Best XRoar Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from multi-system emulators ranked against XRoar on the same published basis.
- 1XRoar vs RetroArch
- 2XRoar vs Virtual Jaguar
- 3XRoar vs MAME
- 4XRoar vs SkyEmu
- 5XRoar vs VICE
- 6XRoar vs Atari800
- 7XRoar vs Dolphin
- 8XRoar vs FinalBurn Neo
- 9XRoar vs Flycast
- 10XRoar vs ares
- 11XRoar vs Emulicious
- 12XRoar vs Genesis Plus GX
- 13XRoar vs Hemulator
- 14XRoar vs higan
- 15XRoar vs Provenance
- 16XRoar vs QEMU
- 17XRoar vs Delta
- 18XRoar vs Lemuroid
- 19XRoar vs Manic EMU
- 20XRoar vs OpenEmu
XRoar 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 | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | MAME | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | SkyEmu | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | VICE | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Atari800 | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Dolphin | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | FinalBurn Neo | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Flycast | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | ares | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Emulicious | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Genesis Plus GX | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 13 | Hemulator | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | higan | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Provenance | 6.5 | Free plan | $3.33/mo | iOS, Mac |
| 16 | QEMU | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Delta | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Mac |
| 18 | Lemuroid | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 19 | Manic EMU | 6.4 | Free plan | $0.42/mo | iOS, Mac |
| 20 | OpenEmu | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
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Questions about XRoar alternatives
What is the best alternative to XRoar?
RetroArch, number 1 in multi-system emulators with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Virtual Jaguar, MAME, SkyEmu and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to XRoar?
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.