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Ancurio/mkxp

Free Software implementation of the Ruby Game Scripting System (RGSS)

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#game-engine #game-engine-2d #mkxp #rpg #rpg-maker #rpg-maker-vx

Updated: 2026-01-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-09-01
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 45 open

584

stars

Forks: 233
Commits: 835 commits
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simias/rustation

Playstation emulator in the Rust programing language

Stack

Rust Cargo

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

582

stars

Forks: 22
Commits: 282 commits
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JaCzekanski/Avocado

🥑 PlayStation 1 emulator

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle

GitHub topics

#cpp #emulation #emulator #hacktoberfest #playstation #ps1

Updated: 2023-09-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-07-11
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 59 open

579

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Forks: 32
Commits: 895 commits
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openMSX/openMSX

the MSX emulator that aims for perfection

Stack

C++ Meson

GitHub topics

#emulator #emulator-programming #msx #msx-computers #msx-documentation #msx-emulator

Updated: 2026-07-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2001-05-04
License: Unknown
Issues: 457 open

539

stars

Forks: 131
Commits: 18,049 commits
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OatmealDome/dolphin-ios

Dolphin for iOS, reborn

Stack

C++ Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

Updated: 2026-06-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-07-12
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 171 open

531

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Forks: 86
Commits: 45,164 commits
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PSI-Rockin/DobieStation

A dog-themed PS2 emulator

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

Updated: 2021-07-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-01-14
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 52 open

516

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Forks: 56
Commits: 1,873 commits
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Trixarian/EtherealSX2

Port of PCSX2 for mobile platforms

Updated: 2024-09-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-09-06
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 15 open

509

stars

Forks: 4
Commits: 6 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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deltabeard/Peanut-GB

A very fast and portable Game Boy (DMG) emulator single header library written in C99.

Stack

C CMake

GitHub topics

#c #dmg #emulator-library #gameboy #gameboy-emulator

Updated: 2026-01-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-08-24
License: Unknown
Issues: 46 open

508

stars

Forks: 67
Commits: 583 commits
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nostlan/nostlan

The nostalgia launcher for video game emulators

Stack

npm

GitHub topics

#bsnes #cemu #cemu-launcher #citra #dolphin #emulator-frontend

Updated: 2026-07-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-02-26
License: Unknown
Issues: 7 open

508

stars

Forks: 20
Commits: 12 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Grarak/DSVita

Extremely fast NDS Emulator for ARM32/PSVita

AI dev

Stack

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

stars

Forks: 11
Commits: 798 commits
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kanjitalk755/macemu

Basilisk II and SheepShaver Macintosh emulators

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

Updated: 2026-07-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 1999-10-03
License: Unknown
Issues: 4 open

481

stars

Forks: 94
Commits: 3,592 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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mupen64plus-ae/mupen64plus-ae

Mupen64Plus Android Edition (AE) is a front end of Mupen64Plus for Android. (Not officially supported by the Mupen64Plus team)

Stack

C Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

Updated: 2026-04-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-10-02
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 80 open

475

stars

Forks: 125
Commits: 6,852 commits
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taniarascia/chip8

🎮 ‎ A Chip-8 emulator written in JavaScript for web, CLI, and native UI.

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#chip-8 #chip-8-emulator #emulator #javascript #node

Updated: 2022-05-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-01-03
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

473

stars

Forks: 44
Commits: 191 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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allkern/iris

Sony PlayStation 2 emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS

Stack

C CMake

GitHub topics

#emulator #playstation-2

Updated: 2026-07-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-10-16
License: MIT
Issues: 10 open

465

stars

Forks: 21
Commits: 821 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

SamoZ256/hydra

A Nintendo Switch emulator for macOS

Stack

C++ CMake

Updated: 2026-07-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-02-05
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 8 open

457

stars

Forks: 24
Commits: 1,427 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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sebastianbiallas/pearpc

PearPC - PowerPC Architecture Emulator

AI dev

Stack

C++

Updated: 2026-07-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2004-05-05
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 21 open

438

stars

Forks: 74
Commits: 1,027 commits
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MAXBURAOT/SmartSteamEmu

SSELauncher Comfy Edition 2018 By LoodBot/Syahmixp (Steam Emulator)

Stack

C# .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#csrin #smartsteamemu #sselauncher #steam #steamemulator

Updated: 2022-12-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-01-20
License: Unknown
Issues: 17 open

428

stars

Forks: 60
Commits: 6 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Manic-EMU/ManicEMU

Manic EMU is an all-in-one retro game emulator for iOS. It packs powerful features while keeping a clean, sleek UI and delivering buttery-smooth gameplay.

Stack

Swift npm Swift Package Manager

Updated: 2026-06-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-07-13
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 20 open

421

stars

Forks: 33
Commits: 91 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Rinnegatamante/DaedalusX64-vitaGL

Daedalus X64 port for PSVITA through vitaGL.

Stack

C++ CMake

Updated: 2026-02-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-04-09
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 26 open

421

stars

Forks: 50
Commits: 632 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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SourMesen/Mesen-S

Mesen-S is a cross-platform (Windows & Linux) SNES emulator built in C++ and C#

Archived

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#emulator #snes #super-famicom

Updated: 2024-12-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-02-12
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 57 open

420

stars

Forks: 100
Commits: 917 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

atari800/atari800

Atari 8-bit computer and 5200 console emulator

Stack

C Android CMake Gradle

Updated: 2026-07-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2000-10-10
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 19 open

418

stars

Forks: 111
Commits: 3,082 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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chernandezba/zesarux

ZEsarUX - ZX Second-Emulator And Released for UniX

Stack

GitHub topics

#chrome #emulator #inves #pentagon #prism #sam-coupe

Updated: 2026-07-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-03-04
License: Unknown
Issues: Disabled

418

stars

Forks: 37
Commits: 9,189 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

mikage-emu/mikage-dev

Mikage Developer Edition

Stack

C++ CMake Conan

GitHub topics

#3ds #3ds-emulator #cpp #emulation #emulator #recompilation

Updated: 2025-09-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-03-07
License: Unknown
Issues: 33 open

413

stars

Forks: 34
Commits: 117 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

AZO234/NP2kai

Neko Project II kai

AI dev

Stack

C CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#libretro

Updated: 2026-06-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-06-21
License: MIT
Issues: 101 open

408

stars

Forks: 98
Commits: 1,158 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

iCatButler/pcsxr

https://pcsxr.svn.codeplex.com/svn/pcsxr

Stack

C CMake .NET SDK

Updated: 2021-08-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-04-16
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

402

stars

Forks: 62
Commits: 1,731 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

daniel5151/ANESE

Another NES Emulator - written for fun & learning - first implementation of wideNES

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#6502 #apu #assembly #cmake #cross-platform #emulation

Updated: 2022-01-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-10-13
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

401

stars

Forks: 30
Commits: 204 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

residualvm/residualvm

ResidualVM main repository

Archived

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle

Updated: 2024-09-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2003-08-15
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 3 open

400

stars

Forks: 108
Commits: 8,224 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

OpenGMK/OpenGMK

A rewrite of the GameMaker Classic engine runners with additional tooling

Stack

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

stars

Forks: 33
Commits: 3,623 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

dingusdev/dingusppc

An experimental emulator

Stack

C++ CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator #macintosh #macos #macos-classic #macos9

Updated: 2026-07-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-07-02
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 45 open

387

stars

Forks: 50
Commits: 2,759 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

drhelius/Gearsystem

Sega Master System / Game Gear / SG-1000 emulator, debugger and embedded MCP server for macOS, Windows, Linux, BSD and RetroArch.

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#bsd #emulation #emulator #game-gear #gamegear #libretro

Updated: 2026-07-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-02-27
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 7 open

381

stars

Forks: 63
Commits: 1,630 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

masterfeizz/DaedalusX64-3DS

Port of DaedalusX64 to the Nintendo 3DS

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

Updated: 2022-10-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-04-30
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 105 open

380

stars

Forks: 36
Commits: 94 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

Tinob/Ishiiruka

No description.

Stack

C++ Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

Updated: 2023-01-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-07-12
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 99 open

375

stars

Forks: 125
Commits: 12,212 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

jsgroth/jgenesis

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

Stack

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

stars

Forks: 16
Commits: 2,403 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

extremscorner/not64

Experimental modification of Mupen64GC using devkitRice.

Stack

GitHub topics

#emulator #gamecube #homebrew #nintendo-64 #wii

Updated: 2026-04-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2007-09-01
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: Disabled

365

stars

Forks: 31
Commits: 1,134 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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devinacker/bsnes-plus

debug-oriented fork of bsnes

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#debugger #emulation #emulator #qt5 #snes

Updated: 2025-03-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-11-26
License: Unknown
Issues: 101 open

363

stars

Forks: 104
Commits: 715 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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Website GitHub

SapphireRhodonite/melonDS-android

Android port of melonDS

Stack

Kotlin CMake Gradle

Updated: 2026-07-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-11-25
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 38 open

352

stars

Forks: 13
Commits: 731 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

ocornut/meka

MEKA - Sega 8-bit emulator with debugging/hacking tools

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

Updated: 2026-06-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-05-27
License: Unknown
Issues: 74 open

351

stars

Forks: 54
Commits: 391 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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burhanr13/Tanuki3DS

3DS Emulator

Stack

Updated: 2026-06-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-08-21
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 38 open

339

stars

Forks: 9
Commits: 855 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

kelpsyberry/dust

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

Stack

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

stars

Forks: 25
Commits: 244 commits
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sputt/wabbitemu

Wabbitemu is a Z80 TI Calculator emulator

Stack

C .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#calculator #emulation

Updated: 2023-01-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2010-05-16
License: MIT
Issues: 35 open

329

stars

Forks: 35
Commits: 318 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

BotRandomness/NET-NES

NET-NES, a NES emulator, written in C#.

Stack

C# .NET SDK

Updated: 2025-06-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-06-02
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

323

stars

Forks: 28
Commits: 8 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

Force67/prosperity

Experimental Emulator for sony consoles

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#emulator #playstation #ps4

Updated: 2026-07-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-08-29
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 1 open

321

stars

Forks: 30
Commits: 591 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

kaezrr/starpsx

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

Stack

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
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cloudpilot-emu/cloudpilot-emu

A PalmOS emulator for the web

Stack

C++ Angular npm Pipenv Yarn

Updated: 2026-07-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-05-04
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 28 open

313

stars

Forks: 33
Commits: 2,910 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Graslu/1964GEPD

1964 0.8.5 for GoldenEye 007/Perfect Dark

Stack

C .NET SDK

Updated: 2023-07-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-01-25
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: Disabled

311

stars

Forks: 11
Commits: 67 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

JetSetIlly/Gopher2600

Gopher2600 is an emulator for the Atari 2600 games console

Stack

Go Go modules

GitHub topics

#atari2600 #emulator #emulator-development #emulator-programming #go #golang-application

Updated: 2026-07-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-04-12
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 4 open

309

stars

Forks: 30
Commits: 3,955 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

Stack

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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FCare/Kronos

Kronos is a Sega Saturn emulator.

Stack

C CMake .NET SDK

Updated: 2026-07-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2003-09-11
License: Unknown
Issues: 275 open

301

stars

Forks: 34
Commits: 7,742 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

vpinball/pinmame

PinMAME - Pinball Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator

Stack

C CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator #pinball #pinmame

Updated: 2026-07-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2002-08-30
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 93 open

301

stars

Forks: 71
Commits: 7,145 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

woesss/JL-Mod

J2ME emulator for Android (unofficial fork of https://github.com/nikita36078/J2ME-Loader)

Stack

C Android Gradle

GitHub topics

#android #j2me #j2me-emulator #java #opengles-android

Updated: 2026-04-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-05-21
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 49 open

301

stars

Forks: 28
Commits: 1,976 commits
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