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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 Sega CD Emulators in 2026
For playing Sega CD games, emulator differences include both disc-related setup and the features available during play. Compare BIOS requirements and CD audio support with save states and cheat support. Netplay and supported platforms may matter for how and where you play; license, free-plan availability, and paid-from pricing add further comparison points. Genesis Plus GX, BlastEm, and RetroArch are among the…
28.2
Provenance is a free, open-source retro game emulator frontend for Apple platforms, available for iOS and macOS.
Free planOpen sourceiOSmacOS
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webЯcade is a free, open-source browser player for gaming content arranged in user-defined feeds.
Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOSWeb
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RetroArch
RetroArch is a free, open-source frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players, using a unified settings system.
Free planAndroidiOSWebLinux7.7Free plan - 5
BlastEm
BlastEm is a free, open-source emulator for Sega 16-bit and 8-bit systems.
Free planOpen sourceWebLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted7.6Free plan - 6
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 - 7
ClownMDEmu
ClownMDEmu is a free emulator for the Sega Mega Drive, also known as the Sega Genesis.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinuxmacOS7.5Free plan - 8
7.3Free plan - 9
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 - 10
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 - 11
Genesis Plus GX
Genesis Plus GX is a free, open-source emulator for Sega 8-bit and 16-bit systems.
Free planLinuxWindows6.7Free plan - 12
higan
higan is a free, standalone emulator for multiple game systems, available for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.3Free plan - 13
Lemuroid
Lemuroid is a free, open-source Android emulator that gathers supported game files into one library.
Free planAndroid6.3Free plan - 14
PicoDrive
PicoDrive is a free Sega console emulator that runs games for systems from the Mega Drive/Genesis through the 32X, as well as Sega Pico, SG-1000,…
Free planLinuxSelf-hostedWindows6.2Free plan - 15
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 - 16
BizHawk
BizHawk is an emulation project built around EmuHawk, a multi-system emulator with recording, playback, and debugging tools.
LinuxmacOSWindows5.8 - 17
Mega-Pi
Mega-Pi is a bare-metal Sega Mega Drive/Genesis emulator designed for Raspberry Pi 3 and 4.
Linux5.5 - 18
YDrive
YDrive is a free Windows application that combines a SEGA console emulator with a library manager for a retro game collection.
Windows5.1 - 19
MD.emu
AndroidLinux4.9