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 Lemuroid, OpenEmu, PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac and VisualBoyAdvance.

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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. DBGL icon
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    DBGL is a Java frontend for DOSBox, based largely upon the proven interface of D-Fend.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • DOSBox
     
  2. BigPEmu icon
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    Welcome to the home of BigPEmu! BigPEmu is the first Atari Jaguar emulator to feature compatibility with the entire retail library, along with excellent performance and a wide variety of unique features.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPad
    • iPhone
     
  3. Utility that lets you preview a wide variety of retro games across many different platforms, serving to display graphics and gameplay showcases.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Google Chrome
     
  4. NESBox icon
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    Nesbox Emulator is a multiplatform emulator of video consoles. You can play your favorite NES, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis and GameBoy Color/Advanced games on any computer working under Windows 8.1/RT/Phone or directly in the browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Adobe Flash Player
     
  5. WineZGUI icon
     2 likes

    WineZGUI (pronounced Wine-Zee-Goo-Eee) is a wine frontend for playing windows games with wine easily. It is a collection of Bash scripts for Wine Prefix Management and Linux Desktop Integration for easier wine gaming experience using Zenity.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  6. Attract-Mode icon
     2 likes

    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.

    21 Attract-Mode alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  7. My Boy! icon
     5 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Windows Phone
     
  8. FinalBurn Neo icon
     2 likes

    FinalBurn Neo (FB Neo or FBN. Nee 'Alpha'.) is a source-available, multi-system emulator. Originally a multi-arcade emulator, it now additionally supports multiple home consoles and computers. It's also available as a libretro core. It's currently the only active FinalBurn fork.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  9. Provenance icon
     3 likes

    Provenance is an iOS Frontend for multiple emulators, currently supporting Sega Genesis, Game Gear, Master System and SNES.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
     
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  10. Hangover icon
     3 likes

    This is Hangover, a project started by André Zwing and Stefan Dösinger in 2016 to run (x86_64)/x86_32 Windows applications on aarch64/(ppc64le)/x86_64 Wine. (Architectures in brackets are currently not supported).

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  11. uoYabause icon
     4 likes

    uoYabause aka Yaba Sanshiro, is a unofficial port of Yabause SEGA Saturn Emulator. This project is focused on the Android version of yabause using OpenGL ES 3.x. Versions are also available for iOS and Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  12. RetroFab icon
     2 likes

    RetroFab is an online collection of 3D simulations of vintage electronic games that can be played in your browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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