Best Retrom Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from game library managers ranked against Retrom on the same published basis.
- 1Retrom vs RetroArch
- 2Retrom vs RomM
- 3Retrom vs ES-DE Frontend
- 4Retrom vs Pegasus Frontend
- 5Retrom vs Yamata Launcher
- 6Retrom vs Attract-Mode
- 7Retrom vs Bezel
- 8Retrom vs Gaseous
- 9Retrom vs Heroic Games Launcher
- 10Retrom vs LaunchBox
- 11Retrom vs Batocera
- 12Retrom vs GOG Galaxy
- 13Retrom vs Lutris
- 14Retrom vs Playnite
- 15Retrom vs Daijishō
- 16Retrom vs OpenEmu
- 17Retrom vs SimpleOrgChart
- 18Retrom vs Forsaken
- 20Retrom vs Emulation Ninja
- 21Retrom vs GameEx
Retrom alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RetroArch | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | RomM | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | ES-DE Frontend | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Pegasus Frontend | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Yamata Launcher | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Attract-Mode | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Bezel | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Gaseous | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | Heroic Games Launcher | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | LaunchBox | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, Windows |
| 11 | Batocera | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 12 | GOG Galaxy | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Lutris | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 14 | Playnite | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 15 | Daijishō | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 16 | OpenEmu | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 17 | SimpleOrgChart | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | Forsaken | 5.8 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 20 | Emulation Ninja | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 21 | GameEx | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about Retrom alternatives
What is the best alternative to Retrom?
RetroArch, number 1 in game library managers with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: RomM, ES-DE Frontend, Pegasus Frontend and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Retrom?
RetroArch is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 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.