Virtual ][ v13.1.1

Virtual ][ v13.1.1 is released. Virtual is a commercial Apple II emulator for Mac OS. Virtual ][ lets you play the old Apple games, because it supports all graphics modes, lets you control the game paddles with a USB game pad or mouse and emulates the internal speaker. When you want to temporarily interrupt gameplay, Virtual ][ allows you to save the entire virtual machine, and continue later on from where you left off.

Wine v11.0 RC5

Wine v11.0 RC5 is released. Wine is a project to allow a PC running a Unix-like operating system and the X Window System to run x86 programs for Microsoft Windows. Alternately, those wishing to port a Windows application to a Unix-like system can compile it against the Wine libraries.

GSE v0.5

GSE v0.5 is released. GSE (Game Boy Speedrun Emulator) is a Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance emulator written in C#. It is intended first and foremost to speedrunners, with various features placed in making it optimal for speedrunning use. This emulator is intended as a successor to the Gambatte-Speedrun emulator. As such, GSE uses the Gambatte emulation core for Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulation. New in GSE is Game Boy Advance emulation (i.e. with Game Boy Advance games), which currently uses the mGBA emulation core.

DuckStation v0.1-10530

DuckStation v0.1-10530 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.

StarPSX v0.3.5

StarPSX v0.3.5 is released. StarPSX is a free and open-source PlayStation 1 emulator written in Rust. This project is highly work in progress and not suitable for playing games yet.

Xenia Edge Git (2026/01/10)

Xenia Edge Git (2026/01/10) 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.

Vita3K Git (2026/01/10)

Vita3K Git (2026/01/10) 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 (2026/01/10)

ShadPS4 Pre (2026/01/10) is released. An early PS4 emulator for Windows and Linux written in C++.

rpcs3 Git (2026/01/10)

rpcs3 Git (2026/01/10) 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 (2026/01/10)

ShadPS4-QtLauncher (2026/01/10) is released. QtLauncher is the official launcher for shadPS4. ShadPS4 is an early PS4 emulator for Windows and Linux written in C++.

Project64 Git (2026/01/10)

Project64 Git (2026/01/10) 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.

FB Neo Git (2026/01/10)

FB Neo Git (2026/01/10) 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 (2026/01/10)

PPSSPP Git (2026/01/10) is compiled. PPSSPP is a fast and portable PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux, written in C++.

DOSBox-X Git (2026/01/10)

DOSBox-X Git (2026/01/10) is compiled. 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.

DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/01/10)

DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/01/10) is compiled. This repository attempts to modernize the DOSBox project by using current development practices and tools, fixing issues, adding features that better support today's systems, and sending patches upstream.

DuckStation Git (2026/01/10)

DuckStation Git (2026/01/10) 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.

DeSmuME Git (2026/01/10)

DeSmuME Git (2026/01/10) is compiled. DeSmuME is an open source Nintendo DS(NDS) emulator for Linux, Mac OS and Windows. DeSmuME supports save states, the ability to increase the size of the screen and it supports filters to improve image quality. DeSmuME also supports microphone use on Windows and Linux ports, as well as direct video and audio recording. The emulator also features a built-in movie recorder.

Dolphin Git 2512-120

Dolphin Git 2512-120 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.

CEMU Graphic Packs v967

CEMU Graphic Packs v967 is released. It is a Community Graphic Packs for Cemu. Cemu is a Nintendo Wii U emulator that runs commercial games. Highly experimental software to emulate Wii U applications on PC.

Azahar Git (2026/01/10)

Azahar Git (2026/01/10) is compiled. An open-source 3DS emulator project based on Citra.

Ares Git (2026/01/10)

Ares Git (2026/01/10) 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.