Best GB-EMU Alternatives in 2026
Updated
19 apps from Game Boy emulators ranked against GB-EMU on the same published basis.
- 1GB-EMU vs Coffee GB
- 2GB-EMU vs SkyEmu
- 3GB-EMU vs GBCC
- 4GB-EMU vs oxGBC
- 5GB-EMU vs SameBoy
- 6GB-EMU vs GB Enhanced+
- 7GB-EMU vs DocBoy
- 8GB-EMU vs ChillyGB
- 9GB-EMU vs RetroGBm
- 10GB-EMU vs BGB
- 11GB-EMU vs Pizza Boy C
- 12GB-EMU vs PyBoy
- 13GB-EMU vs binjgb
- 14GB-EMU vs VaporBoy
- 15GB-EMU vs PHPBoy
- 16GB-EMU vs SDL2-GNUBoy
- 17GB-EMU vs Gameboy by raphamorim
- 18GB-EMU vs GoBoy
- 20GB-EMU vs Ocelot
GB-EMU alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coffee GB | 9.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | SkyEmu | 9.1 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | GBCC | 9.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | oxGBC | 8.5 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | SameBoy | 8.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS |
| 6 | GB Enhanced+ | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | DocBoy | 7.8 | No | — | Windows, Linux, Android |
| 8 | ChillyGB | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Web, Windows |
| 9 | RetroGBm | 7.7 | No | — | Android, Windows |
| 10 | BGB | 7.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Pizza Boy C | 7.6 | No | — | Android |
| 12 | PyBoy | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 13 | binjgb | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 14 | VaporBoy | 5.9 | No | — | Web |
| 15 | PHPBoy | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web |
| 16 | SDL2-GNUBoy | 5.5 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | Gameboy by raphamorim | 5.2 | No | — | Mac |
| 18 | GoBoy | 5.1 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 20 | Ocelot | 4.4 | No | — | — |
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Questions about GB-EMU alternatives
What is the best alternative to GB-EMU?
Coffee GB, number 1 in Game Boy emulators with a score of 9.4 out of 10. The others here: SkyEmu, GBCC, oxGBC and 15 more.
What is the best free alternative to GB-EMU?
Coffee GB is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 of the 19 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.