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 PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like RetroArch are DuckStation, Lemuroid, OpenEmu and Lakka.

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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 Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to RetroArch.
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  1. gGens (MD) icon

    gGens (MD)

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    gGens (MD) is a free, ad-driven emulator for Android that emulates the classic Sega Genesis and Sega Mega Drive videogame systems.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  2. F-Zero VS icon

    F-Zero VS

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    F-Zero VS is an emulator that gives multiplayer capability for the game, F-Zero. It's a custom build of Snes9x that constantly patches the game with player positions and other data. You can play locally or online with up to four players.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Sixtyforce icon

    Sixtyforce

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    Sixtyforce is an emulator that runs Nintendo 64 games. It does this by dynamically translating the code that a Nintendo 64 uses into something your Mac understands. Nearly every part of a Nintendo 64 has been painstakingly recreated entirely out of software to pull off such an...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
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  6. John SNES icon

    John SNES

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    John SNES is a feature-packed Super Nintendo emulator for Android with high compatibility and long history of development and support.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  7. SNESoid icon

    SNESoid

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    SNesoid is the famous Super Nintendo emulator for Android.

    • Net-play through Bluetooth (requires Android 2.x) or Wi-Fi!
    • Very fast
    • Run nearly all games (Mario RPG, StarFox)
    • On-screen keypad!
    • Save states
    • Cheats
    • Super scope
    • Fast-forward
    • Screen upside-down
    • Multipl.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • CN flagChina
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  9. snes4iphone icon

    snes4iphone

     2 likes

    snes4iphone is a Super Nintendo emulator for the iPhone and iPod Touch. This port was developed by ZodTTD and the original source code was ported from Dr. PocketSNES. Though much of Dr PocketSNES' emulation cores were replaced with C/C++ alternatives to assembly cores...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • US flagUnited States
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  10. F

    Fake64

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    Fake64 one of the older N64 emulators, but is suprisingly fast, as well as it can support a wide range of games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  12. Ngage Cool! icon

    Ngage Cool!

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    N-GAGE COOL! gives you the ability to compare the two mobile game decks side-by-side having the very different and unique gameplay experience of both N-GAGE QD and N-GAGE.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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