Best Essgee Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from game gear emulators ranked against Essgee on the same published basis.
- 1Essgee vs RetroArch
- 2Essgee vs Virtual Jaguar
- 3Essgee vs BlastEm
- 4Essgee vs MAME
- 5Essgee vs MEKA
- 6Essgee vs Wigglegram Creator
- 7Essgee vs ares
- 8Essgee vs crater
- 9Essgee vs Eclipse
- 10Essgee vs Emulicious
- 11Essgee vs Genesis Plus GX
- 12Essgee vs Hemulator
- 13Essgee vs higan
- 14Essgee vs Manic EMU
- 15Essgee vs MasterGear
- 16Essgee vs Retropa
- 17Essgee vs Dega
- 18Essgee vs PicoDrive
- 19Essgee vs Provenance
- 20Essgee vs Lemuroid
Essgee alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RetroArch | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Virtual Jaguar | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | BlastEm | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | MAME | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | MEKA | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Wigglegram Creator | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | ares | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | crater | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 9 | Eclipse | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 10 | Emulicious | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Genesis Plus GX | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 12 | Hemulator | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | higan | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Manic EMU | 6.5 | Free plan | $0.42/mo | iOS, Mac |
| 15 | MasterGear | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Windows |
| 16 | Retropa | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Mac |
| 17 | Dega | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 18 | PicoDrive | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 19 | Provenance | 6.4 | Free plan | $3.33/mo | iOS, Mac |
| 20 | Lemuroid | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Android |
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Questions about Essgee alternatives
What is the best alternative to Essgee?
RetroArch, number 1 in game gear emulators with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Virtual Jaguar, BlastEm, MAME and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Essgee?
RetroArch is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 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.