, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator. It allows you to play most games designed for the SNES and Super Famicom Nintendo game systems on your PC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Source Available

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. ZSNES icon
     198 likes

    ZSNES is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulator. Aside from emulation accuracy, many interface features first introduced in ZSNES have been adopted by other emulators. ZSNES interface features include: Smoothing and dynamic image scaling; screenshot capture; state...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Citra icon
     31 likes

    An experimental open-source Nintendo 3DS emulator/debugger written in C++. At this time, it only emulates a very small subset of 3DS hardware, and therefore is only useful for booting/debugging very simple homebrew demos. Citra is licensed under the GPLv2. Refer to the license.

    19 Citra alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Flathub
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  6. Mame icon
     98 likes

    MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. When used in conjunction with images of the original arcade game's ROM and disk data, MAME attempts to reproduce that game as faithfully as possible on a more modern general-purpose computer.

    24 Mame alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
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  7. EmuDeck icon
     14 likes

    Automates emulator installation, configuration, and updates across multiple platforms, supporting file compression, cloud saves, Steam Library integration, BIOS validation, gyro support, device optimization, hotkeys, and organized folders for BIOS and ROMs.

    14 EmuDeck alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • SteamOS
    • Mac
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  8. Project64 icon
     112 likes

    Project64 is a Nintendo 64 emulator for the Windows platform. It employs a plugin system that allows 3rd party developers to implement their own software. It is an emulator, meaning that the user has the option to run ROM files that can be extracted from a Nintendo 64 game...

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    • Windows
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  9. LaunchBox icon
     48 likes

    LaunchBox was originally built as an attractive frontend to DOSBox, but has since expanded to support both modern PC games and emulated console platforms. LaunchBox aims to be the one-stop shop for gaming on your computer, for both modern and...

    66 LaunchBox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
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  10. Daijisho icon
     8 likes

    Daijisho is a retro launcher that let you manage your retro games libraries. Daijisho cares about integrated experience, expansibility, aesthetic and pragmatical usabilities let you focus on games itself.

    20 Daijisho alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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  11.  17 likes

    ChimeraOS (formerly GamerOS) is an operating system that provides an out of the box couch gaming experience. After installation, boot directly into Steam Big Picture and start playing your favorite games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  12. ePSXe icon
     132 likes

    ePSXe (enhanced PSX emulator) is an emulator of the PlayStation video game console for x86-based PC hardware. ePSXe makes use of a plugin system to emulate GPU, SPU, and CD drive functions, similar to the model first introduced in PSEmu Pro.

    26 ePSXe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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