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SharpEmu alternatives

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

SharpEmu Emulators #19 Emulators

12 Windows apps in the same category as SharpEmu, 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, games
  • shadPS4

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

    Open source 0.20.0 ★ 33.9K emulation, emulator, linux
  • 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 emulation, emulator
  • SameBoy

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

    Other licence 1.0.4 712 ↓ ★ 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
  • 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
  • Azahar

    Azahar is an open-source 3DS emulator project based on Citra.

    Open source 2126.2 ★ 8.4K emulator, games
  • 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
  • DuckStation

    Fast PlayStation 1 emulator for x86-64/AArch64.

    Other licence 0.1.11894 ★ 10.9K emulator, vulkan

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
SharpEmu Open source 0.0.1 July 24, 2026 6.4K 50
PCSX2 Open source 2.8.2 September 21, 2026 15.9K 11.1K
shadPS4 Open source 0.20.0 October 14, 2026 33.9K —
BizHawk Open source 2.11 February 10, 2026 2.8K 4.3K
SameBoy Other licence 1.0.4 October 9, 2026 2.2K 712
bsnes Open source 2026-01-09 February 10, 2026 2K 1.1K
Cemu Open source 2.6 March 23, 2026 10K —
wincdemu Open source 4.0 — 64K
Genymotion Proprietary 3.10.0 April 11, 2026 — 20.6K
Azahar Open source 2126.2 October 24, 2026 8.4K —
xemu Open source 0.8.139 October 22, 2026 4.2K —
86Box Open source 6.0 June 1, 2026 4.9K —
DuckStation Other licence 0.1.11894 October 20, 2026 10.9K —