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🎮 Free Game Emulators and Game Library Tools

The emulator world is full of ad-laden repackages — many are open-source projects reskinned and sold. This category lists only the official open-source builds: console and handheld emulators, engines that keep classic games playable, and cross-platform library managers. Bring your own legally obtained games and BIOS files.

15 tools

0 A.D.

An open-source ancient-warfare RTS in the spirit of Age of Empires

Open Source
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Cemu

Wii U games at 4K and 60 fps

Open Source
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Prism Launcher

One instance per setup, so mods and worlds never collide

Open Source
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Cross-platform

RPCS3

PS3 games on a PC, at higher resolutions and unlocked frame rates

Open Source
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SuperTuxKart

Open-source kart racing, up to eight players on one screen

Open Source
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Bottles

Every Windows program gets its own isolated environment

Open Source
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Lutris

Runs Windows games on Linux, with the configuration scripts already written

Open Source
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Dolphin

GameCube and Wii games at 1080p, or 4K if you like

Open Source
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Heroic Games Launcher

Play your Epic and GOG library on Linux and macOS

Open Source
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Luanti

An open-source voxel sandbox — no account, no purchase

Open Source
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PCSX2

PlayStation 2 games on a PC, at whatever resolution you like

Open Source
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Playnite

Seven game launchers, one library

Open Source
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PPSSPP

PSP games on modern hardware, looking better than they did

Open Source
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RetroArch

One interface for every retro console emulator

Open Source
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ScummVM

Keeps 1990s adventure games running on today's systems

Open Source
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