AzaharPlus 2125.1-A is released. AzaharPlus is a fork of the Azahar 3DS emulator that restores some features. Each version is the same as the corresponding version of Azahar exept for these features: Support of 3DS files. If a file works with earlier Citra forks, it works with AzaharPlus. Ability to download system files from official servers. No need for an actual 3DS.
2026-04-28
AzaharPlus 2125.1-A
AzaharPlus 2125.1-A is released. AzaharPlus is a fork of the Azahar 3DS emulator that restores some features. Each version is the same as the corresponding version of Azahar exept for these features: Support of 3DS files. If a file works with earlier Citra forks, it works with AzaharPlus. Ability to download system files from official servers. No need for an actual 3DS.
Xenia Git (2026/04/28)
Xenia Git (2026/04/28) is compiled. Xenia is an experimental emulator for the Xbox 360. It does not run games (yet).
Vita3K Git (2026/04/28)
Vita3K Git (2026/04/28) 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.
VisualBoyAdvance-M Git (2026/04/28)
VisualBoyAdvance-M Git (2026/04/28) 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.
ShadPS4 Pre (2026/04/27) fba3744
ShadPS4 Pre (2026/04/27) is released. An early PS4 emulator for Windows and Linux written in C++.
Stella Git (2026/04/28)
Stella Git (2026/04/28) is compiled. Stella is a multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator. The Atari 2600 Video Computer System (VCS), introduced in 1977, was the most popular home video game system of the early 1980's. Now you can enjoy all of your favorite Atari 2600 games on your PC thanks to Stella!
rpcs3 Git (2026/04/28)
rpcs3 Git (2026/04/28) 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.
PCSX2 v2.7.299
PCSX2 v2.7.299 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.
OpenMSX Git (2026/04/28)
OpenMSX Git (2026/04/28) 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.
melonDS Git (2026/04/28)
melonDS Git (2026/04/28) is compiled. melonDS is an open source Nintendo DS(NDS) emulator. melonDS is part of a second wave of DS emulators. There are a few other emulator projects that are part of it, which you might have already heard of. Either way, check them out!
Gearcoleco v1.6.0
Gearcoleco v1.6.0 is released. Gearcoleco is a very accurate cross-platform ColecoVision emulator written in C++ that runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD, Raspberry Pi and RetroArch. This is an open source project with its ongoing development made possible thanks to the support by these awesome backers.
GearSystem v3.9.6
GearSystem v3.9.6 is released. GearSystem is a Sega Master System / Game Gear emulator written in C++ that runs on iOS, Raspberry Pi, Mac, Windows and Linux. The main focus of this emulator is readability of source code with very high compatibility.Gearboy v3.8.3
Gearboy v3.8.3 is released. Gearboy is a Nintendo Game Boy emulator written in C++. The emulator is focused on readability of source code, but nevertheless it has good compatibility. A lot of effort has gone into this in order to follow OOP and keep it as simple as possible.
FB Neo Git (2026/04/28)
FB Neo Git (2026/04/28) is compiled. FinalBurn Neo is an Emulator for Arcade Games & Select Consoles. It is based on the emulators FinalBurn and old versions of MAME.
Dolphin Git 2603-342
Dolphin Git 2603-342 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.
DuckStation Git (2026/04/28)
DuckStation Git (2026/04/28) 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.
DOSBox-X Git (2026/04/28)
DOSBox-X Git (2026/04/28) 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.
PPSSPP Git (2026/04/28)
PPSSPP Git (2026/04/28) is compiled. PPSSPP is a fast and portable PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux, written in C++.
Citron-NEO Git (2026/04/28)
Citron-NEO Git (2026/04/28) is released. A reincarnation of the now gone yuzu emulator; stripped down to the bare minimal requirements.
BizHawk Git (2026/04/28)
BizHawk Git (2026/04/28) 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 (2026/04/28)
Ares Git (2026/04/28) 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.
3Beans (2026/04/28)
3Beans (2026/04/28) is released. 3Beans emulates the 3DS at a low level, which means that it runs the entire OS as if it were on real hardware. It can boot the home menu and play cartridge-based games, but it's still young and has plenty of issues. It's currently fully interpreted and software-rendered, which makes it portable but slow. If the project matures enough, I might try to incorporate hardware acceleration or high-level elements to achieve reasonable speeds.
Mupen64-RR Lua v1.4.0-beta-3e07cf66
Mupen64-RR Lua v1.4.0-beta-3e07cf66 is released. Mupen64 ReRecording is the re-recording branch of Mupen64.This is the development project for this branch of Mupen64. Its primary function is to expand features related to the creation of Tool-Asssisted movies.
Geargrafx v1.7.5
Geargrafx v1.7.5 is released. This is an open source project with its ongoing development made possible thanks to the support by these awesome backers.
Gearlynx v1.2.9
Gearlynx v1.2.9 is released. Gearlynx is a cross-platform Atari Lynx emulator written in C++ that runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD and RetroArch.
jgenesis v0.12.0
jgenesis v0.12.0 is released. Cross-platform multi-console emulator supporting a number of 8-bit and 16-bit gaming consoles: Sega Genesis / Sega CD / SNES / Master System / Game Gear emulator.
Xenia Edge Git (2026/04/28)
Xenia Edge Git (2026/04/28) 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.
PadForge v3.0.0
PadForge v3.0.0 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.