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Manic EMU is a retro game emulator for iPhone and iPad, supporting more than 30 classic platforms across consoles, arcade, DOS, Symbian, and J2ME.
Free planOpen sourceiOSmacOSSelf-hosted
Best Multi-System Emulators in 2026
For games that span different systems, an emulator’s compatibility and setup requirements are practical starting points. Compared on supported systems, arcade support, and Android support, the entries can be assessed against the platforms and devices you want to use. Check whether a BIOS is required, and consider netplay and shader or upscaling features if multiplayer or visual options matter to you. License,…
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Provenance is a free, open-source retro game emulator frontend for Apple platforms, available for iOS and macOS.
Free planOpen sourceiOSmacOS
38.0
Foxol is an emulator platform for playing classic games on web, mobile, and desktop devices.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
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SkyEmu
SkyEmu emulates Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS systems.
Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOSWebLinux8.0Free plan - 5
RetroArch
RetroArch is a free, open-source frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players, using a unified settings system.
Free planAndroidiOSWebLinux7.7Free plan - 6
Flycast
Flycast is a free multi-platform emulator for Sega Dreamcast, Naomi, Naomi 2, and Atomiswave, derived from reicast.
Free planOpen sourceAndroidLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted7.6Free plan - 7
QEMU
QEMU is a free, open-source machine emulator and virtualizer for running guest operating systems or processes built for another CPU architecture.
Free planOpen sourceAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted7.6Free plan - 8
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 - 9
FinalBurn Neo
FinalBurn Neo is a free emulator for arcade games and selected consoles, available on Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Free planAndroidiOSLinuxmacOS7.5Free plan - 10
DOSBox-X
Free planOpen sourceLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows7.4Free plan - 11
7.3Free plan - 12
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 - 13
VICE
VICE runs software made for classic Commodore 8-bit computers by emulating eight systems: the C64, C64DTV, C128, VIC20, PET, PLUS4, SCPU64, and CBM-II.
Free planAndroidLinuxmacOSWindows7.1Free plan - 14
Happy Chick
Happy Chick is a free emulator app for playing retro games on Android, iOS, and Windows.
Free planAndroidiOSWindows7.0Free plan - 15
Last Emulator
Last Emulator is a multi-system emulator for playing classic games, with cloud saves that synchronize across devices.
Free planWebmacOSWindows6.9From $3 a month - 16
Eclipse
Eclipse is a web-based emulator for playing games from classic systems, including Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, NES, SNES, Sega Master…
Free planAndroidiOSWeb6.8Free plan - 17
EmulatorJS
EmulatorJS is a free, open-source web frontend for RetroArch that lets site owners embed an emulator into a website.
Free planAndroidiOSWebSelf-hosted6.8Free plan - 18
openMSX
openMSX is a free, open-source emulator for the MSX home computer system, designed to emulate it with 100% accuracy.
Free planAndroidLinuxmacOSWindows6.8Free plan - 19
Genesis Plus GX
Genesis Plus GX is a free, open-source emulator for Sega 8-bit and 16-bit systems.
Free planLinuxWindows6.7Free plan - 20
Dolphin
Dolphin is free, open-source software for playing Nintendo GameCube and Wii games on a PC, with versions for Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Free planAndroidLinuxmacOSWindows6.6Free plan - 21
retroemu
retroemu runs classic console games in a terminal using Node.js and libretro cores compiled to WebAssembly.
Free planAPILinuxmacOSWindows6.6Free plan - 22
XRoar
XRoar is a free emulator for Dragon, Tandy Colour Computer, Tandy MC-10, and similar 8-bit computers.
Free planAndroidWebLinuxmacOS6.6Free plan - 23
Atari800
Atari800 is a free emulator for Atari 8-bit computer systems and the Atari 5200 game console.
Free planAndroidLinuxmacOSWindows6.5Free plan - 24
EKA2L1
AndroidiOSLinuxmacOS6.4 - 25
Emulicious
Emulicious is a free multi-system emulator for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Master System, Game Gear and MSX.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.3Free plan