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Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
A free, powerful all-in-one emulator frontend with RetroAchievements and cloud saves, but the Steam build is stripped down and the UI is confusing. Skip it if you want plug-and-play or GameCube/PS2.
Great for
Tinkerers and Steam Deck owners wanting many retro systems, RetroAchievements and cloud saves in one app
Main risk
Confusing UI and a cut-down Steam version missing cores, so setup takes work
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The Swiss Army knife of emulation. Free, open-source, supports almost every retro system I care about, packed with features, and endlessly customizable.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Also you obtain achievements like if they were a PlayStation trophies or Xbox ones, even with older games that weren't designed to gain achievements.”
Steam review · 96.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Has a steep learning curve, but it's worth it. It's convenient to have all retro games in one place.”
Steam review · 131.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Cloud sync means it's easy to continue on my ROG Ally when I'm away from home”
Steam review · 103.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Save States & Rewind:[/b] Stuck on a stupid boss? You can instantly save your exact progress and even rewind time to fix a mistake.”
Steam review · 30.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 positive reviews
“combined with remote play together a great way to play some old great games from the past online with your friends”
Steam review · 80.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Too many options. The over-stimulation of the menus could kill a Victorian child.”
Steam review · 145.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Standalone emulators are more accurate and work better, and much less of a hassle to configure using mouse and keyboard.”
Steam review · 105.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The Steam edition of this app should be called "Retroarch Lite." Its constraints, such as a restricted selection of supported cores and an inability to update them within the application, noticeably limit its capabilities.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Controller input mapping genuinely just does not work. Never fought so hard with an emulator for such a basic feature.”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“worst emulator imaginable. constant crashing and freezing.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“Tried to turn on Steam Cloud Saves, it ended up deleting all my saves.”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
From the Steam store page
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