Editing Emulators on Switch

{{Infobox console
|title = Nintendo Switch
|image = nintendo-switch.png
|image2 = switchdocked.png
|imagecaption = The Switch in its two forms, portable (above) and docked (below).
|developer = Nintendo
|type = [[:Category:Emulators on hybrid consoles|Hybrid video game console]]
|generation = [[:Category:Emulators on eighth-generation consoles|Eighth generation]]
|release = 2017
|predecessor = [[Emulators on Wii U|Wii U]]
|emulated = {{✓}}
}}

{{for|software that emulates the Switch|Nintendo Switch emulators}} 

Since the Nintendo Switch was hacked early in its launch, there has been a lot of interest for emulators due to the Switch's portability. These emulators will only work on Switches with CFW on them, i.e. Switch consoles susceptible to the Tegra hardware exploit. For more information and guides on how to homebrew your Switch, or if you even can, visit [https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchHacks r/SwitchHacks]. 

=Alternative Operating Systems=
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| Switchroot Android
| [https://wiki.switchroot.org/en/Android/Setup-10 17.1]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| Switchroot Linux
| [https://wiki.switchroot.org/en/Linux/Distributions Various]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [[Lakka]]
| [http://www.lakka.tv/ {{LakkaVer}}]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}

==Switchroot Android==
A build of Android 10 "Q" for the Switch, based on Lineage OS 17.1. Since it shares the same Nvidia Tegra X1 system-on-chip, the build is based off the Nvidia Shield TV build of LineageOS. Its most notable feature is the ability to work both in handheld and docked mode and using the Joycons as a Bluetooth controller (though not all apps may detect them correctly). There is also another build that lets the Switch function as an Android TV box. Many emulators and Android software can run, including [[DraStic]], [[Dolphin]], and [[Citra]].

==Switchroot Linux==
Many GNU/Linux distributions are available, including Ubuntu [https://wiki.switchroot.org/en/Linux/Ubuntu-Install-Guide Bionic] and [https://download.azka.li/archive/focal/ Focal], [https://download.azka.li/nightly/fedora/ Fedora], and Gentoo. With these, it is possible to run many emulators and software for GNU/Linux on these systems. [[Play!]] has [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOpxuZsx_C8 had some success] with playing PS2 games on Ubuntu, albeit at around 10 FPS.

=Emulators (Multi-Systems)=

===Arcade===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| MAME-NX<small> (based on MAME 0.72)</small>
| [https://github.com/lantus/mame-nx/releases git]
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
| Mid
| {{~}}
|-
| pFBN <small> (based on [[FinalBurn Neo]])</small>
| [https://github.com/Cpasjuste/pemu/releases git]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/supermodel-nx-segas-ardade-model-3-emulator-on-nintendo-switch-l4t-ubuntu.582130/ SuperModel-NX] <br><small>(for L4T ubuntu)</small>
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/switchhomebrews/supermodelnx.7z 2021]
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
| Mid
| {{~}}
|}

===[[RetroArch]]===

<B><code> [https://buildbot.libretro.com/stable Stable]</B></code>

<B><code> [https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/nintendo/switch/libnx Nightly]</B></code>

<B><code> [https://github.com/libretro GitHub]</code></B>

<B><code> [https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/nintendo/switch/libnx/latest Switch RetroArch Cores]</B></code>

<code><font color="Blue"><B> [https://github.com/Abdess/retroarch_system RetroArch BIOS/ROMs]</B></font></B></code>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Available cores (as of Retroarch 1.17.0 stable)
! Cores
! Game/System list
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]] Working?
|-
| 2048
| 2048
| {{TBD}}
|-
| CrocoDS
| Amstrad - CPC 
| {{✓}}
|-
| Caprice32
| Amstrad - CPC/GX4000 
| {{✓}}
|-
| FB Alpha 2012
| rowspan="8" style="text-align: center;" | Arcade 
| {{✓}}
|-
| FB Alpha 2012 CPS-1
| {{TBD}}
|-
| FB Alpha 2012 CPS-2
| {{TBD}}
|-
| FB Alpha 2012 Neo Geo
| {{TBD}}
|-
| FinalBurn Neo
| {{TBD}}
|-
| MAME 2000
| {{✓}}
|-
| MAME 2003
| {{✓}}
|-
| MAME 2003-Plus
| {{✓}}
|-
| Arduous
| Arduboy 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| Stella
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Atari - 2600 
| {{✓}}
|-
| Stella 2014 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| a5200
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Atari - 5200 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| Atari800
| {{TBD}}
|-
| ProSystem
| Atari - 7800 
| {{✓}}
|-
| Virtual Jaguar
| Atari - Jaguar 
| {{✓}}
|-
| Beetle Lynx
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Atari - Lynx 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| Handy
| {{✓}}
|-
| Beetle Cygne
| Bandai - WonderSwan/Color 
| {{✓}}
|-
| Cannonball
| Cannonball
| {{✓}}
|-
| NXEngine
| Cave Story 
| {{✓}}
|-
| ChaiLove
| ChaiLove
| {{TBD}}
|-
| JAXE
| CHIP-8/S-CHIP/XO-CHIP 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| Gearcoleco
| Coleco - ColecoVision 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| PUAE
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Commodore - Amiga 
| {{✓}}
|-
| PUAE 2021
| {{TBD}}
|-
| VICE x128
| Commodore - C128 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| Frodo
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" |Commodore - C64 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| VICE x64, fast 
| {{✓}}
|-
| VICE x64sc, accurate
| {{TBD}}
|-
| VICE xscpu64
| Commodore - C64 SuperCPU 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| VICE xcbm5x0
| Commodore - CBM-II 5x0 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| VICE xcbm2
| Commodore - CBM-II 6x0/7x0 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| VICE xpet
| Commodore - PET 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| VICE xplus4
| Commodore - PLUS/4 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| VICE xvic
| Commodore - VIC-20 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| Dinothawr
| Dinothawr
| {{TBD}}
|-
| PrBoom
| Doom 
| {{✓}}
|-
| boom3
| Doom 3 
| {{✓}}
|-
| boom 3 xp
| Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| DOSBox-Pure
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | DOS 
| {{✓}}
|-
| DOSBox-SVN
| {{TBD}}
|-
| bk
| Elektronika - BK-0010/BK-0011(M)
| {{TBD}}
|-
| FreeChaF
| Fairchild ChannelF 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| REminiscence
| Flashback 
| {{✓}}
|-
| Game Music Emu
| Game Music Emu
| {{TBD}}
|-
| vecx
| GCE - Vectrex 
| {{✓}}
|-
| Gong
| Gong
| {{TBD}}
|-
| GW
| Handheld Electronic 
| {{✓}}
|-
| SquirrelJME
| Java ME 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| Jump 'n Bump
| Jump 'n Bump
| {{TBD}}
|-
| LowRes NX
| LowRes NX
| {{TBD}}
|-
| Lutro
| Lua Engine 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| minivmac
| Mac II 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| O2EM
| Magnavox - Odyssey2 / Philips Videopac+ 
| {{✓}}
|-
| FreeIntv
| Mattel - Intellivision 
| {{✓}}
|-
| SameDuck
| Mega Duck / Cougar Boy 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| fMSX
| Microsoft - MSX 
| {{✓}}
|-
| Bomberman
| Mr.Boom 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| blueMSX
| MSX/SVI/ColecoVision/SG-1000 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| Beetle PCE FAST
| NEC - PC Engine / CD 
| {{✓}}
|-
| Beetle PCE
| NEC - PC Engine / SuperGrafx / CD 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| Beetle SuperGrafx
| NEC - PC Engine SuperGrafx 
| {{✓}}
|-
| QUASI88
| NEC - PC-8000 / PC-8800 series 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| Neko Project II Kai
| NEC - PC-98 
| {{✓}}
|-
| Beetle PC-FX
| NEC - PC-FX 
| {{✓}}
|-
| DeSmuME
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Nintendo - DS 
| {{~}}
|-
| melonDS
| {{~}}
|-
| DoubleCherryGB
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | Nintendo - Game Boy / Color 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| Gambatte
| {{✓}}
|-
| Gearboy
| {{✓}}
|-
| SameBoy
| {{TBD}}
|-
| TGB Dual
| {{✓}}
|-
| mGBA
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | Nintendo - Game Boy Advance 
| {{✓}}
|-
| VBA Next
| {{✓}}
|-
| VBA-M
| {{TBD}}
|-
| FCEUmm
| rowspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | Nintendo - NES / Famicom 
| {{✓}}
|-
| Mesen
| {{✓}}
|-
| Nestopia UE
| {{✓}}
|-
| QuickNES
| {{✓}}
|-
| Mupen64Plus-Next
| Nintendo - Nintendo 64 
| {{✓}}
|-
| PokeMini
| Nintendo - Pokemon Mini 
| {{✓}}
|-
| bsnes
| rowspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | Nintendo - SNES / SFC 
| {{✓}}
|-
| bsnes-hd beta
| {{TBD}}
|-
| Snes9x
| {{TBD}}
|-
| Snes9x 2010
| {{✓}}
|-
| Mesen-S
| Nintendo - SNES / SFC / Game Boy / Color 
| {{✓}}
|-
| Beetle VB
| Nintendo - Virtual Boy 
| {{✓}}
|-
| Mu
| Palm OS 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| Retro8
| Pico-8
| {{TBD}}
|-
| PocketCDG
| PocketCDG
| {{TBD}}
|-
| TyrQuake
| Quake 
| {{✓}}
|-
| vitaQuake 2 [Rogue]
| Quake II - Ground Zero 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| vitaQuake 2 [Xatrix]
| Quake II - The Reckoning 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| vitaQuake 2 [Zaero]
| Quake II - Zaero 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| vitaQuake 2
| Quake II 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| vitaQuake 3
| Quake III: Arena 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| XRick
| Rick Dangerous 
| {{✓}}
|-
| EasyRPG
| RPG Maker 2000/2003 
| {{✓}}
|-
| ScummVM
| ScummVM
| {{✓}}
|-
| Flycast
| Sega - Dreamcast/Naomi 
| {{✓}}
|-
| SMS Plus GX
| Sega - MS/GG 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| Genesis Plus GX
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Sega - MS/GG/MD/CD 
| {{✓}}
|-
| Genesis Plus GX Wide
| {{✓}}
|-
| PicoDrive
| Sega - MS/GG/MD/CD/32X 
| {{✓}}
|-
| Gearsystem
| Sega - MS/GG/SG-1000 
| {{✓}}
|-
| Yabause
| Sega - Saturn 
| {{✓}}
|-
| PX68k
| Sharp - X68000 
| {{✓}}
|-
| X Millennium
| Sharp X1 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| EightyOne
| Sinclair - ZX 81 
| {{✓}}
|-
| Fuse
| Sinclair - ZX Spectrum 
| {{✓}}
|-
| NeoCD
| SNK - Neo Geo CD 
| {{✓}}
|-
| Beetle NeoPop
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | SNK - Neo Geo Pocket / Color 
| {{✓}}
|-
| RACE
| {{TBD}}
|-
| PCSX ReARMed
| Sony - PlayStation
| {{✓}}
|-
| PPSSPP
| Sony - PlayStation Portable 
| {{✓}}
|-
| Super Bros War
| Super Bros War
| {{TBD}}
|-
| Numero
| Texas Instruments TI-83 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| Opera
| The 3DO Company - 3DO 
| {{✓}}
|-
| Theodore
| Thomson - MO/TO 
| {{✓}}
|-
| TIC-80
| TIC-80
| {{TBD}}
|-
| Uzem
| Uzebox 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| VaporSpec
| VaporSpec
| {{TBD}}
|-
| WASM-4
| WASM-4
| {{TBD}}
|-
| Potator
| Watara - Supervision 
| {{TBD}}
|-
| ECWolf
| Wolfenstein 3D 
| {{TBD}}
|}

=Emulators (Single system)=

==Atari==
===Atari 130 / 800 / 5200===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| Atari800-switch
| [https://github.com/Thog/atari800-switch git]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{✗}}
|}
This atari800 port disappeared around 2021 without leaving any trace.

==Commodore==

===Amiga===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| UAE4All2
| [https://github.com/rsn8887/uae4all2/releases git]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
|}

==Microsoft==
===DOS===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| DOSBox-switch
| [https://github.com/crankyadmin/dosbox-switch git]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{~}}
|}

==Nintendo==

===Nintendo 64===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| GlideN64 <small>(old RetroArch core)</small>
| [https://gbatemp.net/download/mupen64plus-neet-gliden64-3-0.35683 3.0]
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{✗}}
|-
| [[Hovercraft|Nintendo 64]] - [[Nintendo Switch Online]]
| N/A
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| Low
| {{~}}
|-
| rokuyon
| [https://github.com/Hydr8gon/rokuyon/releases/tag/release rolling]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| Low
| {{✗}} <small>(WIP, slow)
|}

===Nintendo DS===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! class="unsortable"|DSi
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| DeSmuME-NX
| [https://github.com/Laproxi/DeSmuME-NX/releases 0.0.3]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| Low
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://github.com/RSDuck/desmume-nx DeSmuME-NX]<br><small>(with jit)</small>
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/switchhomebrews/desmumenxrsd.7z 2019]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| Low
| {{✗}}
|-
| [[melonDS]]<small> (fork of melonDS)</small>
| [https://github.com/RSDuck/melonDS/releases R6fix1]
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
| {{~}}
| Mid
| {{~}}
|-
| [[NooDS]]
| [https://github.com/Hydr8gon/NooDS rolling]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{✗}}<small> (WIP)</small>
|}
melonDS standalone includes a JIT compiler so it's generally faster than its retroarch counterpart

===Nintendo 3DS===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [[Citra]]
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/proof-of-concept-shows-3ds-emulator-citra-running-on-the-nintendo-switch.565968 POC]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
|}

===Nintendo Game Boy / Color===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [[Hiyoko|Game Boy]] - [[Nintendo Switch Online]]
| N/A
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| Low
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/GameLadNX_Switch GameLadNX]
| [https://github.com/darkxex/GameLad-for-Nintendo-Switch 1]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Low
| {{✗}}
|-
| khedgb
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/gbc-emulator-port-khedgb-works-on-5-0.503969 Update 7]
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| Low
| {{✗}}
|-
| [[mGBA]]
| [http://mgba.io/downloads.html#homebrew-2 {{mGBAVer}}][https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba git]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
|-
| PlutoBoy
| [https://github.com/RossMeikleham/PlutoBoy git]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
|}

===Nintendo Game Boy Advance===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/44VBA_Switch 44VBA] <br><small>(forked from libretro vba-next)
| [https://github.com/44670/44vba/releases v20220417]
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
| Mid
| {{~}}
|-
| [[Sloop|Game Boy Advance]] - [[Nintendo Switch Online]]
| N/A
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| High
| {{✓}}
|-
| gdkGBA
| [https://github.com/jakibaki/gdkGBA git]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Low
| {{✗}}
|-
| [[mGBA]]
| [http://mgba.io/downloads.html#homebrew-2 {{mGBAVer}}][https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba git]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
|-
| [[NooDS]] <br><small>(Loads gba games from the emulated nds slot-2)
| [https://github.com/Hydr8gon/NooDS rolling]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| Low-Mid
| {{~}} <small>(WIP)
|-
| Switch-gba
| [https://github.com/BFriedrichs/switch-gba 1.0.2]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Low
| {{✗}}
|-
| VBA-M NX
| [https://github.com/RSDuck/vba-m-nx git]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Low
| {{✗}}
|-
| VBA-Next
| [https://github.com/RSDuck/vba-next-switch/releases 0.7]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{✗}}
|}

===Nintendo Game & Watch===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| MADrigal Switch <br><small> (includes RetroArch 1.8.5, the gw-libretro core version 1.6.3 and all 59 games)</small>
| [http://www.madrigaldesign.it/sim/download.php 10-05-2020]
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
| Mid
| {{~}}
|}
Any recent RetroaArch release includes direct G&W support through the handheld-electronic core which should be a better choice. You can even download the games with the online updater on retroarch itself.

===Nintendo NES Nintendo Entertainment System / Family Computer Disk System===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| LaiNES
| [https://github.com/Kevoot/LaiNESwitch/releases git]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/NESalizer_Switch NESalizer]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/switchhomebrews/nesalizernx.7z 2018]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{✗}}
|-
| NESwitch
| [https://github.com/FreakDev/NESwitch git]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{✗}}
|-
| [[L-CLASSICS|Nintendo Entertainment System]] - [[Nintendo Switch Online]]
| 2.3.0
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
|-
| NoiES
| [https://github.com/Hydr8gon/NoiES/releases git]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{✗}}
|-
| pNES <small> (based on [[Nestopia]])</small>
| [https://github.com/Cpasjuste/pemu/releases git]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
|}

===Nintendo SNES Super Nintendo Entertainment System===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| pSNES <small> (based on [[snes9x]])</small>
| [https://github.com/Cpasjuste/pemu/releases git]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Snesnx2005_Switch snesnx2005]
| [https://github.com/kazuki-4ys/snesnx2005 0.0.1-alpha1]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{~}}
|-
| [[L-CLASSICS|Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] - [[Nintendo Switch Online]]
| 3.4.0
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
|}

==SEGA==

===Dreamcast===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [[Flycast]]
| [https://flyinghead.github.io/flycast-builds CI Builds][https://github.com/flyinghead/flycast git]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
|-
| [[reicast]]
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/reicast-dreamcast-emulator-for-switch-horizon-alpha.538394 Alpha]
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| Low-Mid
| {{✗}}
|}

===Genesis / Mega Drive===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| pGEN <small> (based on [[Genesis Plus GX]])</small>
| [https://github.com/Cpasjuste/pemu/releases git]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
|-
| [[m2engage|SEGA Genesis]] - [[Nintendo Switch Online]]
| N/A
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| High
| {{✓}}
|}

===Saturn===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|[[Yaba Sanshiro]] (Yaba三四郎) <br> <small>(based on Lakka)</small>
| [http://www.uoyabause.org/static_pages/download 2.2.0]
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
| Mid
| {{~}}
|}

==Sony==
===Playstation===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| DuckStation
| [https://github.com/RSDuck/duckstation git]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
|-
| PCSX-ReARMed
| [https://github.com/rock88/pcsx_rearmed/releases v0.0.2]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Low
| {{✗}}
|}

===PlayStation 2===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [[Play!]]
| [https://github.com/xerpi/play-switch git]
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
| Low-Mid
| {{✗}}
|}

===PlayStation Portable===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [[PPSSPP]]
| [https://www.ppsspp.org/downloads.html 1.9.3+]
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
| Mid-High
| {{✓}}
|}

===PlayStation Vita===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| Vita2hos
|[https://github.com/xerpi/vita2hos/releases git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|Low-Mid
|{{✗}}
|}

==SNK==

===Neo Geo Pocket / Color===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| Neopop-SDL
| [https://github.com/Nop90-Switch/neopop-SDL/releases v0.2]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{✗}}
|}

==x86 CPUs==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|8086<nowiki>*¹</nowiki>
! scope="col"|286
! scope="col"|386<nowiki>*²</nowiki>
! scope="col"|486<nowiki>*³</nowiki>
! scope="col"|Pentium<nowiki>*⁴</nowiki>
! scope="col"|Pentium II<nowiki>*⁵</nowiki>
! scope="col"|Celeron<nowiki>*⁶</nowiki>
! scope="col"|Pentium III<nowiki>*⁷</nowiki>
! scope="col"|Pentium 4<nowiki>*⁸</nowiki>
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| switch-bochs
| [https://github.com/Stary2001/switch-bochs git]
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{?}} ||{{?}} ||{{?}} ||{{?}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}
|-
|UniPCemu
|[https://superfury.itch.io/unipcemu itch.io]
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{?}}
|}
<nowiki>*¹</nowiki>8086 emulation includes the 8088 CPU.
<nowiki>*²</nowiki>386 emulation includes the SX and SL.
<nowiki>*³</nowiki>486 emulation includes variants.
<nowiki>*⁴</nowiki>Pentium emulation includes variants.
<nowiki>*⁵</nowiki>Pentium II emulation includes variants.
<nowiki>*⁶</nowiki>Celeron emulation includes variants.
<nowiki>*⁷</nowiki>Pentium III emulation includes variants.
<nowiki>*⁸</nowiki>Pentium 4 emulation includes variants.

=Fantasy computers=

===Chip-8===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| AXChip8
| [https://github.com/darkxex/AXChip8/releases 1.0]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{✗}}
|-
| Chip8-NX
| [https://github.com/Marice/CHIP8-NX/releases 0.3]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{✗}}
|-
| Swip8
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/swip8-a-simple-chip8-switch-emu.497244/ 1.0.0]
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{✗}}
|}

===Pico-8===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| Fake-08
| [https://github.com/jtothebell/fake-08/releases/ v0.0.2.20]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| High
| {{✓}}
|}

=Source ports=

===Multi game engine===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|[[Libretro]]
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
! scope="col"|Supported game(s)
|-
|Commander Genius
|[http://clonekeenplus.sourceforge.net/download.php 2.6.3.1]
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams, Commander Keen in Goodbye Galaxy, Commander Keen in Aliens Ate My Babysitter
|-
| CPyMO
| [https://github.com/Strrationalism/CPyMO v1.1.9]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
| ?
| PyMO Visual Novel / AVG Game Engine
|-
|[[EasyRPG]]
|[https://easyrpg.org/player/downloads/#snapshot-other {{EasyRPGVer}}]
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|RPG Maker 2000/2003 games
|-
| [https://love2d.org LÖVE Potion]
| [https://github.com/lovebrew/lovepotion 3.0.1]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| Love2D LUA engine
|-
| [https://www.digitalmzx.com MegaZeux]
| [https://github.com/AliceLR/megazeux/releases 2.93]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| Caverns of Megazeux and multiple ZZT style ascii games
|-
| [[OpenBOR]]
| [https://github.com/rsn8887/openbor/releases git]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| Pak mods
|-
| [[ResidualVM]]
| [https://github.com/usineur/residualvm 0.4.0]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| Grim Fandango, Escape from Monkey Island, Myst III, The Longest Journey. Recently merged into the main scummvm project.
|-
| [[ScummVM]]
| [https://www.scummvm.org/downloads/#release {{ScummVMVer}}]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|Adventure games and RPGs (LucasArts, Sierra, Activision, Humongous & more. Over [[wikipedia:ScummVM#Supported_games|250 games]].)
|}

===Single game engine===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|[[Libretro]]
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
! scope="col"|Supported game(s)
|-
!colspan=7|Action-adventure
|-
|Ship of Harkinian
|[https://www.shipofharkinian.com {{SoHVer}}]<br/>[https://nightly.link/HarbourMasters/Shipwright/workflows/generate-builds/develop/soh-switch.zip Nighty build]<br/>[https://github.com/HarbourMasters/Shipwright git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (any PAL version)<ref group="N">As of v8.0.0, Ship of Harkinian supports any PAL ROM of ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' for Nintendo 64 or GameCube ([https://ship.equipment SoH Compatibility Checker] to check if your ROM is supported). Launch the PC version and locate the ROM to generate an <code>oot.otr</code> file and place it in the <code>soh</code> Switch app folder. Additionally and optionally, you can load the PAL version of the ''Master Quest'' version in the PC version to create an <code>oot-mq.otr</code> to add another game mode.</ref>
|-
|Zelda3
|[https://github.com/snesrev/zelda3 git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
|-
!colspan=7|Pinball
|-
|SpaceCadetPinball
|[https://github.com/averne/SpaceCadetPinball-NX git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{?}}
|{{✓}}
|3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet
|-
!colspan=7|Platformer
|-
|Cave Story Engine 2
|[https://gbatemp.net/threads/cave-story-engine-2-for-the-nintendo-switch.554125/ Website]<br/><strike>[https://github.com/heyjoeway/Cave-Story-Engine-2 git]</strike><ref group=N name=cse2>There is also an official Nintendo Switch remake called ''Cave Story+'' with 3D graphics and the most features out of any other existing version (making it the "definitive version") that may be more recommendable depending on the user's preference. Cave Story Engine 2, or CSE2 for short, is a source port of the classic ''Cave Story'' by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya. CSE2 came with a portable version and an enhanced version of the original freeware but in November 2020, the CSE2 source port has received a [https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-26-nicalis-issues-dmca-against-free-cave-story-games DMCA cease and desist notice] from Nicalis, the current IP owner of ''Cave Story'', and the unofficial Switch port received a DMCA cease and desist as well.</ref>
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}<ref group=N name=cse2/>
|{{?}}
|Cave Story
|-
|NXEngine-evo
|[https://github.com/nxengine/nxengine-evo git]
|{{?}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|{{?}}
|Cave Story
|-
|RVM Sonic CD
|[https://github.com/usineur/rvm_soniccd git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2011)<ref group=N name=sonic>Sega Forever classics version on Android or iOS can also be used.</ref>
|-
|Sonic 1 and 2 (2013)
|[https://github.com/heyjoeway/Sonic-1-2-2013-Decompilation git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|Sonic the Hedgehog 1 (2013)<ref group=N name=sonic/>, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2013)<ref group=N name=sonic/>
|-
|Sonic 3 A.I.R. (Angel Island Revisited)
|[https://s3airswitch.jojudge.com Website]
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
|-
|Sonic CD (2011)
|[https://github.com/heyjoeway/Sonic-CD-11-Decompilation git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2011)<ref group=N name=sonic/>
|-
|Sonic Robo Blast 2
|[https://github.com/P-AS/srb2-switch v2.2.11]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|[https://www.srb2.org Sonic Robo Blast 2]
|-
|smw
|[https://github.com/snesrev/smw git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|Super Mario World
|-
!colspan=7|Racing
|-
|SRB2Kart
|[https://github.com/heyjoeway/Kart-Public git]
|{{?}}
|{{✗}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|[https://mb.srb2.org/threads/srb2kart.25868/ Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart]
|-
!colspan=7|RPG
|-
|DevilutionX
|[https://github.com/diasurgical/devilutionX/releases git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|Diablo
|-
|OpenMW <small>(unofficial)</small>
|[https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/openmw git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|{{~}}
|The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
|-
!colspan=7|Sim - City-building
|-
|Julius<br/>Augustus <small>(gameplay changes)</small>
|[https://github.com/bvschaik/julius/releases git]<br />[https://github.com/Keriew/augustus/releases git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|Caesar III
|-
!colspan=7|TBS
|-
|Fheroes2
|[https://github.com/ihhub/fheroes2 git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|{{~}}
|Heroes of Might and Magic II
|-
!colspan=7|Visual Novel
|-
|ONScripter-jh
|[https://github.com/wetor/ONScripter-jh-Switch git]
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|Visual Novel
|}

<references group=N/>

=Streaming=
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! class="unsortable"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| Moonlight-NX
|[https://github.com/rock88/moonlight-nx 1.2.0]
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
| Mid
| {{~}}
|}

[[Category:Emulators on consoles]]
[[Category:Emulators on handheld consoles]]
[[Category:Emulators on home consoles]]
[[Category:Emulators on hybrid consoles]]
[[Category:Emulators on eighth-generation consoles]]