Best Lakka Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from Sega genesis emulators ranked against Lakka on the same published basis.
- 1Lakka vs RetroArch
- 2Lakka vs BlastEm
- 3Lakka vs ClownMDEmu
- 5Lakka vs MAME
- 6Lakka vs ares
- 7Lakka vs Genesis Plus GX
- 8Lakka vs higan
- 9Lakka vs BizHawk
- 10Lakka vs Delta
- 11Lakka vs Lemuroid
- 12Lakka vs PicoDrive
- 13Lakka vs Zeta
- 14Lakka vs Batocera
- 15Lakka vs Nostalgist.js
- 16Lakka vs OpenEmu
- 17Lakka vs Manic EMU
- 18Lakka vs emmd
- 19Lakka vs jgenesis
- 20Lakka vs Mednafen
- 21Lakka vs Cool Retro Term
Lakka alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RetroArch | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | BlastEm | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | ClownMDEmu | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | MAME | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | ares | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Genesis Plus GX | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 8 | higan | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | BizHawk | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 10 | Delta | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Mac |
| 11 | Lemuroid | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 12 | PicoDrive | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 13 | Zeta | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | iOS |
| 14 | Batocera | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 15 | Nostalgist.js | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 16 | OpenEmu | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 17 | Manic EMU | 5.8 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 18 | emmd | 5.7 | No | — | iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | jgenesis | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Web, Windows |
| 20 | Mednafen | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 21 | Cool Retro Term | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
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Questions about Lakka alternatives
What is the best alternative to Lakka?
RetroArch, number 1 in Sega genesis emulators with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: BlastEm, ClownMDEmu, MAME and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Lakka?
RetroArch is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 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.