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Ludo

Ludo is an Emulator Frontend able to run retro video games. Ludo does not emulate the consoles itself, but does it through emulator plugins called libretro cores. Libretro cores are well known emulators (like Snes9x or Genesis Plus GX or PCSX) stripped from their user interface.

Ludo's user interface is distraction free and configuration is always optional.

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  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
Scan your games and browse your collection categorized by system with playlists showing in-game screenshots. Playlists
A contextual menu gives you access to actions and quick save / quick load anytime.
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configured with sane defaults guaranteeing a balance of speed and accuracy.
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  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Controller Support
  2.  Works Offline
  3.  Ad-free
  4.  Emulation
  5.  Playstation

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  •  62 Open Issues
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Ludo was added to AlternativeTo by lounes-tb on and this page was last updated .

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Ludo is an easy alternative to RetroArch, it is great to beginners, and having all the cores it supports already integrated in it out-of-the-box is a nice plus. It is not as powerful as RetroArch but it is definitely worth using!

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What is Ludo?

Ludo is an Emulator Frontend able to run retro video games. Ludo does not emulate the consoles itself, but does it through emulator plugins called libretro cores. Libretro cores are well known emulators (like Snes9x or Genesis Plus GX or PCSX) stripped from their user interface. They contain only console specific logic.

Separating the frontend from the emulation logic has the following advantages: Frontend developers only have to code the user interface once Developing a new frontend functionality can benefit all the emulators at once Emulator developers can benefit from a mature user interface without coding it Gamers can configure emulators all at once The user interface, configuration, and storage are consistent across emulators

From the gamer perspective, Ludo is a universal retro game browser and player. It offers a gaming experience optimized for TV and joypads, but can also be used on a traditional PC with a keyboard.

How is Ludo different from RetroArch? Ludo will stay smaller than RetroArch by only implementing the core features and by targeting less platforms. By not adding advanced functionalities we aim to deliver a stable frontend for beginner users on Windows, Mac OSX and Linux. Some design choices are different, for example we support less cores, and choose cores for the user. The cores are packaged in the frontend so no additional step is required to launch a game.