Best Game Console Emulators in 2026
Updated
35 game console emulators ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
35ranked
2free plans on this page
8 Oct 2026last checked
Game Console Emulators in tiers by the score this site gives them, S at the top. 3 of the 10 on this page have an Android app.
Compare all 10 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported console systems | Desktop operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Flycast | 6.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Sega Dreamcast, Naomi, Naomi 2, Atomiswave | cross-platform |
| 27 | Project64 | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Nintendo 64 and Nintendo 64 Disk Drive (64DD) | windows |
| 28 | OpenEmu | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | 31 | — |
| 29 | Nexen | 6.6 | No | — | — | — | 8 | — |
| 30 | BizHawk | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 31 | Mednafen | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | — | 17 | — |
| 32 | Redream | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | 6 one-time | Sega Dreamcast | cross-platform |
| 33 | EKA2L1 | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Symbian OS EKA1/EKA2, Nokia N-Gage, N-Gage 2.0, S60v1-S60v5, S^3, Symbian Belle | cross-platform |
| 34 | Xenia | 5.9 | No | — | — | — | Xbox 360 | cross-platform |
| 35 | Cxbx-Reloaded | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Microsoft Xbox; Sega Chihiro | windows |
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