Manic EMU is a retro game emulator for iPhone and iPad, supporting more than 30 classic platforms across consoles, arcade, DOS, Symbian, and J2ME.
Alternatives to webЯcade
webЯcade organizes gaming content in user-defined feeds and runs it directly in the browser through JavaScript, WebAssembly, and HTML5 interfaces rather than streaming. Its graphical editor creates feeds without document-format knowledge, analyzes ROMs for application types and related artwork, and supports emulators and engines such as Atari, Nintendo, Sega, Doom, Quake, and ScummVM. USB and Bluetooth gamepads, save states, shareable stand-alone links, embeds, and optional…
Provenance is a free, open-source retro game emulator frontend for Apple platforms, available for iOS and macOS.
RetroArch is a free, open-source frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players, using a unified settings system.
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ares
ares is a free, open-source emulator for Linux, macOS, and Windows, focused on accurate emulation and preservation.
Free planOpen sourceLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows7.5Free plan - 5
7.3Free plan - 6
MAME
MAME is a free emulation framework built to document and preserve the hardware behind arcade games, vintage computers, consoles, calculators, and…
Free planAndroidLinuxmacOSWindows7.1Free plan - 7
ClassicBoy Pro
ClassicBoy Pro is an Android emulator for playing retro games, with a ROM scanner and a browsable game database.
Free planAndroidWindows6.6Free plan - 86.6$2.99 one-time
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higan
higan is a free, standalone emulator for multiple game systems, available for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.3Free plan - 10

Lemuroid
Lemuroid is a free, open-source Android emulator that gathers supported game files into one library.
Free planAndroid6.3Free plan - 11
ROCKNIX
ROCKNIX is a free immutable Linux distribution for handheld gaming devices, focused on retro game emulation.
Free planLinuxSelf-hosted6.3Free plan - 12
BizHawk
BizHawk is a free multi-system emulator for Windows and Linux, with EmuHawk providing recording, playback and debugging tools aimed at Tool-Assisted Speedrunners.
Free planLinuxWindows6.1Free plan - 13
jgenesis
jgenesis is a free cross-platform emulator for 8-bit and 16-bit consoles, distributed through GitHub Releases for Linux and Windows systems plus web availability.
WebLinuxWindows6.1 - 14
MagicEngine
MagicEngine is a PC-Engine emulator, for the console also known in the USA as the TurboGrafx-16.
LinuxmacOSWindows6.1€15 one-time - 15
MiSTer TurboGrafx16
MiSTer TurboGrafx16 is a free, self-hosted MiSTer core for TurboGrafx-16 CD and PC Engine CD software.
Free planSelf-hosted6.1Free plan - 16
Nexen
WebLinuxmacOSWindows6.0 - 17

Batocera
Batocera is a free, open-source Linux distribution for turning compatible computers and small devices into retro-gaming systems.
Free planLinuxSelf-hosted5.9Free plan - 18
Mednafen
Mednafen is a free, portable emulator for several classic computer and console systems, controlled from the command line and built around OpenGL and SDL.
LinuxWindows5.9 - 19
Ootake
Ootake is a free Windows emulator for PC Engine games, including TurboGrafx-16 titles.
Free planWindows5.9Free plan - 20

Recalbox
Recalbox is a free, open-source retro gaming system for replaying games from consoles and computers.
Free planLinuxSelf-hosted5.9Free plan - 21
AmberELEC
AmberELEC is free, open source firmware for the Anbernic RG351P, RG351M, RG351V, RG351MP, and RG552 handhelds.
Free planSelf-hosted5.8Free plan - 22
RetroDECK
RetroDECK is a free, all-in-one retro gaming platform for Linux handhelds, desktops, HTPCs and PC consoles.
Free planLinux5.8Free plan - 23
RetroPie
RetroPie turns a Raspberry Pi or PC into a system for playing arcade, home-console, and classic PC games.
LinuxSelf-hosted5.5 - 24
Geargrafx
AndroidiOSLinuxmacOS5.3 - 255.3
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Unity
Unity is a free Minecraft resource pack for Java Edition, with 1.21 listed as a supported version.
5.2 - 285.1
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Lemuroid
Android4.8 - 30
PCE.emu
AndroidLinux4.8
