Best Lakka Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from Sega genesis emulators ranked against Lakka on the same published basis.
- 1Lakka vs RetroArch
- 3Lakka vs MAME
- 4Lakka vs BlastEm
- 5Lakka vs ClownMDEmu
- 6Lakka vs Genesis Plus GX
- 7Lakka vs Manic EMU
- 8Lakka vs ares
- 9Lakka vs higan
- 10Lakka vs PicoDrive
- 11Lakka vs BizHawk
- 12Lakka vs Lemuroid
- 13Lakka vs Zeta
- 14Lakka vs Delta
- 15Lakka vs emmd
- 16Lakka vs Nostalgist.js
- 17Lakka vs Batocera
- 18Lakka vs OpenEmu
- 19Lakka vs jgenesis
- 20Lakka vs Mednafen
- 21Lakka vs Lynx.emu
Lakka alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RetroArch | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | MAME | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | BlastEm | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | ClownMDEmu | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Genesis Plus GX | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 7 | Manic EMU | 7.0 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | ares | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | higan | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | PicoDrive | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 11 | BizHawk | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 12 | Lemuroid | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 13 | Zeta | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | iOS |
| 14 | Delta | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Mac |
| 15 | emmd | 6.7 | No | — | iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Nostalgist.js | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 17 | Batocera | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 18 | OpenEmu | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 19 | jgenesis | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Web, Windows |
| 20 | Mednafen | 6.4 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 21 | Lynx.emu | 6.3 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux |
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Questions about Lakka alternatives
What is the best alternative to Lakka?
RetroArch, number 1 in Sega genesis emulators with a score of 7.6 out of 10. The others here: MAME, BlastEm, ClownMDEmu and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Lakka?
RetroArch is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.