Caprice Forever v26.10 is released. Caprice Forever is a Amstrad CPC emulator for Windows.
GameEx v19.98 is released. GameEx is a graphical DirectX based front-end for MAME, Zinc, Daphne, PC Games, and all command line based game emulators, along with being a good Home Theatre PC solution. It also makes a good CarPC and touchscreen frontend. The original goal was for it to be used on Windows XP Media Center and Arcade Cabinets although it will run on any version of Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP and Vista. For just $17 (USD) you can too unlock the full potential of the front end.
prosper v0.2.3 is released. A user-space PlayStation 5 → PC compatibility layer. Think Proton/Wine, but for PS5: prosper runs PS5 (Prospero) game binaries on Linux (primary) and Windows (secondary) by reimplementing the console's OS, ABI, and GPU stack on the host — not by emulating a CPU.
RetroDECK v0.10.10b is released. RetroDECK brings you an all-in-one sandboxed application to play your retro games (and even not-so-retro games) on Linux/SteamOS.
DuckStation v0.1-11894 is released. 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.
Commodore 64 Emulator v0.8.7.6-alpha is released. A Commodore 64 emulator written in modern C++, built with SDL2 and designed around two priorities:Accuracy-first emulation (with a strong focus on real hardware behavior over “good enough” hacks); Debuggability (integrated monitor, break/watchpoints, and visibility into what the machine is doing). This project is actively under development; expect rough edges and incomplete features.
Ruzu v0.1.1-rc4 is released. ruzu is a Nintendo Switch emulator written in Rust and it began as an experiment nobody expected to work.
Xenia Edge Git (2026/10/04) 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.
KytyPS5 (2026/10/03) feeced8 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.
KytyPS5 Changelog:
window: auto-hide the cursor over the game window by @Aryansh1520 in #958
Download:KytyPS5 (2026/10/03)
Source:Here
PadForge r3799 is released. Modern controller mapping utility for Windows. Maps any controller, keyboard, or mouse to virtual Xbox 360, DualShock 4, custom DirectInput, or MIDI controllers via ViGEmBus, vJoy, and Windows MIDI Services that games and applications see as real hardware.
Nextendo v1.8.12 is released. Nextendo is a fork of the open-source Ryujinx Nintendo Switch emulator. On top of Ryujinx's excellent accuracy and performance, Nextendo adds a first-class, built-in client for the Nextendo Network — a community-run replacement for the official online service — so supported games can be played online again without any manual configuration, custom hosts file, or SSL bypass on the user's part. The emulation core (CPU, GPU, audio, input, filesystem) is unchanged from upstream Ryujinx. Nextendo's additions are limited to the networking layer and the surrounding user experience.
Goliath v0.40.0 Preview is released. Goliath is a C++20 and Qt 6 desktop frontend for Neo Geo MVS/AES and Neo Geo CD. It organizes the game library and launches media through the Jolly Good Reference Frontend (JGRF) and the Geolith core. Goliath is only a frontend. Emulation is provided by JGRF, JG, and Geolith.
OpenROM v3.7.5 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.
DSAdvance v2.4 is released. Advanced Xbox gamepad emulation for Sony DualSense, DualShock 4, Nintendo Pro controller or Joy-cons. Supports aiming and driving by tilting the gamepad, stick emulation on the touchpad, keyboard and mouse emulation, and external pedals. Works based on the driver ViGEm.

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