Game Emulators for Android

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  1. RetroArch icon
     323 likes

    A portable, fast, and lightweight emulator frontend supporting classic and modern gaming systems with features like real-time rewinding and shader support.

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • Steam
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    Main view
    Online updater
    Screen keyboard
    +6
    Playlist
    4.0
    Very Good14 reviews
  2. Dolphin Emulator icon
     147 likes

    Dolphin is an emulator for two recent Nintendo video game consoles: the GameCube and the Wii. It allows PC gamers to enjoy games for these two consoles in full HD (1080p) with several enhancements: compatibility with all PC controllers, turbo speed, networked multiplayer, and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
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    7 alternatives
  3. DuckStation icon
     49 likes

    DuckStation is an simulator/emulator of the Sony PlayStation(TM) console, focusing on playability, speed, and long-term maintainability.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
    Silent Hill
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    13 alternatives
  4. Pluvia icon
     18 likes

    Lightweight unofficial client for Android enabling DRM-free game play, Steam Cloud support for saves, performance tweaking, and friends list viewing.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
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    9 alternatives
  5. Lemuroid icon
     38 likes

    Lemuroid is an open-source emulation project based on Libretro. It's completely free, without ads and focused on ease of use and good user experience.

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    33 alternatives
  6. PPSSPP icon
     85 likes

    PPSSPP is a PSP emulator written in C++, and translates PSP CPU instructions directly into optimized x86, x64 and ARM machine code, using JIT recompilers (dynarecs).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Meta Quest
    Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
    Final Fantasy Crisis Core
    Mortal Kombat: Unchained
    +7
    Gran Turismo Portable
    10 alternatives
  7. ScummVM icon
     125 likes

    ScummVM is a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical point-and-click adventure games, provided you already have their data files.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Symbian S60
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
    Myst: Masterpiece Edition (Windows/German)
    Myst III: Exile (Windows/English)
    The Neverhood (Windows/English)
    +2
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    13 alternatives
  8. ePSXe icon
     129 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    +2
    Config Gamepad
    24 alternatives
  9. Vita3K icon
     14 likes

    Vita3K is the world's first functional experimental open-source PlayStation Vita emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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    +3
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    5 alternatives
  10. Citra icon
     29 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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Flathub
    Citra screenshot 1
    18 alternatives
  11. GameHub Lite icon
     6 likes

    Complete privacy-focused modification of the GameHub Android app. This project removes all tracking, authentication, and bloat while adding an automated patcher for future updates.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    4 alternatives
  12. Eden icon
     7 likes

    Eden is the world's most popular open-source Nintendo Switch emulator, forked from the Yuzu emulator — started by former Citron developer Camille LaVey and the Eden team

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Mac
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    12 alternatives
  13. LaunchBox icon
     49 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...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    Immerse Yourself
    Organize Your Collection
    Get Up and Running Right Away
    +4
    Immerse Yourself
    56 alternatives
    2.8
    Poor6 reviews
  14. EmuDeck icon
     9 likes

    Emulator configurator for Linux (SteamOS and ChimeraOS), Windows, and Android. Includes features such as pre-configured controls, RetroArch aspect ratios, universal hotkeys, auto save / load and steam ROM manager integration.

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    Platforms

    • SteamOS
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    EmuDeck screenshot 1
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    5 alternatives
  15. Flycast icon
     8 likes

    Flycast is a SEGA Dreamcast, NAOMI and AtomisWave emulator, forked from reicast, and made by flyinghead. This guide will focus exclusively on the standalone version of flycast, and won't cover anything related to the Retroarch core of flycast (though most information may...

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Homebrew
    Sonic Adventure
    8 alternatives
  16. 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
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    +7
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    65 alternatives
  17. Citron icon
     5 likes

    Citron is a cutting-edge Nintendo Homebrew emulator designed for performance and ease of use.

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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    +1
    Citron screenshot 3
    12 alternatives
  18. Suyu icon
     7 likes

    Suyu, pronounced "sue-you" (wink wink) is the continuation of the world's most popular, open-source, Nintendo Switch emulator, yuzu.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    Suyu screenshot 1
    12 alternatives
  19. iiSU icon
     3 likes

    Dual-screen Android launcher designed for handhelds like AYANEO Pocket DS, Odin 2, and Retroid Dual-Screen. Currently in Alpha.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Online
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    +1
    iiSU screenshot 3
    25 alternatives
  20. Snes9x EX+ icon
     19 likes

    Advanced open-source SNES emulator based on Snes9x with a minimalist UI and a focus on low audio/video latency, supporting a wide variety of devices from the original Xperia Play to modern devices like the Nvidia Shield and Pixel phones.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    25 alternatives
  21. aPS3e icon
     2 likes

    aPS3e is an Android-based PS3 emulator built from the RPCS3 source code, adhering to the GPLv2 license.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    aPS3e screenshot 1
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    +3
    aPS3e screenshot 3
    5 alternatives
  22. Mandarine icon
     3 likes

    This fork is just Citra with tweaks/additions which should result in better performance than the original Citra Feel free to download this build and test it, if you run into any bugs please open an issue on GitHub or contact me on the Discord /...

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    12 alternatives