List of Switch homebrew emulators: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 14:13, 26 June 2024

Console | Handheld | Arcade | Computer | Other Emulators

Console

Title	Description	Version	Author(s)	Updated
Title	Description	Version	Author(s)	Updated
Flycast	A standalone Sega Dreamcast, Naomi, Naomi 2 and Atomiswave emulator.	2.6	flyinghead	2026/01/11
pSNES	SNES emulator. Port of Snes9x.	7.1	Cpasjuste	2025/12/30
pGen	Sega Genesis emulator, multiplatform port of Genesis Plus GX.	7.1	Cpasjuste	2025/12/30
pNES	Portable NES Emulator. Based on Nestopia.	7.1	Cpasjuste	2025/12/30
melonDS	DS emulator for Nintendo Switch.	7.2.1	Arisotura, Hydr8gon, RSDuck, Gheovgos, ArcDelta	2025/11/19
DuckStation	Fast PlayStation 1 emulator for x86-64/AArch32/AArch64.	Prerelease 2	RSDuck	2024/04/23
snesnx2005	Port of snes9x2005 libretro core for Nintendo Switch.	0.0.1-alpha1	kazuki-4ys	2023/05/17
Yaba Sanshiro	Yaba Sanshiro stand alone for Nintendo Switch.	2.2	devmiyax	2019/11/23
reiCast	A multiplatform Sega Dreamcast emulator.	2019	davidgfnet	2019/05/13
NoiES	NES emulator written from scratch.	1.2	Hydr8gon	2019/05/06
Mupen64Plus-Next + GLideN64	Nintendo 64 emulator, A complete rewrite of	3.0	m3xw	2019/03/15
NESalizer	SDL2 NES emulator ported to the Nintendo Switch (unfinished).	2018	Kevoot	2018/09/15
PCSX-ReARMed	ARM optimized PCSX fork.	0.0.2	rock88	2018/07/28
LaiNES	Cycle accurate NES emulator based on LaiNES.	1.4	Kevoot	2018/07/26

Flycast v.2.6 · 2026/01/11
pSNES v.7.1 · 2025/12/30
pGen v.7.1 · 2025/12/30
pNES v.7.1 · 2025/12/30
melonDS v.7.2.1 · 2025/11/19
DuckStation v.Prerelease 2 · 2024/04/23
snesnx2005 v.0.0.1-alpha1 · 2023/05/17
Yaba Sanshiro v.2.2 · 2019/11/23
reiCast v.2019 · 2019/05/13
NoiES v.1.2 · 2019/05/06
Mupen64Plus-Next + GLideN64 v.3.0 · 2019/03/15
NESalizer v.2018 · 2018/09/15
PCSX-ReARMed v.0.0.2 · 2018/07/28
LaiNES v.1.4 · 2018/07/26

Console | Handheld | Arcade | Computer | Other Emulators

Handheld

Title	Description	Version	Author(s)	Updated
Title	Description	Version	Author(s)	Updated
pGBA	GBA emulator for Switch.	7.1	cpasjuste	2025/12/30
Vita2hos	(WIP) PlayStation Vita to Horizon OS (Nintendo Switch OS) translation layer.	0.4	xerpi	2025/03/21
mGBA	Game Boy Advance emulator.	0.10.5	mgba-emu	2025/03/08
PPSSPP	Highly WIP standalone PPSSPP port.	1.17.1	m4xw	2024/09/11
TamaTool-NX	A cross-platform Tamagotchi P1 explorer for Switch.	1.0.0	Avellea	2024/07/11
NooDS	A multiplatform NDS emulator.	Rolling Release	Hydr8gon	2023/02/13
44VBA	A GBA emulator for various platforms.	20220417	44670	2022/04/17
MelonDS	DS emulator, sorta.	release6fix1	Hydr8gon, RSDuck	2021/07/17
GameLad	Open Source Gameboy Emulator written in C++.	1	darkxex	2021/04/29
Switch GBA Emulator	Browser based Nintendo Switch GBA emulator.	1.0.2	BFriedrichs	2019/07/21
DeSmuME with JIT	Advanced port of DeSmuME for Nintendo Switch.	2019	RSDuck	2019/06/17
VBA-next	Libretro VBA-Next port for Switch.	0.7	RSDuck	2018/07/14
DeSmuME-NX	Port of the DS emulator DeSmuME (w/Laprox Vertical Mod).	0.0.3	MasterFeizz, Laprox	2018/07/11
khedgb	GBC Emulator port.	update7	jakibaki	2018/07/10
gdkGBA	GameBoy Advance Emulator port (discontinued).	update9	jakibaki	2018/05/22
Neopop-SDL	Neo Geo Pocket and Neo Geo Pocket Color emulator.	0.2	nop90	2018/03/21

pGBA v.7.1 · 2025/12/30
Vita2hos v.0.4 · 2025/03/21
mGBA v.0.10.5 · 2025/03/08
PPSSPP v.1.17.1 · 2024/09/11
TamaTool-NX v.1.0.0 · 2024/07/11
NooDS v.Rolling Release · 2023/02/13
44VBA v.20220417 · 2022/04/17
MelonDS v.release6fix1 · 2021/07/17
GameLad v.1 · 2021/04/29
Switch GBA Emulator v.1.0.2 · 2019/07/21
DeSmuME with JIT v.2019 · 2019/06/17
VBA-next v.0.7 · 2018/07/14
DeSmuME-NX v.0.0.3 · 2018/07/11
khedgb v.update7 · 2018/07/10
gdkGBA v.update9 · 2018/05/22
Neopop-SDL v.0.2 · 2018/03/21

Console | Handheld | Arcade | Computer | Other Emulators

Arcade

Title	Description	Version	Author(s)	Updated
Title	Description	Version	Author(s)	Updated
pFBNeo	Port of FBNeo, an arcade and console emulator for the Switch.	7.1	Cpasjuste	2025/12/30
Supermodel-NX	Sega Arcade Model 3 emulator on Nintendo Switch (L4T Ubuntu).	2021	sergio_prado	2021/02/02
MAME-NX	MAME 0.72 for the Nintendo Switch.	2.3	MVG/lantus	2020/04/17

pFBNeo v.7.1 · 2025/12/30
Supermodel-NX v.2021 · 2021/02/02
MAME-NX v.2.3 · 2020/04/17

Console | Handheld | Arcade | Computer | Other Emulators

Computer

Title	Description	Version	Author(s)	Updated
Title	Description	Version	Author(s)	Updated
ScummVM	Point and Click Adventures for old Pc games.	2026.1.0	ScummVM Team	2026/02/01
Switch P8	Pico-8 emulator.	0.5.0	voliva	2025/10/25
UAE4All2	Amiga Emulator UAE4All2 for Switch.	2.12	rsn8887	2024/03/23
UniPCemu	The UniPCemu emulator (previously called x86EMU).	2023	superfury	2023/04/11
ResidualVM	ResidualVM port for Switch.	0.4.0	usineur	2020/09/20
AXChip8	Chip 8 emulator for Nintendo Switch.	1	darkxex	2020/03/05
CHIP8-NX	A CHIP8 emulator for the Nintendo Switch.	0.3	Marice	2018/05/25

ScummVM v.2026.1.0 · 2026/02/01
Switch P8 v.0.5.0 · 2025/10/25
UAE4All2 v.2.12 · 2024/03/23
UniPCemu v.2023 · 2023/04/11
ResidualVM v.0.4.0 · 2020/09/20
AXChip8 v.1 · 2020/03/05
CHIP8-NX v.0.3 · 2018/05/25

Console | Handheld | Arcade | Computer | Other Emulators

Other Emulators

Title	Description	Version	Author(s)	Updated
Title	Description	Version	Author(s)	Updated
tico	The first custom emulation frontend for Nintendo Switch.	0.7.2	dantiicu	2026/06/01
RetroArch	A frontend for emulators, game engines and media players.	1.21.0	Libretro	2025/04/30
Lakka Switch	Lakka - The DIY retro emulation console.	5.0	Libretro	2024/04/14
FAKE-08	A Pico-8 player/emulator for console homebrew.	0.0.2.20	jtothebell	2023/03/11

tico v.0.7.2 · 2026/06/01
RetroArch v.1.21.0 · 2025/04/30
Lakka Switch v.5.0 · 2024/04/14
FAKE-08 v.0.0.2.20 · 2023/03/11

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