Best Emulator Software in 2026
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37 emulator software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
37ranked
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4 Oct 2026last checked
| # | Platform | Score | Why | Free plan | Paid from | Supported targets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 |  Wind River Conductor | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | ARM, Intel, Power, RISC-V, MIPS, SPARC, MicroBlaze, 8051, 68000, and modeled embedded devices | View |
| 27 |  xemu | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Yes | — | — | View |
| 28 | 86Box | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Yes | — | — | View |
| 29 |  Cemu | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Yes | — | — | View |
| 30 |  Mesen | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Yes | — | — | View |
| 31 | OpenEmulator | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Yes | — | — | View |
| 32 |  PCSX2 | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Yes | — | — | View |
| 33 | RPCS3 | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Yes | — | — | View |
| 34 |  Vita3K | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Yes | — | — | View |
| 35 | Arm Fast Models | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | Cortex-A, Cortex-R, Cortex-M, Arm System IP | View |
| 36 |  Spike (RISC-V ISA Simulator) | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | RISC-V harts; RV32 and RV64 base ISAs; documented RISC-V ISA extensions | View |
| 37 |  Unicorn Engine | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | ARM, ARM64 (ARMv8), m68k, MIPS, PowerPC, RISC-V, S390x, SPARC, TriCore, and x86 | View |
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