NeXium (2026/10/31) is released. NeXium is a modular Switch emulator with a Vulkan-backed GPU and two interchangeable AArch64 JITs. Choose Dynarmic or Rustarmic at runtime. Homebrew is playable, commercial titles now go past menus into rendered gameplay, and every layer stays visible enough to debug.
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NeXium (2026/10/31)
NeXium (2026/10/31) is released. NeXium is a modular Switch emulator with a Vulkan-backed GPU and two interchangeable AArch64 JITs. Choose Dynarmic or Rustarmic at runtime. Homebrew is playable, commercial titles now go past menus into rendered gameplay, and every layer stays visible enough to debug.
Copperline v1.1.0
Copperline v1.1.0 is released. An Amiga emulator written in Rust, built around a vendored copy of the pure-Rust m68k CPU core, with a pixels + winit window for video and stdout for serial. It started life with the modest goal of booting DiagROM far enough to show a menu; it now boots Kickstart and runs timing-sensitive OCS and AGA software from the regression set at real speed.
Fuse v1.10.1
Fuse v1.10.1 is released. The Free Unix Spectrum Emulator (Fuse) is an emulator of the 1980s home computer and various clones for Unix, Mac OS X and Windows.
VirtualC64 v6.2
VirtualC64 v6.2 is released. VirtualC64 is a C64 emulator for Mac OS X from Dirk W. Hoffmann. VirtualC64 emulates a Commodore 64 personal computer on your Macintosh.
Xenia Edge Git (2026/11/01)
Xenia Edge Git (2026/11/01) is released. Xenia Edge is yet another experimental fork of the Xenia emulator, mainly based on Xenia Canary but with the aim of quicker iteration and improvements to Vulkan backend and Linux platform in particular. Windows of course remains fully supported as well and will benefit from changes made here especially with its Vulkan backend.
shadNet (2026/10/31)
shadNet (2026/10/31) is released. Custom online server for shadPS4. Based on RPCSN implementation, but in C++. If anyone wonders why Qt, it's because it has all the necessary components out of the box.
CosmoU v0.13.0
CosmoU v0.13.0 is released. CosmoU – The most beautiful way to play Wii U games on PC. A free Cemu frontend with Liquid Glass design, automatic setup, multiple view modes (including a Wii U-style home menu), and simple per-game settings. Built for nostalgia and ease of use.
OpenROM v3.9.5
OpenROM v3.9.5 is released. OpenROM is a free, open-source Universal ROM Conversion Suite built to replace every proprietary and fragmented ROM tool out there. Powered by a modern Flutter desktop UI with a gaming dashboard aesthetic, real-time terminal logging, batch processing, smart platform detection, and a full headless CLI for automation — all running 100% offline.
Eglantine nx2 build 91
Eglantine nx2 build 91 is released. Eglantine is a free and opensource (FOSS) Switch 2 emulator, derived from Eden, Yuzu and Sudachi - started by developer Camille LaVey. It's written in C++ with portability in mind, with builds for Windows, Linux and macOS.
Model 3-Vulkan v0.9.8.6a
Model 3-Vulkan v0.9.8.6a is released. A Vulkan-focused fork of Supermodel, the open-source Sega Model 3 arcade emulator.
KytyPS5 (2026/10/31)
KytyPS5 (2026/10/31) is released. KytyPS5 is a PlayStation 5 compatibility layer. The project is still in an early stage of development, so compatibility is limited and behavior may change quickly between builds.
plumsg v0.1.0-beta.9
plumsg v0.1.0-beta.9 is released. A Sega Mega Drive / Genesis, 32X and Mega CD / Sega CD emulator for Windows (and Linux) with a pseudo-3D effect that pulls the console's layers apart and puts them at different depths, and with save states. It grew out of plumgg, the Game Gear emulator, from which it inherits the Z80, the PSG, the frontend and the 3D effect.
Zaxnes v0.4.0
Zaxnes v0.4.0 is released. Zaxnes is a free, GPL-3.0 NES emulator that renders games in 3D: each frame's tiles and sprites are turned into extruded 3D objects, placed in a scene and drawn with a real camera, lighting and shadows. A 3D profile describes, per game, which patterns become which geometry, and carries Lua scripts that drive the scene while the game plays.
x360ce v4.28.16.0
x360ce v4.28.16.0 is released. Xbox 360 Controller Emulator (a wrapper library that translates the xinput calls to directinput calls) which allows your controller (GamePad, Joystick, Wheel, ...) to function like an Xbox 360 controller on a Windows PC. For example it allows you to play Grand Theft Auto (GTA) game with Logitech wheel.
Xenia Git (2026/11/01)
Xenia Git (2026/11/01) is compiled. Xenia is an experimental emulator for the Xbox 360. It does not run games (yet).
Vita3K Git (2026/11/01)
Vita3K Git (2026/11/01) is compiled. Vita3K is an experimental PlayStation Vita emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS. The emulator currently runs a few homebrew programs in .vpk format. No commercial games are playable.
ShadPS4 Pre (2026/10/31)
ShadPS4 Pre (2026/10/31) is released. An early PS4 emulator for Windows and Linux written in C++.
rpcs3 Git (2026/11/01)
rpcs3 Git (2026/11/01) is compiled. RPCS3 is an open-source Sony PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger written in C++ for Windows and Linux. The emulator has been in development since early 2011 and currently supports modern DirectX 12, Vulkan and OpenGL renderers. The emulator is capable of booting and playing a decent amount of commercial games and PlayStation 3 SDK samples. Many more titles are also becoming playable with future development by contributors.
ShadPS4-QtLauncher (2026/10/31)
ShadPS4-QtLauncher (2026/10/31) is released. QtLauncher is the official launcher for shadPS4. ShadPS4 is an early PS4 emulator for Windows and Linux written in C++.
SharpEmu v0.0.7-pulse
SharpEmu v0.0.7-pulse is released. An experimental PlayStation 5 emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS.
PCSX2 v2.9.151
PCSX2 v2.9.151 is released. PCSX2 is a free and open-source PlayStation 2 (PS2) emulator. Its purpose is to emulate the PS2's hardware, using a combination of MIPS CPU Interpreters, Recompilers and a Virtual Machine which manages hardware states and PS2 system memory. This allows you to play PS2 games on your PC, with many additional features and benefits.
PCSX-Redux Git (2026/11/01)
PCSX-Redux Git (2026/11/01) is compiled. This is yet another fork of the Playstation Emulator, PCSX. While the work here is very much in progress, the goal is roughly the following: Bring the codebase to more up to date code standards. Get rid of the plugin system and create a single monolithic codebase that handles all aspects of the playstation emulation. Write everything on top of SDL/OpenGL3+/ImGui for portability and readability. Improve the debugging experience. Improve the rendering experience.
OpenMSX Git (2026/11/01)
OpenMSX Git (2026/11/01) is compiled. OpenMSX is an open source MSX emulator which is free according to the Debian Free Software Guidelines, available under the GNU General Public License.For copyright reasons the emulator cannot be distributed with original BIOS ROM images. OpenMSX includes C-BIOS a minimal implementation of the MSX BIOS, allowing to play quite some games without the need to have an original MSX BIOS ROM image. You can also use your own BIOS ROM image if you please.
NxEmu Dev v0.8.0-922-77e0e877
NxEmu Dev v0.8.0-922-77e0e877 is released. NxEmu is an experimental open-source emulator for the Nintendo Switch from N3xoX1.
mGBA Git (2026/11/01)
mGBA Git (2026/11/01) is compiled. mGBA is a new emulator for running Game Boy Advance games. It aims to be faster and more accurate than many existing Game Boy Advance emulators, as well as adding features that other emulators lack.
Hades Git (2026/11/01)
Hades Git (2026/11/01) is compiled. A Nintendo Game Boy Advance emulator. Hades is still under heavy development but it aimes to have a decent balance between usability, speed and accuracy.
FB Neo Git (2026/11/01)
FB Neo Git (2026/11/01) is compiled. FinalBurn Neo is an Emulator for Arcade Games & Select Consoles. It is based on the emulators FinalBurn and old versions of MAME.
Fceux Git (2026/11/01)
Fceux Git (2026/11/01) is compiled. FCEUX is a cross platform, NTSC and PAL Famicom/NES emulator that is an evolution of the original FCE Ultra emulator. Over time FCE Ultra had separated into many separate branches. The concept behind FCEUX is to merge elements from FCE Ultra, FCEU rerecording, FCEUXD, FCEUXDSP, and FCEU-mm into a single branch of FCEU. As the X implies, it is an all-encompassing FCEU emulator that gives the best of all worlds for the general player, the ROM-hacking community, and the Tool-Assisted Speedrun Community.
DuckStation Git (2026/11/01)
DuckStation Git (2026/11/01) is compiled. DuckStation is an simulator/emulator of the Sony PlayStation(TM) console, focusing on playability, speed, and long-term maintainability. The goal is to be as accurate as possible while maintaining performance suitable for low-end devices. "Hack" options are discouraged, the default configuration should support all playable games with only some of the enhancements having compatibility issues.
EKA2L1 Git (2026/11/01)
EKA2L1 Git (2026/11/01) is compiled. EKA2L1 is a Experimental Symbian OS emulator, written in C++ 17. The emulator currently emulates Symbian OS's EKA2 behavior (with planned EKA1 support), and reimplement most of its critical app servers. It can already boot many EKA2's apps and games, with EKA1 being worked on at the moment.
Dolphin Git 2609-156
Dolphin Git 2609-156 is compiled. This is the trunk of Dolphin Project. Dolphin is the first Gamecube emulator able to run commercial games! Dolphin is a Gamecube, Wii and Triforce (the arcade machine based on the Gamecube) emulator which supports many extra features and abilities not present on the original consoles. It has a partial Wii support and plays most Gamecube games.
PPSSPP Git (2026/11/01)
PPSSPP Git (2026/11/01) is compiled. PPSSPP is a fast and portable PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux, written in C++.
Azahar Git (2026/11/01)
Azahar Git (2026/11/01) is compiled. An open-source 3DS emulator project based on Citra.