ShadPS4 Pre (2025/10/13) is released. An early PS4 emulator for Windows and Linux written in C++.
2025-10-13
ShadPS4 Pre (2025/10/13)
ShadPS4 Pre (2025/10/13) is released. An early PS4 emulator for Windows and Linux written in C++.
rpcs3 Git (2025/10/13)
rpcs3 Git (2025/10/13) 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.
Snes9x Git (2025/10/13)
Snes9x Git (2025/10/13) is compiled. Snes9x is a portable, freeware Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator. It basically allows you to play most games designed for the SNES and Super Famicom Nintendo game systems on your PC or Workstation; which includes some real gems that were only ever released in Japan. Snes9x is the result of well over three years worth of part-time hacking, coding, recoding, debugging, divorce, etc. (just kidding about the divorce bit). Snes9x is coded in C++, with three assembler CPU emulation cores on the i386 Linux and Windows ports.
VisualBoyAdvance-M Git (2025/10/13)
VisualBoyAdvance-M Git (2025/10/13) is compiled. VisualBoyAdvance-M(VBA-M) is a [Super] Game Boy [Color / Advance] emulator for Windows, Linux & Mac. Here you can get information about the latest development build of the Windows version and download it while you're at it.
Panda3DS Git (2025/10/13)
Panda3DS Git (2025/10/13) is released. Panda3DS is an HLE, red-panda-themed Nintendo 3DS emulator written in C++ which started out as a fun project out of curiosity, but evolved into something that can sort of play games!
Project64 Git (2025/10/13)
Project64 Git (2025/10/13) is compiled. Project 64 is a proprietary Nintendo 64 emulator for Windows. It employs a plug-in system that allows third-party software developers to create their own implementation of a specified component. Project64 allows the user to play Nintendo 64 games on a computer by reading ROM images, either dumped from the read-only memory of a Nintendo 64 cartridge or created directly on the computer as homebrew. Project64 started as an exercise by Jabo and zilmar in an attempt to see if they were capable of programming a Nintendo 64 emulator. It's open source now.
DuckStation Git (2025/10/13)
DuckStation Git (2025/10/13) 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.
Dolphin Git 2509-174
Dolphin Git 2509-174 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.
NanoBoyAdvance Git (2025/10/13)
NanoBoyAdvance Git (2025/10/13) is compiled. NanoboyAdvance is a Nintendo Game Boy Advance (TM) emulator written in C++17. The goal is to create a minimal, accurate and reasonably efficient Game Boy Advance emulator in modern C++. The emulator implements the core hardware completely and with high accuracy. Almost all games can be emulated without any known issues, even the 'Classic NES' titles which abuse a variety of edge-cases and undefined behaviour.
OpenMSX Git (2025/10/13)
OpenMSX Git (2025/10/13) 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.
FB Neo Git (2025/10/13)
FB Neo Git (2025/10/13) is compiled. FinalBurn Neo is an Emulator for Arcade Games & Select Consoles. It is based on the emulators FinalBurn and old versions of MAME.
PPSSPP Git (2025/10/13)
PPSSPP Git (2025/10/13) is compiled. PPSSPP is a fast and portable PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux, written in C++.
BizHawk Git (2025/10/13)
BizHawk Git (2025/10/13) is compiled. BizHawk is a A multi-system emulator written in C#. BizHawk provides nice features for casual gamers such as full screen, and joypad support in addition to full rerecording and debugging tools for all system cores.
Ares Git (2025/10/13)
Ares Git (2025/10/13) is compiled. ares is a multi-system emulator that began development on October 14th, 2004. It is a descendent of higan and bsnes, and focuses on accuracy and preservation.
ShadPs4Plus v0.11.0 A
ShadPs4Plus v0.11.0 A is released. An early PS4 emulator for Windows and Linux written in C++. ShadPs4Plus is a fork of the ShadPS4 emulator that restores PKG support.
Xenia Git (2025/10/13)
Xenia Git (2025/10/13) is compiled. Xenia is an experimental emulator for the Xbox 360. It does not run games (yet).
PCSX2 v2.5.220
PCSX2 v2.5.220 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.
GameEx v19.39
GameEx v19.39 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.
HBMAME v0.245.27
HBMAME v0.245.27 is released. HBMAME (HomeBrew MAME) is a derivate of MAME, and contains various hacks and homebrews that are not included in MAME. It is based on the latest MAME source from SVN at the time of release.
Citron v0.8.0
Citron v0.8.0 is released. Citron is a cutting-edge Nintendo Homebrew emulator designed for performance and ease of use. Whether you're diving into your favorite games or exploring new ones, Citron delivers an optimized experience.
MESSinfo.dat v0.281
MESSinfo.dat v0.281 is released. detailed mess game information (including version added, number of players, game status, cpu/audio chips, display info and maws hall of fame ratings). Provides Recommended Games for GameEx.
IV/Play v2.2.0
IV/Play v2.2.1 is released. IV/Play (pronounced ‘Four Play’) is a new desktop oriented GUI front-end for MAME™. It was designed and commissioned by John IV as a familiar feeling alternative to MAMEUI. It has a narrow and particular feature-set, is keyboard driven, and utilises many of the navigation and short cuts of MAMEUI. It is available as a combo x64/x86 app and is targeted towards Windows 7 (or greater) with leveraged features like Jump List support. IV/Play is decoupled from setting MAME options directly in an effort to future proof against the continual core changes that impact MAMEUI.
WinUAE v6.0.2 Beta 2
WinUAE v6.0.2 Beta 2 is released. WinUAE is the commodore amiga emulator for Windows. WinUAE is a mostly complete software emulation of the hardware of the Commodore Amiga 500/1000/2000. A Commodore Amiga, for those who don’t know, is a 16/32 bit computer system based on the Motorola 680×0 CPU and a few specially designed custom chips that provide very good graphics and sound capabilities. Its first incarnation, the A1000, appeared in 1985, followed by the highly successful A500 and A2000 models. WinUAE is a port of the originally written for Unixish systems UAE; but over time, it seems the Windows port, WinUAE has become the best version available on any platform. WinUAE is free software: you are welcome to distribute copies of it and/or modify it, under certain conditions. There is no warranty of any kind for UAE. For more details concerning these issues, please read the GNU General Public License, which describes the terms under which WinUAE is distributed.
DOSBox-X v2025.10.07
DOSBox-X v2025.10.07 is released. DOSBox-x is a branch of DOSBox. DOSBox emulates an Intel x86 PC, complete with sound, graphics, mouse, joystick, modem, etc., necessary for running many old MS-DOS games that simply cannot be run on modern PCs and operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Linux and FreeBSD.
WinArcadia & AmiArcadia v35.3
WinArcadia & AmiArcadia v35.3 are released. AmiArcadia and WinArcadia are multi-emulators of these Signetics-based machines: Emerson Arcadia 2001 console family (Bandai, Emerson, Grandstand, Intervision, Leisure-Vision, Leonardo, MPT-03, Ormatu, Palladium, Poppy, Robdajet, Tele-Fever, Tempest, Tryom, Tunix, etc.) (1982);Interton VC 4000 console family (Acetronic, Fountain, Interton, Prinztronic, Radofin, Rowtron, Voltmace, Waddington, etc.) (c. 1978);Elektor TV Games Computer (1979); PIPBUG-based machines (Electronics Australia 77up2 and 78up5, Signetics Adaptable Board Computer, Eurocard 2650, etc.) (c. 1977-1978);Signetics Instructor 50 trainer (1978);Central Data 2650 computer (1977);Malzak 1 and 2 coin-ops by Kitronix (c. 1980) (preliminary); and Galaxia and Astro Wars coin-ops by Zaccaria (1979-1980) (preliminary).
Kenji-NX v2.0.5
Kenji-NX v2.0.5 is released. Kenji NX is an open-source, feature-packed Nintendo Switch emulator for Android devices, designed to bring console-quality gaming to your mobile device and compatible with all versions of Android. Kenji NX gives you the ability to play Nintendo Switch games with enhanced performance, Mali GPU optimization, mod support, and multiplayer capabilities without needing expensive console hardware. Kenji NX is developed using C# by Gdkchan and continues the legacy of the acclaimed Ryujinx project.
NxEmu Dev v0.3.0-184-7a134d0
NxEmu Dev v0.3.0-184-7a134d0 is released. NxEmu is an experimental open-source emulator for the Nintendo Switch from N3xoX1.
RMG v0.8.5
RMG v0.8.5 is released. Rosalie's Mupen GUI is a free and open-source mupen64plus GUI written in C++. It offers a simple-to-use user interface.
clrmame v0.5.1
clrmame v0.5.1 released. Little tool to scan and rebuild MAME (https://www.mamedev.org/) machine sets.
GroovyMame v0.281 Switchres 2.21f
GroovyMame v0.281 Switchres 2.21f is released. GroovyMame is a custom M.A.M.E. build mainly aimed at CRT monitors, as we are convinced CRT technology is a must when it comes to enjoying emulation in its full glory. However you can use GroovyMAME to alliviate some of the annoyances associated to emulation on LCD displays, specially for those models which are capable of refreshing at custom rates.
Gearlynx v0.0.7
Gearlynx v0.0.7 is released. Gearlynx is a cross-platform Atari Lynx emulator written in C++ that runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD and RetroArch.
Retrom v0.7.40
Retrom v0.7.40 is released. A centralized game library/collection management service with a focus on emulation. Configure once, play anywhere.
GimliDS v1.5
GimliDS v1.5 is released. GimliDS is a C64 Emulator for the DS/DSi and is copyright (c) 2025 Dave Bernazzani (wavemotion-dave). As GimliDS is a port of the Frodo emulator for the DS/DSi/XL/LL handhelds, any copying or distribution of this emulator, its source code and associated readme files, with or without modification, are permitted per the original Frodo emulator license shown below. Hugest thanks to Christian Bauer for his efforts to provide a clean open-source emulation base for the C64.
Supermode Sinden v0.3a-433411f
Supermode Sinden v0.3a-433411f is released. This is a fork of model3emu-code to add native Sinden light gun support. This fork uses ManyMouse to provide 2 player gun support in Linux and MacOSX. Two player mouse input in Windows is currently unchanged (supported in the official release) via the Windows Raw Input system. A Windows package is provided for Sinden border support.
DSAdvance v1.8.1
DSAdvance v1.8.1 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.
RPCN v1.4.3
RPCN v1.4.3 is released. RPCN is a server that implements multiplayer functionality for RPCS3. It implements rooms which permit matchmaking, scoreboards, title user storage(ie cloud saves), etc. All the settings and their descriptions are in rpcn.cfg.
Simple Launcher v4.5.0
Simple Launcher v4.5.0 is released. Simple Launcher is an emulator frontend that makes playing retro games a breeze.
Ryujinx v1.3.3
Ryujinx v1.3.3 is released. Ryujinx is an open-source Nintendo Switch emulator, originally created by gdkchan, written in C#. This emulator aims at providing excellent accuracy and performance, a user-friendly interface and consistent builds. It was written from scratch and development on the project began in September 2017. Ryujinx is available on GitHub under the MIT license. On October 1st 2024, Ryujinx was discontinued as the creator was forced to abandon the project. This fork is intended to be a QoL uplift for existing Ryujinx users. This is not a Ryujinx revival project. This is not a Phoenix project.
EmuTos CVS (2025/10/12)
EmuTos CVS (2025/10/12) is released. EmuTos is a GEMDOS compatible operating system for Atari ST series computers. It is made from Digital Research's GPLed original sources and is a free and open source replacement for common TOS images for Atari ST emulators.
Test7800 v0.7.0
Test7800 v0.7.0 is released. Test7800 is an experimental emulator for the Atari 7800. It's not complete and is missing some important features but it plays many of the 7800 ROM files that are available. It supports a78 files and will emulate regular "flat" ROM files and also "supergame" ROM files. It does not yet emulate the POKEY chip and similar hardware. The 6502, TIA and RIOT emulation is taken from Gopher2600 and is therefore well tested. The implemenation of the MARIA is new to this project.
Oboromi v0.0.1-dynarmic
Oboromi v0.0.1-dynarmic is released. oboromi is a modular and work-in-progress emulator for the Nintendo Switch 2. It's built in Rust and focuses on correctness, clarity, and traceability rather than performance at this stage. The current implementation includes a functioning CPU core, a memory management unit (MMU) with basic paging, and a custom memory subsystem. oboromi is not yet playable and does not emulate any commercial firmware or games.
Fujisan v1.0.5
Fujisan v1.0.5 is released. A modern frontend for the Atari800 emulator, providing a native desktop experience with full keyboard support, machine configuration, and authentic Atari behavior.