Best BizHawk Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from TurboGrafx-16 emulators ranked against BizHawk on the same published basis.
- 1BizHawk vs RetroArch
- 2BizHawk vs webЯcade
- 3BizHawk vs MAME
- 4BizHawk vs ares
- 5BizHawk vs ClassicBoy Pro
- 6BizHawk vs higan
- 7BizHawk vs Manic EMU
- 8BizHawk vs Provenance
- 10BizHawk vs Cool Retro Term
- 11BizHawk vs Ootake
- 12BizHawk vs RetroDECK
- 13BizHawk vs ROCKNIX
- 14BizHawk vs AmberELEC
- 15BizHawk vs Batocera
- 16BizHawk vs Lemuroid
- 17BizHawk vs MiSTer TurboGrafx16
- 18BizHawk vs OpenEmu
- 19BizHawk vs Recalbox
- 20BizHawk vs Gearlynx
- 21BizHawk vs ScePSX
BizHawk 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 | Manic EMU | 6.5 | Free plan | $0.42/mo | iOS, Mac |
| 8 | Provenance | 6.5 | Free plan | $3.33/mo | iOS, Mac |
| 10 | Cool Retro Term | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 11 | Ootake | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 12 | RetroDECK | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 13 | ROCKNIX | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 14 | AmberELEC | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 15 | Batocera | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 16 | Lemuroid | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 17 | MiSTer TurboGrafx16 | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 18 | OpenEmu | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 19 | Recalbox | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 20 | Gearlynx | 5.9 | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows | ||
| 21 | ScePSX | 5.7 | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about BizHawk alternatives
What is the best alternative to BizHawk?
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 BizHawk?
RetroArch is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 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.