Emulators on Patreon
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Patreon is a service that allows fans to contribute to creators' projects on a recurring basis (where they're known as patrons). A ton of emulator developers are already using it so if you wish to support any project with money, we've listed the accounts below. We also have a page on other ways to support emulation projects.
Emulators
Name | System | Patreon link | FLOSS | Early access | Other rewards |
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86Box | Intel CPUs | 86box | ✓ | ✗ | Name in YouTube videos, and on website. Priority video requests. |
AetherSX2 | PlayStation 2 | Patreon | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Cemu | Wii U | cemu | ✗ | ✓ | Discord, exclusive news, name in emulator |
Citra | Nintendo 3DS | citraemu | ✓ | ✗ | Discord, exclusive news, technical support, development polls |
Cxbx-Reloaded | Xbox, Sega Chihiro (Arcade, WIP) | LukeUsher | ✓ | ✗ | Exclusive news |
DobieStation | PlayStation 2 | dobiestation | ✓ | ✗ | Discord |
higan | Multi-system | byuu | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
libretro | Multi-system | libretro | ~ | ✗ | Discord |
melonDS | Nintendo DS | Arisotura (formerly Staplebutter) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Mesen | Nintendo NES | Mesen | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
mGBA | Nintendo GBA, GB, GBC | mgba | ✓ | ✗ | Special icon, name in emulator |
NooDS | Nintendo DS | Hydr8gon | ✓ | ✗ | Discord |
Nova | Sega Saturn, Sega Titan Video (Arcade) | nova_emu | ✗ | ✓ | Exclusive news, name in emulator |
Planet Virtual Boy emulator | Virtual Boy | GuyPerfect | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Play! | PlayStation 2 | jpd002 | ✓ | ✗ | Discord |
OpenEmu | Multi-system | openemu | ✓ | ✓ | Name in emulator |
Orbital | PlayStation 4 | AlexAltea | ✓ | ✗ | Discord, exclusive news |
Project64 | Nintendo 64 | Project64 | ✓ | ✓ | Remove prompts for support |
Retro Virtual Machine | ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC | retrovirtualmachine | ✗ | ✓ | Exclusive news, name in emulator |
RPCS3 | PlayStation 3 | Nekotekina | ✓ | ✗ | Discord, exclusive news, technical support, development polls, name in emulator |
Ryujinx | Nintendo Switch | ryujinx | ✓ | ✗ | Discord |
StrikeBox | Xbox | StrikerX3 | ✓ | ✗ | Exclusive news |
TeknoParrot | Windows-based Arcade systems | Teknogods | ✗ | ✓ | Exclusive emulator features, Discord, exclusive news |
Vita3K | PlayStation Vita | Vita3K | ✓ | ✗ | Discord, name in readme, higher priority on reported issues |
xemu | Xbox | mborgerson | ✓ | ✗ | Name on videos |
Xenia | Xbox 360 | xenia_project | ✓ | ✗ | Discord |
Yabause | Sega Saturn | yabause | ✓ | ✗ | Name in emulator, documentation, support |
yuzu | Nintendo Switch | yuzuteam | ✓ | ✓ | Discord, exclusive news, prioritized technical support, development polls |
Misc
Name | Description | Patreon link | Rewards |
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anodium | Citra progress report and blog writer | anodium | ✗ |
CAPS0ff | Chip decapping, currently used for improving MAME's emulation. | 4805718 | Chance to influence what they work on, early blog posts. |
EmuVR | Game room simulation in VR. | EmuVR | Exclusive news. |
GLideN64 | One of the more popular N64 plugins. | Gliden64 | Early access, exclusive news. |
JayFoxRox | XQEMU, Citra, Sega Lindbergh, pinball emulation, open-source PC game ports. | jayfoxrox | ✗ |
Jose Tejada | FPGA cores for MiSTer and others, MAME contributor. | topapate | Early access, private posts, name/face in projects, chance to influence what he works on. |
Lioncache | Core developer on Dolphin, Citra and yuzu. | 9377665 | Monthly cat photos. |
Lutris | An open-source frontend for Linux. | lutris | Early access, remote support with a desktop sharing program, custom forum badge. |
m4xw | Works on improving various emulators, such as Mupen64Plus, Mupen64Plus-Next, RetroArch libnx port, Switch PPSSPP Port. Also makes Nintendo Switch homebrew. | m4xwdev | Discord, feature requests. |
Martin Korth | Developer of the No$ emulators. | martin_korth | ✗ |
MiSTer | Open source FPGA project targeted to replicate retro computers, consoles and similar devices using modern USB input devices and output high quality video to HDMI. | FPGAMiSTer | ✗ |
MoochMcGee | Emudev who mostly works on MAME and 86Box. | moochmcgee | Name on the Patreon page. |
MooglyGuy/TheMogMiner | Assist with expenses in acquiring obscure computers and electronic hardware for MAME's emulation. | Moogly | Patreon posts |
Playnite | An open-source frontend for Windows. | playnite | Early access, access to polls prioritizing upcoming features, credits. |
ROMhacking.net | Rom hacking website. The biggest(?) database of rom hacks and translations. | Romhackingnet | Site themes, site development forum, ad-free, sticky article, new site feature or improvement of your choosing. |
Silent (AKA 'CookiePLMonster') | Occasional contributions to Xenia, RPCS3, Cxbx-Reloaded; unofficial patches/enhancements for PC games & some old console games; other mods for Grand Theft Auto games. | CookiePLMonster | Patreon posts, credits, access to private to-do list. |
The Video Game Preservation Collective (VGPC) | Video game preservation. Contributes to redump.org, No-Intro and Internet Archive. | vgpc | Name on website |
Wine-Staging | Testing area and experimental features for Wine. | winestaging | ✗ |
Zophar's Domain | Emulation/game data archival website. | zophar | Ad-free, your own post, link to your emulation project. |
Game Engine Recreations
Name | Games | Description | Patreon/Donation link | Rewards |
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OpenMW | TES 3: Morrowind | List of several individual devs. | Several devs | ✗ |
ReC98 | Touhou 1 - 5 (PC-98) | Updated page with many completion status bars needing certain amounts. | GitHub Sponsors (Progress bars) | ✗ |
External Links
- Graphtreon - View a projects Patreon earnings, statistics, graphs and rankings.