Best Sega CD Emulators in 2026
18 sega cd emulators ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
18ranked
16free plans on this page
3 Oct 2026last checked
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Genesis Plus GX | 7.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 2 |  BlastEm | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 3 |  Mega-Pi | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Raspberry Pi | View |
| 4 |  PicoDrive | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 5 | OpenEmu | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | macos | View |
| 6 |  RetroArch | 6.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 7 |  YDrive | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Windows | View |
| 8 |  ares | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 9 | Provenance | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 10 |  ClownMDEmu | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 11 |  MAME | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 12 |  jgenesis | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 13 |  BizHawk | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 14 |  higan | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 15 |  webЯcade | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | web | View |
| 16 | Lemuroid | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 17 |  EmulatorJS | 5.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 18 |  Manic EMU | 4.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
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Questions about this list
Which sega cd emulator is ranked first on Inferse?
Genesis Plus GX is ranked #1 of 18 with a score of 7.6. BlastEm is second and Mega-Pi third.
How many of these have a free plan?
16 of the 18 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.
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