Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to RetroArch

Product categories

DS Emulators Emulators Game Managers Gaming Gaming Distribution Gaming Software Gaming Tools Linux Media Player Online Games Operating Systems Retro Games

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to RetroArch are OpenEmu, Snes9x, and Batocera.linux. 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.

OpenEmu Landing Page
1

OpenEmu

Console and Arcade video game emulator for macOS.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Gaming Tools #Emulators 91 social mentions
Snes9x Landing Page
2

Snes9x

Snes9x is a portable, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools
Batocera.linux Landing Page
3

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
Playnite Landing Page
4

Playnite

Source code generated using layoutit.com
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools 286 social mentions
Dolphin Emulator Landing Page
5

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
DeSmuME Landing Page
6

DeSmuME

DeSmuME is a freeware emulator for the NDS roms & Nintendo DS Lite games created by YopYop156.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools 32 social mentions
melonDS Landing Page
7

melonDS

A Nintendo DS emulator with support for commercial games.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Gaming Tools #Emulators 32 social mentions
Citra Landing Page
8

Citra

Citra is a work-in-progress emulator for the Nintendo 3DS.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools 57 social mentions
ZSNES Landing Page
9

ZSNES

ZSNES is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulator.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools
mGBA Landing Page
10

mGBA

mGBA is an open source emulator of the Game Boy Advance. The goals are speed and accuracy.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools 70 social mentions
Lutris Landing Page
11

Lutris

Lutris is an open source gaming platform for GNU/Linux.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Game Managers #Emulators 524 social mentions
Mame Landing Page
12

Mame

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