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ePSXe alternatives

A Sony PlayStation Emulator for the PC.

ePSXe Team Emulators #86 Emulators

12 Windows apps in the same category as ePSXe, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • PCSX2

    A free and open-source PlayStation 2 (PS2) emulator.

    Open source 2.8.2 11.1K ↓ ★ 15.9K emulation, emulator, playstation
  • BizHawk

    A core-based, multi-system emulator written in C#. Provides nice features for casual gamers such as full screen, and controller/joystick support in addition to full rerecording and debugging tools for all system cores.

    Open source 2.11.1 4.3K ↓ ★ 2.8K emulation, emulator
  • wincdemu

    CD/DVD/BD emulator - mounts optical disc images.

    Open source 4.0 64K ↓ emulator
  • SameBoy

    SameBoy is an open source Game Boy (DMG) and Game Boy Color (CGB) emulator, written in portable C.

    Other licence 1.0.5 747 ↓ ★ 2.2K emulator
  • bsnes

    A Super Nintendo (SNES) emulator focused on performance, features, and ease of use.

    Open source 2026-01-09 1.1K ↓ ★ 2K emulation, emulator
  • Cemu

    Nintendo Wii U Emulator

    Open source 2.6 ★ 10K emulation, emulator
  • SharpEmu

    An experimental PlayStation 5 emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS.

    Open source 0.0.7-pulse 91 ↓ ★ 6.4K emulation, emulator
  • shadPS4

    PlayStation 4 emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS written in C++

    Open source 0.21.0 ★ 33.9K emulation, emulator
  • Genymotion

    Android emulator with over 3.000 Android configurations.

    Proprietary 3.10.0 20.6K ↓ emulator
  • xemu

    Original Xbox Emulator

    Open source 0.8.139 ★ 4.2K emulation, emulator
  • 86Box

    Emulator of x86-based machines

    Open source 6.0 ★ 4.9K emulation, emulator
  • Vita3K

    Experimental PlayStation Vita emulator.

    Open source 0.2.1.4329 ★ 5.9K emulation, emulator, playstation

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
ePSXe Free 2.0.5 July 29, 2025 — —
PCSX2 Open source 2.8.2 September 21, 2026 15.9K 11.1K
BizHawk Open source 2.11.1 November 7, 2026 2.8K 4.3K
wincdemu Open source 4.0 — 64K
SameBoy Other licence 1.0.5 November 2, 2026 2.2K 747
bsnes Open source 2026-01-09 February 10, 2026 2K 1.1K
Cemu Open source 2.6 March 23, 2026 10K —
SharpEmu Open source 0.0.7-pulse November 8, 2026 6.4K 91
shadPS4 Open source 0.21.0 October 30, 2026 33.9K —
Genymotion Proprietary 3.10.0 April 11, 2026 — 20.6K
xemu Open source 0.8.139 October 22, 2026 4.2K —
86Box Open source 6.0 June 1, 2026 4.9K —
Vita3K Open source 0.2.1.4329 November 13, 2026 5.9K —