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SameBoy alternatives

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

LIJI32 Emulators #12 Emulators

12 Windows apps in the same category as SameBoy, 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 emulator, game
  • 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 4.3K ↓ ★ 2.8K emulator
  • bsnes

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

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

    Nintendo Wii U Emulator

    Open source 2.6 ★ 10K emulator, nintendo
  • Visual Boy Advance - M

    Community-maintained, improved version of the VisualBoyAdvance Game Boy emulator

    Open source 2.2.3 ★ 3.9K emulator, gameboy, nintendo
  • shadPS4

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

    Open source 0.20.0 ★ 33.9K emulator, game
  • wincdemu

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

    Open source 4.0 64K ↓ emulator
  • Genymotion

    Android emulator with over 3.000 Android configurations.

    Proprietary 3.10.0 20.6K ↓ emulator
  • SharpEmu

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

    Open source 0.0.1 50 ↓ ★ 6.4K emulator
  • Azahar

    An open-source 3DS emulator project based on Citra.

    Open source 2126.2 ★ 8.4K emulator, nintendo, game
  • xemu

    Original Xbox Emulator

    Open source 0.8.139 ★ 4.2K emulator, game
  • AppleWin

    Apple II emulator for Windows

    Open source 1.32.1.0 ★ 938 emulator

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
SameBoy Other licence 1.0.4 October 9, 2026 2.2K 712
PCSX2 Open source 2.8.2 September 21, 2026 15.9K 11.1K
BizHawk Open source 2.11 February 10, 2026 2.8K 4.3K
bsnes Open source 2026-01-09 February 10, 2026 2K 1.1K
Cemu Open source 2.6 March 23, 2026 10K —
Visual Boy Advance - M Open source 2.2.3 October 26, 2025 3.9K —
shadPS4 Open source 0.20.0 October 14, 2026 33.9K —
wincdemu Open source 4.0 — 64K
Genymotion Proprietary 3.10.0 April 11, 2026 — 20.6K
SharpEmu Open source 0.0.1 July 24, 2026 6.4K 50
Azahar Open source 2126.2 October 9, 2026 8.4K —
xemu Open source 0.8.139 October 22, 2026 4.2K —
AppleWin Open source 1.32.1.0 October 4, 2026 938 —