Emulators

36 repos

  1. AnyPS5 by boykopovar, 54k stars. Tool that automatically ports PS5 executables to run on Linux and Windows
  2. shadPS4 by shadps4-emu, 34k stars. PlayStation 4 emulator for Windows, Linux, macOS and FreeBSD
  3. windows95 by felixrieseberg, 24k stars. Windows 95 desktop environment packaged as an Electron app
  4. v86 by copy, 24k stars. x86 PC emulator that runs in the browser through WebAssembly
  5. proton-ge-custom by GloriousEggroll, 15k stars. Wine-based Steam Play compatibility tool with extra components
  6. KytyPS5 by KytyPS5, 11k stars. Translation layer for running PlayStation 5 code on Windows, Linux and macOS
  7. hekate by CTCaer, 9.0k stars. GUI bootloader for the Nintendo Switch
  8. NX2Apple by LNPANDY, 7.0k stars. macOS app that packages your own Switch games to run on iPhone and iPad
  9. sharpemu by sharpemu, 6.6k stars. Experimental PlayStation 5 emulator for Windows and Linux
  10. highball by gauthierpiarrette, 2.3k stars. Wine-based app for running Windows games on macOS with a compatibility list
  11. skate3recomp by mchughalex, 1.8k stars. Native port of Skate 3 that runs on Windows, Linux and macOS via recompilation
  12. ps2-web-recomp by snuri00, 1.4k stars. Static recompiler that turns PS2 game binaries into WebAssembly for browsers
  13. playden-ps5 by leolobato, 1.1k stars. Runs Steam Windows games on a jailbroken PS5
  14. Bridgeplay by raymondchins, 970 stars. Fork that runs Windows Steam games on Mac through Wine and Apple's toolkit
  15. martypc by dbalsom, 957 stars. Cycle-accurate emulator for IBM PC, XT, Jr, and Tandy systems
  16. entii-for-workcubes by Wack0, 814 stars. Windows NT ported to the GameCube, Wii and Wii U
  17. bluewake by chrissotraidis, 626 stars. Native port of The Wind Waker recompilation for desktop and mobile
  18. autorun by autorunhq, 554 stars. Homebrew app that runs Windows PC games on a Nintendo Switch
  19. ao486 by alfikpl, 479 stars. Verilog core implementing an x86-compatible 486 SX processor
  20. c64-hw-simulator by antirez, 439 stars. Commodore 64 hardware simulator written in C
  21. gecko by ioncodes, 433 stars. GameCube and Wii emulator with a built-in debugger
  22. psp-web-recomp by snuri00, 433 stars. Runs PSP games in the browser via static recompilation to WebAssembly
  23. WiiFin by fabienmillet, 376 stars. Jellyfin media client for the Nintendo Wii
  24. ps5-linux-loader by soniciso1, 329 stars. Loader that boots Linux on PS5 consoles, with support for firmware 13.60
  25. linuxmd by LinuxMD, 268 stars. Linux port for the Sega Mega Drive console
  26. bo2-mac by adrbn, 245 stars. Static recompilation of Call of Duty: Black Ops II to native ARM64 macOS
  27. frank-386 by rh1tech, 222 stars. Tiny386 x86 emulator ported to the RP2350 microcontroller
  28. wince-dc by maximqaxd, 119 stars. Windows CE port for the Sega Dreamcast console
  29. anes by decrazyo, 107 stars. Emulator for the Nintendo Entertainment System
  30. ogre-battle-64-recomp by lfarroco, 93 stars. Native recompilation of the N64 game Ogre Battle 64
  31. riscv-emulator by WerWolv, 61 stars. RISC-V rv32ima emulator that can boot Linux
  32. pokeemerald-rp2350 by mattdeeds, 53 stars. Pokémon Emerald ported to the RP2350 chip with 60 fps HDMI output
  33. lucasartsifier by katiahayati, 51 stars. Finds softlocks in Sierra adventure game scripts and adds guards to fix them
  34. bebox by johnrash, 39 stars. Emulator for the BeBox running Haiku natively on PowerPC
  35. retro-1620 by pkimpel, 21 stars. Browser emulator and operating environment for the IBM 1620 Model 2
  36. c8-ass by Tackx, 12 stars. Custom assembler for CHIP-8 programs

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