Best Snes9x Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from game console emulators ranked against Snes9x on the same published basis.
- 1Snes9x vs RetroArch
- 2Snes9x vs Dolphin
- 3Snes9x vs PPSSPP
- 4Snes9x vs Azahar
- 5Snes9x vs DuckStation
- 7Snes9x vs Vita3K
- 8Snes9x vs Play!
- 9Snes9x vs ares
- 10Snes9x vs Flycast
- 11Snes9x vs OpenEmu
- 12Snes9x vs Redream
- 13Snes9x vs Panda3DS
- 14Snes9x vs RPCS3
- 15Snes9x vs Mednafen
- 16Snes9x vs Mesen
- 17Snes9x vs VisualBoyAdvance-M
- 18Snes9x vs xemu
- 19Snes9x vs SameBoy
- 20Snes9x vs melonDS
- 21Snes9x vs BizHawk
Snes9x alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RetroArch | 9.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Dolphin | 9.2 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | PPSSPP | 9.2 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Azahar | 9.2 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | DuckStation | 8.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Vita3K | 8.1 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux, Android |
| 8 | Play! | 8.1 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 9 | ares | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Flycast | 7.9 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | OpenEmu | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 12 | Redream | 7.6 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Panda3DS | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | RPCS3 | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Mednafen | 7.3 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 16 | Mesen | 7.1 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | VisualBoyAdvance-M | 7.1 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux, Android |
| 18 | xemu | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | SameBoy | 7.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS |
| 20 | melonDS | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 21 | BizHawk | 6.7 | No | — | Windows, Linux, Mac |
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Questions about Snes9x alternatives
What is the best alternative to Snes9x?
RetroArch, number 1 in game console emulators with a score of 9.8 out of 10. The others here: Dolphin, PPSSPP, Azahar and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Snes9x?
RetroArch is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 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.