Ares, which apparently replaced higan, was formerly known as bsnes. The project was renamed after becoming a multi-system emulator.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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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An open-source Epic Games Launcher alternative and normal game launcher for macOS written in Swift. We started this project to create a GUI frontend for Legendary and to play Windows games using game porting toolkit by Apple.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
United States
57 Pegasus alternativesPegasus is a graphical frontend for browsing your game library (especially retro games) and launching them from one place. It's focusing on customizability, cross platform support (including embedded devices) and high performance.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Raspberry Pi
Hungary
EU
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
KRetro is a Libretro frontend written in Qt/Kirigami, designed for Plasma Desktop, Mobile, and Bigscreen.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE Plasma
- Linux Mobile
- Plasma Mobile
Germany- EU
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Mednafen is a portable, utilizing OpenGL and SDL, argument(command-line)-driven multi-system emulator with many advanced features. The Atari Lynx, GameBoy (Color), GameBoy Advance, NES, PC Engine (TurboGrafx 16), SuperGrafx, Neo Geo Pocket (Color), PC-FX, and WonderSwan (Color)...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Global
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.
Platforms
- Windows
United Kingdom
Discover a lifetime of gaming, the ultimate retro gaming experience with Antstream Arcade. Dive into a vast collection of over 1300 classic games, with new titles added every week.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Epic Games Store
- Playstation
- Xbox
- United Kingdom
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29 iiSU alternativesDual-screen Android launcher designed for handhelds like AYANEO Pocket DS, Odin 2, and Retroid Dual-Screen. Currently in Alpha.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- United States
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Phoenicis is a graphical front-end for Wine, a tool to help Linux and Mac users run games and programs for Windows. The future of PlayOnLinux and PlayOnMac.
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Flathub
39 WinDS PRO alternativesWinDS PRO contains the latest versions of the emulators for the Nintendo, Sega and Playstation consoles for PC including:
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
Spain- EU
RESET Collection is an emulation frontend that is easy to set up and beautiful to look at! Users are amazed by how simple, quick, and painless it is to add your games and have a sleek game collection UI with box art, backdrops, and more!.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Android
