Steem Engine Alternatives

Steem Engine is described as 'Steem is an open source Atari STE emulator for Windows and Linux. It runs almost every ST program ever made without any problems. Steem is designed to be easy to use and has many unique features. Whether you want to run great old games, use MIDI apps just like you did on the ST' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Steem Engine for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best Steem Engine alternative is PCE, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Steem Engine are Stella, ProSystem, Z26 and Javatari.

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  1. PCE icon

    PCE

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    PCE is a collection of microcomputer emulators. At the moment it contains three emulators:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    PCE screenshot 1
     

    • PCE is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Steem Engine.

    • PCE is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Steem Engine.

    • PCE is Free and Open SourceSteem Engine is also Free and Open Source
  2. Stella icon

    Stella

     12 likes

    Stella is a multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Stella was originally developed for Linux by Bradford W. Mott, and is currently maintained by Stephen Anthony.

    9 Stella alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    ROM Launcher
     
  4. ProSystem icon

    ProSystem

     5 likes

    The ProSystem Emulator is an Atari 7800 emulator for the PC and Windows OS. The emulator was written in C++ using the Windows API and DirectX. It emulates the Atari 7800 NTSC and PAL TV standards.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Food Fight NTSC
     
  5. Z26 icon

    Z26

     3 likes

    Z26 is one of the best emulators for the Atari 2600. The author reports that the graphics part of the emulator is nearing perfection to a point that there's little more to fix.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Z26 screenshot 1
     
  6. Javatari icon

    Javatari

     3 likes

    Javatari is a multiplayer Atari 2600 emulator written in pure Java with no external libs. Just open it! Needs Java 6 or greater and Atari ROMs.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Javatari screenshot 1
     

    • Javatari is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Steem Engine.

    • Javatari is Free and Open SourceSteem Engine is also Free and Open Source
  7. Altirra icon

    Altirra

     4 likes

    Altirra is designed with emulation quality in mind, sometimes over speed and polish. It's designed as a system emulator and debugger instead of a games machine, so there is some setup involved.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Altirra screenshot 1
     
  9. Hataroid icon

    Hataroid

     2 likes

    Hataroid is an Atari ST emulator for Android based on Hatari .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Hataroid screenshot 1
     

    • Hataroid is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Steem Engine.

    • Hataroid is Free and Open SourceSteem Engine is also Free and Open Source
  10. jGameBase icon

    jGameBase

     2 likes

    jGameBase is a fully-­featured retro-gaming emu­lator frontend and game database utility. It is a sister app­lication to the Windows program GameBase (without "j"), the official frontend for the GB64 Collection.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    jGameBase screenshot 1
     
  11. Atari800Win PLus icon

    Atari800Win PLus

     1 like

    Windows port of Atari800 based on the original Atari800Win v2.5c sources.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Atari800Win PLus screenshot 1
     
  12. Atari800MacX icon

    Atari800MacX

     1 like

    This is the the Macintosh OSX Port of David Firth's Fantastic Atari 800 Emulator. Ported is the SDL version of the Atrari800 emulator to Mac OSX, and added a full native Cocoa interface, including Preferences, Menus, File Associations, Help and more.

    14 Atari800MacX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Atari800MacX screenshot 1
     
  13. Hatari icon

    Hatari

     1 like

    Hatari is an Atari ST/STE/TT/Falcon emulator for GNU/Linux, BSD, Mac OS X, Windows and other systems which are supported by the SDL library.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Hatari screenshot 1
     
  14. AtariX icon

    AtariX

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    Atari TOS emulator offering the MagiC multitasking OS, running on macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    AtariX screenshot 1
     
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