EmuCR: Aug 8, 2026

2026-08-08

Nextendo v1.7.3

Nextendo v1.7.3 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.

PocketHLE v0.2.0

PocketHLE v0.2.0 is released. A high-level Windows Mobile / Pocket PC emulator for Linux, Windows and Android. PocketHLE is an early-stage high-level emulator for Pocket PC 2002/2003 and Windows Mobile 5/6 games. Instead of emulating a complete Windows CE device, it loads the original game executable, runs its ARM code through a CPU backend, and provides clean-room host-side implementations of the Windows CE APIs the game expects.

vAmiga v4.5

vAmiga v4.5 is released. vAmiga emulates a Commodore Amiga 500, 1000 or 2000 on your Mac. To run the emulator, a Kickstart Rom is required. The original Amiga Roms are the intellectual property of the company Cloanto. By purchasing a license of Amiga Forever™ you can acquire a legal Kickstart license. Rom image files can be added to vAmiga via drag and drop. vAmiga is open-source and published under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

KytyPS5 (2026/08/07) ec78afb

KytyPS5 (2026/08/07) 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:
https://github.com/KytyPS5/KytyPS5/releases/tag/KytyPS5-2026-08-07-ec78afb

Download:KytyPS5 (2026/08/07)
Source:Here

TetaNES v0.15.0

TetaNES v0.15.0 is released. TetaNES is a cross-platform emulator for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) released in Japan in 1983 and North America in 1986, written in Rust using wgpu. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, and in a web browser with Web Assembly.

NESd v0.16.0

NESd v0.16.0 is released. A NES Emulator written in Dart and Flutter. Supports macOS, Windows, Android and Linux (tested on Steam Deck).

ChonkyStation4 Alpha-2

ChonkyStation4 Alpha-2 is released. ChonkyStation4 is a work-in-progress emulator for the PlayStation 4 system. It can currently boot a few simple commercial games.

Geargrafx v1.7.17

Geargrafx v1.7.17 is released. This is an open source project with its ongoing development made possible thanks to the support by these awesome backers.

Gearlynx v1.2.22

Gearlynx v1.2.22 is released. Gearlynx is a cross-platform Atari Lynx emulator written in C++ that runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD and RetroArch.

Xenia Git (2026/08/08)

Xenia Git (2026/08/08) is compiled. Xenia is an experimental emulator for the Xbox 360. It does not run games (yet).

VisualBoyAdvance-M Git (2026/08/08)

VisualBoyAdvance-M Git (2026/08/08) 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 (2026/08/07)

ShadPS4 Pre (2026/08/07) is released. An early PS4 emulator for Windows and Linux written in C++.

Stella Git (2026/08/08)

Stella Git (2026/08/08) 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!

SharpEmu Git (2026/08/08)

SharpEmu Git (2026/08/08) is compiled. An experimental PlayStation 5 emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS.

ShadPS4-QtLauncher (2026/08/07)

ShadPS4-QtLauncher (2026/08/07) is released. QtLauncher is the official launcher for shadPS4. ShadPS4 is an early PS4 emulator for Windows and Linux written in C++.

PCSX2 v2.7.515

PCSX2 v2.7.515 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 (2026/08/08)

PCSX-Redux Git (2026/08/08) 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.

Project64 Git (2026/08/08)

Project64 Git (2026/08/08) 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.

Panda3DS Git (2026/08/08)

Panda3DS Git (2026/08/08) 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!

NxEmu Dev v0.7.0-538-8cd15af

NxEmu Dev v0.7.0-538-8cd15af is released. NxEmu is an experimental open-source emulator for the Nintendo Switch from N3xoX1.

GearSystem v3.9.15

GearSystem v3.9.15 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 v3.8.12

Gearboy v3.8.12 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.

Gearcoleco v1.6.9

Gearcoleco v1.6.9 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.

FB Neo Git (2026/08/08)

FB Neo Git (2026/08/08) is compiled. FinalBurn Neo is an Emulator for Arcade Games & Select Consoles. It is based on the emulators FinalBurn and old versions of MAME.

DuckStation Git (2026/08/08)

DuckStation Git (2026/08/08) 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 (2026/08/08)

DOSBox-X Git (2026/08/08) 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.

DeSmuME Git (2026/08/08)

DeSmuME Git (2026/08/08) 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 2606-282

Dolphin Git 2606-282 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.