duckstation VS RetroArch

Compare duckstation vs RetroArch and see what are their differences.

RetroArch

Cross-platform, sophisticated frontend for the libretro API. Licensed GPLv3. (by libretro)
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duckstation RetroArch
229 265
3,113 9,263
- 2.9%
9.8 9.8
about 2 years ago 1 day ago
C++ C
GNU General Public License v3.0 only GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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duckstation

Posts with mentions or reviews of duckstation. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-06.

RetroArch

Posts with mentions or reviews of RetroArch. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-08.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing duckstation and RetroArch you can also consider the following projects:

pcsx2 - PCSX2 - The Playstation 2 Emulator

batocera.linux - batocera.linux

ppsspp - A PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac and Linux, written in C++. Want to contribute? Join us on Discord at https://discord.gg/5NJB6dD or just send pull requests / issues. For discussion use the forums at forums.ppsspp.org.

libretro-thumbnails - Thumbnails for RetroArch

pcsxr - https://pcsxr.svn.codeplex.com/svn/pcsxr

arkos - Another rockchip Operating System

DS4Windows - Like those other ds4tools, but sexier

EmulationStation - A Fork of Emulation Station for RetroPie. Emulation Station is a flexible emulator front-end supporting keyboardless navigation and custom system themes.

USBqemu-wheel - PCSX2 usb plugin for wheels and increasingly more stuff

docker-emulatorjs - Web based retro emulation frontend with rom scanning and automated art ingestion.

WidescreenFixesPack - Plugins to make or improve widescreen resolutions support in games, add more features and fix bugs.

mame - MAME