Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Playnite

Product categories

Emulators Game Managers Games Gaming Gaming Distribution Gaming Tools Group Chat & Notifications Linux Media Player Online Games Retro Games

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Playnite are Lutris, Batocera.linux, and OpenEmu. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

Lutris Landing Page
1

Lutris

Lutris is an open source gaming platform for GNU/Linux.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Game Managers #Emulators 524 social mentions
Batocera.linux Landing Page
2

Batocera.linux

Batocera.linux is an open-source and completely free retro-gaming distribution that can be copied to a USB stick or an SD card with the aim of turning any computer/nano computer into a gaming console during a game or permanently.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Gaming Tools #Gaming Distribution 41 social mentions
OpenEmu Landing Page
3

OpenEmu

Console and Arcade video game emulator for macOS.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Gaming Tools #Emulators 91 social mentions
Retropie Landing Page
4

Retropie

RetroPie allows you to turn your Raspberry Pi or PC into a retro-gaming machine.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Gaming Tools #Emulators 86 social mentions
Mame Landing Page
5

Mame

MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Gaming Tools #Emulators 14 social mentions
Snes9x Landing Page
6

Snes9x

Snes9x is a portable, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools
Dolphin Emulator Landing Page
7

Dolphin Emulator

Official website of Dolphin, the GameCube and Wii emulator. Download the latest version (5. 0-5763) now or ask questions on our forums for help. Enter your search in the box aboveDownloadDownload the latest version of the Dolphin Emulator (5.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools 150 social mentions
Lakka Landing Page
8

Lakka

Lakka is the official Linux distribution of RetroArch and the libretro ecosystem.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Gaming Tools #Emulators 5 social mentions
RetroAchievements.org Landing Page
9

RetroAchievements.org

Adding achievements to your favourite retro games since 2012
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Games #Gaming #Online Games 112 social mentions
RPCS3 Landing Page
10

RPCS3

RPCS3 is an open-source Sony PlayStation 3 emulator for Windows and Linux written in C++.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools 109 social mentions
DOSBox Landing Page
11

DOSBox

DOSBox is a DOS-emulator that uses the SDL-library.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Emulators #Games #Gaming 1 social mentions
Mesen Landing Page
12

Mesen

Mesen is a NES/Famicom emulator and NSF player.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Emulators #Media Player