ROM & ISO websites
edit| Name | Content | Registration Required? | Rate Limited? | Rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General ROM & ISO Repositories | |||||
 Myrient |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ | The best modern repository. Contains No-Intro, Redump and TOSEC sets. No ads, no BS, max speed. |
 CDRomance |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ | Excellent UI. Specialized in English-patched translations and ROM hacks, but also hosts standard ISOs for PS1/PS2/PSP/GC/Saturn/Dreamcast. |
 /r/Roms Megathread |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ | A curated navigation center for safe ROMs (mostly links to Archive.org and Myrient). Hosted on GitHub. |
 EdgeEmu |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ | No ads, direct downloads. Excellent for older consoles (Atari, NES, SNES, Genesis, MAME). |
 Romheaven |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️ | Blockchain-based permanent archive. Verified copies, no ads, no limits. Great for Nintendo handhelds and older consoles. |
 Vimm's Lair |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️ | Note: While 100% safe, Vimm has removed many first-party Nintendo and Sega titles due to DMCA requests. Still excellent for PS1/PS2/Xbox. |
 Planet Emulation |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️ | Trusted French site. Very strong for Arcade (MAME/FBNeo) and older computers (Amiga/Atari ST). |
 GameTronik |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️ | French ROM site. Reliable, safe, and has been around for a long time. Good alternative to Planet Emulation. |
 EpicRoms |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️ | Good backup site if others are down. Clean enough, offers Redump/No-Intro sets. |
 BlueRoms |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️ | Collection of various ROMs. Dumps match Redump/No-Intro. Some games are torrent-only. |
| Axekin | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️ | Another French website. Decent collection of recent Nintendo games. | |
 RetroSpot |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️ | Standard collection. Nothing special, but works if you can't find it elsewhere. |
| AliceISO | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️ | Large selection, decent interface. | |
 RomsDL |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️ | Standard ROM site. Functional, but heavily SEO optimized. Use an adblocker. |
 Gamulator |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️ | Average site. Lots of ads, but usually has the file. |
 ROMsie |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️ | Generic site. Safe enough with adblock, but offers nothing unique over Myrient. |
 RomsPedia |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️ | Another generic SEO site. Good for checking if a file exists, but expect ads. |
 ROMsGet / Download ROMs |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️ | Standard SEO spam site. Expect ads and generic layouts. |
 Roms Games
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Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️ | Generic site for discontinued platforms. Ad-supported. |
 Roms-Download.com |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️ | Also known as "KillerRoms". Low quality, generic site. |
 RomsDownload |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️ | Standard selection. Heavy on ads. |
 Emuparadise |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️ | Downloads are disabled unless you install a specific TamperMonkey workaround script. It is safe, just broken. |
 Bytebay |
Nintendo / SEGA | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️ | Just a collection of "ShrinkMe" (URL shortener) links that redirect to Myrient. Pointless middle-man. |
 FreeRoms |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️ | Historically used ".exe" download managers. Only use if you know how to avoid malware traps. |
 TheOldComputer |
Various | Yes | Yes | ⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️ | Requires payment/donation for reasonable speeds. Outdated business model. |
 RomStation |
Various | Yes | Yes | ⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️ | Requires proprietary software, slow speeds, queues, and paid tiers. Avoid. |
 EmuGen |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️ | Confusing layout, hard to navigate. Not worth the effort. |
| System Specific & Specialty | |||||
 hShop |
Nintendo 3DS | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ | The absolute best source for 3DS .cia files, updates, and DLC. |
 MyAbandonware |
DOS / PC | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ | The premier site for old PC/DOS games. Very safe and preservation focused. |
 Old-Games.RU |
PC Games | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ | Massive Russian archive of old PC games. Safe. Use Google Translate. |
 Macintosh Repository |
Macintosh | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ | Huge archive of Mac software and games. |
 Macintosh Garden |
Macintosh | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ | Community-driven Mac abandonware. |
 World of Spectrum |
ZX Spectrum | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ | Official archive for ZX Spectrum. |
 64DD.org |
Nintendo 64DD | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ | Dedicated to the N64 Disk Drive peripheral. |
 popuw |
Prince of Persia | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ | Dedicated fan site for the Prince of Persia trilogy. |
 Half-Life Project Beta |
PC Games & Mods | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ | Archive of unreleased/cut Valve beta content. |
 iPhoneOS Obscura |
Legacy iOS | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ | Preservation of old iOS apps and games. |
 Atarimania |
Atari | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ | Definitive Atari 2600 collection. |
 Turran FTP |
Amiga | No | Yes | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ | Massive FTP server for Amiga and DOS sets. |
 NXBrew |
Switch | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️ | Best source for Switch updates/DLC. **Mandatory Adblocker.** |
 Abandonware France |
DOS / Win | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️ | High quality French site for old PC gaming. |
 Legends World |
PC Games | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️ | Hosts many obscure PC games not found elsewhere. Files labeled "full demo" are often actually full games. |
 MacGameFiles.com |
Macintosh | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️ | Site dedicated to basic shareware, demos, patches, and mods for Mac games. |
 AsciiExpress |
Apple II | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️ | Apple II browser-based games and downloads. |
 JapaneseCompendium |
Old PC Games | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️ | Blog for Japanese exclusive PC games. |
 DLPSGame |
Sony / Modern | No | Partially | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️ | One of the few sources for PS4/PS5 dumps. **Warning: Very aggressive ads and pop-ups.** |
 Emudesc |
Various | Yes | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️ | Spanish forum. Good content but requires navigating forum threads. |
 romsever |
Switch / PS | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️ | Alternative for Switch/PS4 games. Ad-heavy. |
 PS1Games |
PS1/PS2/PSP | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️ | Niche site for Sony ISOs. Decent if the main sites (Myrient/CdRomance) are down. |
 RomsHQ |
Switch | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️ | Free Switch ROMs. Generic ad-supported site. |
 Ziperto |
Switch / 3DS | No | Yes | ⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️ | Has a lot of content, but uses aggressive "Click here to verify" redirect loops and pop-ups. **Dangerous for beginners.** |
 Madloader |
3DS | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️ | Low quality. Just use hShop. |
 Pokemonlog |
Pokémon | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️ | Niche site for hacks. Often outdated. |
| Open / Free / MAME / Legal | |||||
 MAME |
MAME | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ | Official site hosting ROMs released for free/non-commercial use by the IP holders. |
 Tech Docs Exodus |
LaserActive | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ | Legal dumps of LaserDisc games for the Exodus emulator. |
 eagleforces |
Various | No | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ | South Korean blog with clean, direct links to No-Intro sets. |
 Arcade Punks |
Pi Images | Yes | No | ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️ | Specialized in massive pre-built disk images for Raspberry Pi / Hyperspin. Not for individual ROMs. |