RPCS3 AlternativesGame Emulators and other similar apps like RPCS3

RPCS3 is described as 'Experimental open-source Sony PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger written in C++ for Windows, Mac and Linux. RPCS3 began development in May of 2011 by its founders, DH and Hykem' and is a Game Emulator in the development category. There are five alternatives to RPCS3 for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone. The best RPCS3 alternative is OpenEmu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like RPCS3 are Xenia, Nucleus, Play! PS2 Emulator and Short Waves.

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RPCS3 is an experimental open-source Sony PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger written in C++ for Windows, Mac and Linux....

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RPCS3 alternatives page was last updated May 26, 2025
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  1. OpenEmu icon
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    Open Emu is an open source project to bring game emulation to OS X as a first class citizen, leveraging modern OS X technologies such as Cocoa, Core Animation and Quartz, and 3rd party libraries like Sparkle for auto-updating.

    42 OpenEmu alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    OpenEmu Features

    1.  Access the AppStore
    2.  Multi System Emulator

    OpenEmu VS RPCS3

     
    • OpenEmu is the most popular Mac alternative to RPCS3.

    • OpenEmu is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to RPCS3.

    • OpenEmu is Free and Open SourceRPCS3 is also Free and Open Source
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    Xenia is an experimental Xbox 360 emulator, and the very first to achieve the feat of running a commercial Xbox 360 game, Frogger 2.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Xenia VS RPCS3

     
    Comments about Xenia as an Alternative to RPCS3
    Guest
    Negative Jul 28, 2023
    2

    Xenia is a Xbox emulator, not a PS3 one

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    • Xenia is the most popular Windows alternative to RPCS3.

    • Xenia is Free and Open SourceRPCS3 is also Free and Open Source
  3. Nucleus icon
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    Nucleus is a PlayStation 3 emulator.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The latest version (0.1.0) was released in May 2016.

    Nucleus VS RPCS3

     
    • Nucleus is the most popular Linux alternative to RPCS3.

    • Nucleus is Free and Open SourceRPCS3 is also Free and Open Source
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    Play! is a portable PlayStation2 emulator. The focus of the project is on making PlayStation2 emulation easy and accessible. Just pop in your favorite game's disc and have fun!

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone

    Play! PS2 Emulator VS RPCS3

     
    Comments about Play! PS2 Emulator as an Alternative to RPCS3
    Darlene Sonalder
    Negative Feb 26, 2025
    0

    Play! Is a PS2 emulator, RPCS3 a PS3 emulator

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    • Play! PS2 Emulator is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to RPCS3.

    • Play! PS2 Emulator is Free and Open SourceRPCS3 is also Free and Open Source
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    Short Waves is a PS3 emulator for windows. (Very early release, can run a few homebrews)

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Short Waves VS RPCS3

     
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