No. 14 of 19 ·Nintendo Switch Emulators

Strato

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One barScore 5.3

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Strato is ranked #14 of 19 in Nintendo switch emulators on Freedom251. It runs on Android.

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Supported platforms: Android
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The record

Purpose: Strato is an open source, experimental emulator for ARMv8 Android devices that emulates a Nintendo Switch system.
Design: The project says it aims for accurate, performant, and user-friendly emulation through an ARM Compatibility Layer and System Emulation.
Development status: The About page says Strato is in development and is not yet ready for public release.
Developers: The project names Lynx and TheASV as its developers, with other contributors helping with development.
Origins: Strato was created after Skyline was discontinued in May 2023 to continue that project's work and address its issues, performance, and compatibility.
Rendering work: A 2023 recap describes texture management, synchronization, query, MSAA rendering, and blit-engine work intended to improve rendering accuracy.
Mali GPU compatibility: The project says its texture variant system improved compatibility with Mali GPUs.
Firmware support: The 2023 recap says Strato added support for importing firmware to improve compatibility with games that use firmware assets.
32-bit games: A February 2024 progress report says core components were being modified to run 32-bit games, with testing and work still ongoing.
Graphics backend: The project says its shader compiler is a fork of yuzu's shader compiler with Strato-specific changes for mobile GPU emulation.
License: The GitHub repository says Strato is licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.
Support and contact: The repository directs users with questions and those following development to the Strato Discord server.
Contributions: The About page encourages contributions and directs interested contributors to Discord and the Contributing Guide.

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Sources

strato-emu.github.io/pages/about/· checked 4 Oct 2026
strato-emu.github.io/posts/recap-2023/· checked 4 Oct 2026
strato-emu.github.io/posts/progress-report-feb-2024/· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/strato-emu/strato· checked 4 Oct 2026