Best Game Boy Advance Emulators in 2026
Updated
In short: RetroArch is ranked #1 of 29 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of RustBoyAdvance-NG and SkyEmu. The best-ranked option with a free plan is RustBoyAdvance-NG.
Choosing a Game Boy Advance emulator means weighing the platforms it covers against the play features you want. The ranked options are compared on link multiplayer, graphics enhancements, save states, and cheat support, as well as platform scope and open-source status. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide additional points of comparison. RetroArch, SkyEmu, and GSE appear among the first entries, with Retra and mGBA also near the top. Think about whether multiplayer, visual options, or saving and resuming matter most to you, and check the listed platform scope against the devices you use.
29 Game Boy advance emulators ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 RetroArch Top pick · 7.6 Free plan · Free
#2 RustBoyAdvance-NG Runner-up · 7.4 Free plan · Free
#3 SkyEmu Also great · 7.3 Free plan · Free- Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan AndroidLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform scope
- desktop and mobile
- Save states
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree About aresVisit site - AndroidLinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform scope
- desktop and mobile
- Save states
- Yes
- Cheat support
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan self-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform scope
- desktop and mobile
- Save states
- Yes
- Cheat support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan Android
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform scope
- mobile
- Save states
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform scope
- desktop
- Save states
- Yes
- Link multiplayer
- Yes
- Cheat support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Android
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 4.99 one-time
- Platform scope
- mobile
- Save states
- Yes
- Link multiplayer
- Yes
- Cheat support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - LinuxWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - AndroidiOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform scope
- desktop and mobile
- Save states
- Yes
- Link multiplayer
- Yes
- Cheat support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Android
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform scope
- mobile
- Save states
- Yes
- Cheat support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform scope
- desktop and mobile
- Save states
- Yes
- Link multiplayer
- Yes
- Cheat support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindowsLinuxiOS
- Platform scope
- desktop and mobile
- Cheat support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform scope
- desktop
- Save states
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform scope
- desktop
- Save states
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebmacOSiOS
- Platform scope
- desktop and mobile
- Save states
- Yes
- Link multiplayer
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinuxAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform scope
- desktop
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Android
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform scope
- mobile
- Save states
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - iOSmacOS
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebiOSAndroidRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
- Android
- Free plan
- Yes
- Save states
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which Game Boy advance emulator is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
RetroArch is ranked #1 of 29 with a score of 7.6. RustBoyAdvance-NG is second and SkyEmu third.
How many of these have a free plan?
7 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.