Best MasterGear Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from game gear emulators ranked against MasterGear on the same published basis.
- 1MasterGear vs RetroArch
- 2MasterGear vs Virtual Jaguar
- 3MasterGear vs MAME
- 4MasterGear vs MEKA
- 5MasterGear vs BlastEm
- 6MasterGear vs Genesis Plus GX
- 8MasterGear vs ares
- 9MasterGear vs Emulicious
- 10MasterGear vs Gearlynx
- 11MasterGear vs Hemulator
- 12MasterGear vs higan
- 13MasterGear vs Retropa
- 14MasterGear vs Dega
- 15MasterGear vs PicoDrive
- 16MasterGear vs Provenance
- 17MasterGear vs Lemuroid
- 18MasterGear vs jgenesis
- 19MasterGear vs OpenEmu
- 20MasterGear vs BizHawk
- 21MasterGear vs Mednafen
MasterGear alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RetroArch | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Virtual Jaguar | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | MAME | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | MEKA | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | BlastEm | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Genesis Plus GX | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 8 | ares | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Emulicious | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Gearlynx | 7.0 | No | — | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 11 | Hemulator | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | higan | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Retropa | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Mac |
| 14 | Dega | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 15 | PicoDrive | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 16 | Provenance | 6.9 | Free plan | $3.33/mo | iOS, Mac |
| 17 | Lemuroid | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 18 | jgenesis | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Web, Windows |
| 19 | OpenEmu | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 20 | BizHawk | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 21 | Mednafen | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
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Questions about MasterGear alternatives
What is the best alternative to MasterGear?
RetroArch, number 1 in game gear emulators with a score of 7.6 out of 10. The others here: Virtual Jaguar, MAME, MEKA and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to MasterGear?
RetroArch is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 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.