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ruffle-rs/ruffle

A Flash Player emulator written in Rust

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Rust React Vite Cargo npm

GitHub topics

#emulator #flash #hacktoberfest #reimplementation #rust #swf

Updated: 2026-08-06
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2016-08-29
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 5,598 open

18,395

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Forks: 1,056
Commits: 17,187 commits
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touchHLE/touchHLE

High-level emulator for iPhone OS apps. This repo is used for issues, releases and CI. Submit patches at: https://review.gerrithub.io/admin/repos/touchHLE/touchHLE

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Rust Android Cargo Gradle

Updated: 2026-07-27
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2022-12-01
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 94 open

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Forks: 280
Commits: 2,722 commits
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0xNikilite/oboromi

a proof-of-concept project for a possible Nintendo Switch 2 emulator.

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Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#emulator #proof-of-concept #switch2 #wip

Updated: 2026-07-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-06-09
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 3 open

1,196

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Forks: 49
Commits: 258 commits
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gopher64/gopher64

Highly compatible N64 emulator

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Rust Cargo Gradle

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator #game #n64 #rust

Updated: 2026-07-24
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2023-10-04
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 16 open

1,177

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Forks: 37
Commits: 1,106 commits
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dbalsom/martypc

An IBM PC/XT emulator written in Rust.

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Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator #ibm #rust #x86

Updated: 2026-06-28
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2022-05-23
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 23 open

848

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Forks: 40
Commits: 1,604 commits
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koute/pinky

An NES emulator written in Rust

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Rust Cargo

Updated: 2023-11-27
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2016-10-23
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 11 open

808

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Forks: 55
Commits: 82 commits
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obhq/obliteration

Experimental free and open-source PlayStation 4 kernel

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Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#aarch64 #freebsd #hypervisor-framework #kernel #kvm #linux

Updated: 2026-07-26
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2021-11-12
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 82 open

808

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Forks: 29
Commits: 1,353 commits
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henrikpersson/potatis

🥔 MOS-6502 and NES emulator in Rust (SDL/WebAssembly/Android/Embedded/Cloud)

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Rust Android Cargo Gradle npm

GitHub topics

#embedded-hal #emulator #jni #jni-android #mos-6502 #nes

Updated: 2026-06-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-09-27
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

673

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Forks: 11
Commits: 32 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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simias/rustation

Playstation emulator in the Rust programing language

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Rust Cargo

Updated: 2026-06-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-02-16
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 22 open

582

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Forks: 22
Commits: 282 commits
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Grarak/DSVita

Extremely fast NDS Emulator for ARM32/PSVita

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Rust Android Cargo Gradle

GitHub topics

#arm32 #emulation #jit #nds #neon #opengles

Updated: 2026-07-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-11-12
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 56 open

490

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Forks: 11
Commits: 798 commits
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OpenGMK/OpenGMK

A rewrite of the GameMaker Classic engine runners with additional tooling

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Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#emulator #game-engine #gamemaker #gamemaker8 #gm81 #gmk

Updated: 2026-07-16
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2019-06-12
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 31 open

399

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Forks: 33
Commits: 3,623 commits
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jsgroth/jgenesis

Sega Genesis / Sega CD / SNES / Master System / Game Gear emulator

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Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#emulator #rust

Updated: 2026-07-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-04-19
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 177 open

373

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Forks: 16
Commits: 2,403 commits
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kelpsyberry/dust

A Nintendo DS emulator written in Rust for desktop devices and the web, with debugging features and a focus on accuracy

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Rust Cargo npm

GitHub topics

#debugging-tools #ds #emulator #nintendo-ds #rust

Updated: 2026-02-03
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2021-12-11
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 7 open

330

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Forks: 25
Commits: 244 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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kaezrr/starpsx

A cross-platform Sony PlayStation 1 emulator written in Rust.

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Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#egui #emulation #playstation

Updated: 2026-05-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-06-12
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 4 open

315

stars

Forks: 8
Commits: 639 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Rodrigodd/gameroy

A Game Boy emulator, disassembler and debugger, written in Rust

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Rust Android Cargo Gradle

GitHub topics

#emulator #gameboy #rust

Updated: 2025-09-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-04-10
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 4 open

309

stars

Forks: 8
Commits: 1,015 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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emu-rs/rustual-boy

Rustual Boy - A Virtual Boy emulator.

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Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#emulator #rust #virtual-boy

Updated: 2021-11-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-12-08
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 7 open

233

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Forks: 28
Commits: 461 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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daniel5151/clicky

A clickwheel iPod emulator (WIP)

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Rust Express Cargo npm

Updated: 2025-05-25
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2019-09-10
License: Unknown
Issues: 4 open

208

stars

Forks: 9
Commits: 158 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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alucryd/oxyromon

Rusty ROM OrgaNizer

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Rust Axum Svelte SvelteKit Tailwind CSS Cargo npm pnpm

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#emulation #no-intro #redump

Updated: 2026-07-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-06-23
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 20 open

189

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Forks: 16
Commits: 455 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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rasky/r64emu

Nintendo 64 emulator (written in Rust)

Stack

Rust Cargo

Updated: 2022-11-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-06-09
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 6 open

177

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Forks: 13
Commits: 516 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Comba92/nen-emulator

NES emulator, written in Rust. High mappers compatibility, and FDS support.

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Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator #nes #nes-emulator

Updated: 2026-07-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-10-27
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 1
Commits: 147 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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henryksloan/kind-nes

An NES emulator in Rust

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Rust Cargo

Updated: 2023-08-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-01-31
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 2
Commits: 114 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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simias/pockystation

PocketStation emulator

Stack

Rust Cargo

Updated: 2026-06-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-06-29
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 83 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Re0xCat/uplay-r1-loader

Uplay emulator

Stack

Rust Cargo

Updated: 2021-12-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-12-30
License: Unknown
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 7
Commits: 4 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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kirjavascript/trueLMAO

sega megadrive emulator

Stack

Rust Cargo

Updated: 2023-03-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-12-23
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 2
Commits: 291 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Kintaro/DreamOxide

Dreamcast Emulator written in Rust. Only CPU for now.

Stack

Rust Cargo

Updated: 2015-07-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-06-19
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 21 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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TheLukeGuy/firn

❄️ A generic system emulator, currently focused on x86.

Archived

Stack

Rust Cargo

Updated: 2022-08-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-03-21
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 1
Commits: 87 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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SolracHQ/R8

Yet Another CHIP-8 Interpreter in Rust 😉

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Rust Bevy Cargo

Updated: 2026-06-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-09-15
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

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Forks: 0
Commits: 36 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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