Best AmberELEC Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from TurboGrafx-16 emulators ranked against AmberELEC on the same published basis.
- 1AmberELEC vs RetroArch
- 2AmberELEC vs webЯcade
- 3AmberELEC vs MAME
- 4AmberELEC vs ares
- 5AmberELEC vs ClassicBoy Pro
- 6AmberELEC vs higan
- 7AmberELEC vs Provenance
- 8AmberELEC vs BizHawk
- 9AmberELEC vs Ootake
- 10AmberELEC vs RetroDECK
- 11AmberELEC vs ROCKNIX
- 12AmberELEC vs Batocera
- 13AmberELEC vs Lemuroid
- 14AmberELEC vs OpenEmu
- 15AmberELEC vs Gearlynx
- 16AmberELEC vs ScePSX
- 17AmberELEC vs jgenesis
- 18AmberELEC vs Mednafen
- 19AmberELEC vs Cool Retro Term
- 20AmberELEC vs MiSTer TurboGrafx16
AmberELEC alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RetroArch | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | webЯcade | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | MAME | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | ares | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | ClassicBoy Pro | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, Windows |
| 6 | higan | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Provenance | 6.5 | Free plan | $3.33/mo | iOS, Mac |
| 8 | BizHawk | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 9 | Ootake | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 10 | RetroDECK | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 11 | ROCKNIX | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 12 | Batocera | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 13 | Lemuroid | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 14 | OpenEmu | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 15 | Gearlynx | 5.9 | No | — | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 16 | ScePSX | 5.7 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | jgenesis | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Web, Windows |
| 18 | Mednafen | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 19 | Cool Retro Term | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 20 | MiSTer TurboGrafx16 | 5.3 | No | — | — |
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Questions about AmberELEC alternatives
What is the best alternative to AmberELEC?
RetroArch, number 1 in TurboGrafx-16 emulators with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: webЯcade, MAME, ares and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to AmberELEC?
RetroArch is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.