Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Retropie

Product categories

DS Emulators Emulators Gaming Gaming Distribution Gaming Software Gaming Tools Group Chat & Notifications Media Player Online Games Retro Games

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Retropie are Batocera.linux, Lakka, and Playnite. 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.

Batocera.linux Landing Page
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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
Lakka Landing Page
2

Lakka

Lakka is the official Linux distribution of RetroArch and the libretro ecosystem.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Gaming Tools #Emulators 5 social mentions
Playnite Landing Page
3

Playnite

Source code generated using layoutit.com
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools 286 social mentions
Mame Landing Page
4

Mame

MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Gaming Tools #Emulators 14 social mentions
OpenEmu Landing Page
5

OpenEmu

Console and Arcade video game emulator for macOS.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Gaming Tools #Emulators 91 social mentions
Nebula Landing Page
6

Nebula

Nebula is an arcade emulator.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Emulators #Media Player 2 social mentions
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
mGBA Landing Page
8

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
melonDS Landing Page
9

melonDS

A Nintendo DS emulator with support for commercial games.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Gaming Tools #Emulators 32 social mentions
Snes9x Landing Page
10

Snes9x

Snes9x is a portable, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools
DeSmuME Landing Page
11

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
Mesen Landing Page
12

Mesen

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