RetroAchievements

RetroAchievements

Developer(s)	Scott Breen and the RA Staff
Release
Latest version	N/A
Active	Yes
Platform(s)	See emulator list below
Website	retroachievements.org
Source code	GitHub (website)

RetroAchievements is an online service which provides users with fan-made achievement sets for many platforms which are listed below. The latest console to get achievement support as of this writing is the GameCube, bumping the amount of total systems supported up to a whopping 52 consoles, handhelds, computers and other platforms.

Supported emulators and games

See each individual dedicated system pages to see provided up-to-date listings and in-depth information on specific aspects such as enhancements features like RetroAchievements support.

RetroAchievements is currently implemented in the following emulators/frontends, hardware, and video games:

x86

Name	Platform(s)	Version	Platform(s) emulating	Platform(s) supported in RA	Endorsed?	Develop	Active	Recommended	Notes
Afterplay		Website Play in browser	Various	Various	✓	✗	✓	✗	A multi-system payware emulator. Officially supported since July 30, 2025. Locks basic features like fast forward, multiple save states, and cheats behind a monthly subscription paywall. Violated multiple emulators' licenses. However, as of August 14, 2025, after complying with RetroAchievements' requests, Afterplay remains hardcore-compliant, but its Snes9x and Genesis Plus GX cores will be removed September 12, 2025 due to their non-commercial licensing.
BizHawk		Dev builds 2.11.1	Various	Various	✓	?	✓	✓	First emulation frontend to support Nintendo DSi achievements.
DuckStation		Preview Latest Older builds for obsolete hardware			✓	?	✓	✓
Dolphin		Dev 2606a			✓	✓	✓	✓	Introduced GameCube achievements since July 15, 2024 on x86 platforms (Android version does not yet support RetroAchievements but is planned). Wii support for RetroAchievements is not yet available but is planned. The libretro core does not support achievements.
Firelight		0.10.0 git	PCE/TurboGrafx-16 SuperGrafx Game Gear		✓	✗	✓	✓	A libretro-based multi-emulation frontend.
Flycast		CI Builds git	NAOMI 1 & 2, Atomisware		✓	?	✓	✓	While the libretro core introduced Dreamcast achievements on February 12, 2022, the standalone version has implemented RetroAchievements for Dreamcast games in the v2.4 release on October 23, 2024 and was officially supported on April 4, 2025, two days after other emulators became officially supported, with releases/builds released after January 22, 2025 being supported at minimum. RetroAchievements and Flycast also support Dreamcast-based arcade systems, including NAOMI, NAOMI 2, and Atomisware.
Luna's Project64		git 3.7.3			✓	?	✓	?	Implemented in v3.5.4 on December 2, 2024 and was officially supported on April 2, 2025 after v3.5.6's release of March 4, 2025.
PCSX2		2.8.2 (Stable) and Nightly builds paraLLEl-GS build: Win, Linux			✓	✓	✓	✓	Introduced PlayStation 2 achievements since v1.7.3347 of the QT version on October 1, 2022. The original wxWidgets user interface version of PCSX2 and the LRPS2 libretro core hard fork of PCSX2 do not support RetroAchievements.
Playback		1.8.0 & nightly builds			✓	?	✓	?	Playback is an emulation frontend to manage and play physical games from supported external devices. Currently supports the GB Operator, which can play physical GB, GBC, and GBA games that are emulated in the mGBA core in Playback. RetroAchievements supported since v1.8.0 on July 8, 2025.
PPSSPP		Dev Builds Dev Builds (Artifacts) libretro core 1.20.4			✓	✓	✓	✓	The libretro core introduced PlayStation Portable achievements on October 1, 2021. The standalone version has received official support since v1.16 on September 9, 2023. While PPSSPP was released on more platforms, PPSSPP for Windows XP stopped receiving support after v1.8 and thus does not have RetroAchievements.
RALibRetro		1.8.0 git	Various		✓	✓	✓	?	Libretro emulation frontend used to develop achievements for supported platforms.
RAMeka		1.0 git	, various 8-bit Sega systems	, SG-1000, , GameGear	✓	✓	✗	?	Fork of MEKA to develop achievements for supported platforms.
RANes		1.1 git			✓	✓	✓	?	Fork of FCEUX to develop achievements for NES games.
RAProject64		1.0 git			✓	✓	~	?	Fork of Project64 to develop achievements for Nintendo 64 games.
RAppleWin		1.3.1 git	Apple II		✓	✓	✓	✓	Fork of AppleWin to develop achievements for Apple II games. Also, it is currently the only way to earn achievements for Apple II games.
RAQUASI88		1.2.0 git	PC-8000/8800		✓	✓	✗	?	Fork of QUASI88 to develop achievements for PC-8000/8800 games.
RASnes9x		1.2.0 git			✓	✓	✓	?	Fork of Snes9x to develop achievements for Super NES games.
RAVBA-M		1.2.0 git			✓	✓	✓	?	Fork of VisualBoyAdvance-M to develop achievements for Game Boy/Color/Advance games.
RetroArch	Various	1.22.2 Nightly builds	Core list	Various	✓	✗	✓	✓	While many libretro cores are supported for RetroAchievements, here is a list of libretro cores that are not supported in RetroAchievements.
SkyEmu		Dev Builds Play in browser			✓	✗	✓	~ (WIP)	Latest dev builds officially supported on May 5, 2025.
WinArcadia		36.55	Various obscure 70s and 80s consoles/computers and Pong systems	Arcadia 2001, Elektor TV Games Computer, Interton VC 4000	✓	?	✓	✓	Arcadia 2001, Elektor TV Games Computer, Interton VC 4000 achievements were introduced on July, 1 2023. The Android version DroidArcadia received official support on April 2, 2025.

ARM

Name	Platform(s)	Version	Platform(s) emulating	Platform(s) supported in RA	Endorsed?	Develop	Active	Recommended	Notes
AetherSX2		NetherSX2 Patch 1.5-3668 (apk)(no ads) Builds 1.5-4248 (play store latest with ads)‡			✗	✗	✗	✗	Emulator abandoned. Use the NetherSX2 patch (v1.8 or newer or Classic v2.0a or newer) for official PlayStation 2 achievement support.
Afterplay		Website Play in browser	Various	Various	✓	✗	✓	✗	A multi-system payware emulator. Officially supported since July 30, 2025. Locks basic features like fast forward, multiple save states, and cheats behind a monthly subscription paywall. Violated multiple emulators' licenses. However, as of August 14, 2025, after complying with RetroAchievements' requests, Afterplay remains hardcore-compliant but with Snes9x and Genesis Plus GX cores removed from support.
Delta		1.7.3s Website git	Patreon version only	Hardcore-compliant Restricted in softcore	~	✗	✓	✓	Officially supported on April 2, 2025 for NES, SNES, and Nintendo 64 games with handhelds and Sega Genesis supported later. However, as of August 14, 2025, Sega Genesis games are restricted to softcore mode due to Sega Genesis emulation and its RetroAchievements integration being locked behind a paywall on Patreon,, and thus Delta may be delisted with hardcore mode disabled by September 12, 2025 unless changes are made to make Genesis Plus GX and its RA integration free for all users.
DroidArcadia		4.6	Various obscure 70s and 80s consoles/computers and Pong systems	Arcadia 2001, Elektor TV Games Computer, Interton VC 4000	✓	?	✓	✓	Arcadia 2001, Elektor TV Games Computer, Interton VC 4000 achievements were introduced with WinArcadia on July, 1 2023. DroidArcadia received official support on April 2, 2025.
DuckStation		Beta git 0.1-5494 0.0.1.02 Pyra			✓	✗	~	✓
Flycast		CI Builds git	NAOMI 1 & 2, Atomisware		✓	?	✓	✓	While the libretro core introduced Dreamcast achievements on February 12, 2022, the standalone version has implemented RetroAchievements for Dreamcast games in the v2.4 release on October 23, 2024 and was officially supported on April 4, 2025, two days after other emulators became officially supported, with releases/builds released after January 22, 2025 being supported at minimum. RetroAchievements and Flycast also support Dreamcast-based arcade systems, including NAOMI, NAOMI 2, and Atomisware.
Manic EMU		Apple App Store git	Various	?	?	?	✓	?	Will be available in the next release without any trickery like paywall locking. Replace this placeholder text when it happens.
melonDS		git Beta 1.10.0 PS	, Nintendo DSi		✓	✗	✓	✓	Games archived in .7z, while playable, may not be detectable for RetroAchievements (.zip archive is detectable).
NetherSX2		Main git Classic git	[		✓	✗	✓	✓	Officially supported v1.8 and newer as of April 2, 2025. The Classic version was updated to v2.0a on April 8, 2025 to include hardcore support. May eventually be succeeded by EtherealSX2.
Pizza Boy A		Basic v1.13.7 Pro v2.17.20 ($)			✓	✗	✓	✓	Officially supported on April 2, 2025 with Basic v1.13.2 and Pro v2.17.12 supported at minimum as of April 10, 2025.
Pizza Boy C		Basic v3.0.3 Pro v6.9.11 ($)			✓	✗	✓	✓	Officially supported on April 2, 2025 with Basic v3.0.3 and Pro v6.9.11 supported at minimum as of April 10, 2025.
Pizza Boy SC		Basic v1.0.6 Pro v1.3.6 ($)	GameGear		✓	✗	✓	✓	Officially supported on April 2, 2025 with Basic v1.0.4 and Pro v1.3.3 supported at minimum as of April 10, 2025.
PPSSPP		Dev Builds Dev Builds (Artifacts) 1.20.4 libretro core			✓	?	✓	✓	The libretro core introduced PlayStation Portable achievements on October 1, 2021. The standalone version has received official support since v1.16 on September 9, 2023 and x64 versions of Android and iOS are supported. While PPSSPP was released on other platforms such as BlackBerry 10, DragonBox Pyra, Pandora, and more, these ports stopped receiving updates before v1.16 and thus do not have RetroAchievements.
RetroArch	Various	1.22.2 Nightly builds	Core list	Various	✓	✗	✓	✓	While many libretro cores are supported for RetroAchievements, here is a list of libretro cores that are not supported in RetroAchievements.
SkyEmu		Dev Builds Play in browser			✓	✗	✓	~ (WIP)	Latest dev builds officially supported on May 5, 2025.
Yaba Sanshiro 2 (Yaba三四郎2)		1.20.5 (free) 1.20.5 (Pro) ($)			✓	✗	✓	✓	Android version officially supported since the v1.18.0 release for both the free and paid Pro versions on August 2, 2025. Windows and iOS ports are planned for support.

Consoles

Name	Platform(s)	Version	Platform(s) emulating	Platform(s) supported in RA	Endorsed?	Develop	Active	Recommended	Notes
DolphinUWP		git			✓	✗	✓	✓	Unofficial port of Dolphin for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. Xbox Series X/S recommended for better performance.
DuckStation		20221203-uwp git			✓	✗	~	✓
Flycast		CI Builds git	NAOMI 1 & 2, Atomisware		✓	?	✓	✓	While the libretro core introduced Dreamcast achievements on February 12, 2022, the standalone version has implemented RetroAchievements for Dreamcast games in the v2.4 release on October 23, 2024 and was officially supported on April 4, 2025, two days after other emulators became officially supported, with releases/builds released after January 22, 2025 being supported at minimum. RetroAchievements and Flycast also support Dreamcast-based arcade systems, including NAOMI, NAOMI 2, and Atomisware.
PPSSPP		Switch libretro core			✓	✓	~	✓	The libretro core introduced PlayStation Portable achievements on October 1, 2021. The standalone version has received official support since v1.16 on September 9, 2023.
RetroArch	Various	1.22.2 Nightly builds	Core list	Various	✓	✗	✓	✓	While many libretro cores are supported for RetroAchievements, here is a list of libretro cores that are not supported in RetroAchievements.
XBSX2		UWP git Original git			✓	✗	✓	✓	XBSX2 UWP officially supported on April 2, 2025. XBSX2 UWP is a fork of XBSX2.0 that continues its development. The original XBSX2.0 is no longer maintained and thus is in softcore mode.

Standalone games

In addition to video game emulators, some standalone computer games receive RetroAchievements support, usually through a game mod or through a private server for online games.

Game	Supported platform(s)	Websites	RA sets	Notes
Final Fantasy XI (via HorizonXI)		HorizonXI RA forum guide	Main set Hero of Nations Hardcore Hero	First non-emulated game to receive RetroAchievements support. Implemented in the HorizonXI private server since February 8, 2024. Along with the main set of achievements, there is a subset of achievements for Hero of Nations and Hardcore Hero (FFXI's hardcore mode), as well as an achievement set for the Rise of the Zilart expansion (see below). HorizonXI does not require the original game to play and earn achievements.
Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart (via HorizonXI)		HorizonXI RA forum guide	Main set Endgame (TBD)	An expansion pack for Final Fantasy XI implemented in the HorizonXI private server, which also has its own set of achievements. An Endgame subset of achievements is planned.
Terraria (via tModLoader)		Terraria (Steam) tModLoader (Steam) RA mod for tModLoader RA forum guide Subset mods: Completionist Player World	Main set Completionist Player Difficulties World Modes & Seeds	Implemented via a RetroAchievements mod for tModLoader (a mod launcher for Terraria) and published on February 15, 2025. Along with the main set of achievements, there are subsets for Completionist, Player Difficulties, and World Modes & Seeds.

Emulators and games planned for RetroAchievements

While not yet supported or implemented, here is a list of emulators and standalone games that may support RetroAchievements in the future. Implementation is not guaranteed and could be canceled, but they have at least been considered by their developer.

• ares (multi-system emulator) - Considered, but there is a roadblock.
• Azahar (Nintendo 3DS emulator) - Development priority low but assigned since March 22, 2025.
• Dolphin (Wii/WiiWare achievements and Android port) - By the end of April 2025, both pull requests are ready to be implemented.
• EtherealSX2 (a W.I.P. PlayStation 2 emulator for Android)
• Red Viper (Virtual Boy emulator for Nintendo 3DS)
• Yaba Sanshiro 2 (Sega Saturn emulator for Windows and iOS) - Implemented and officially supported in v1.18.0 of the Android version since August 2, 2025 so far.
• xemu (Xbox emulator) - Considered with the help of other contributors (potentially as a plugin), as the emulator developer is focused on improving emulation quality and stability.

Supported Systems

Note: for more details on supported emulators, see this doc. For unsupported emulators see this other doc.
As mentioned before, there are currently 52 supported systems, and they are the following:

Atari Atari 2600 Atari 7800 Atari Jaguar Atari Jaguar CD Atari Lynx NEC PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 PC-8000/8800 PC-FX Nintendo Game Boy Game Boy Advance Game Boy Color GameCube NES/Famicom Nintendo 64 Nintendo DS Nintendo DSi Pokemon Mini SNES/Super Famicom Virtual Boy Sega 32X Dreamcast Master System Game Gear Genesis/Mega Drive Saturn Sega CD SG-1000 SNK Neo Geo CD Neo Geo Pocket Sony PlayStation PlayStation 2 PlayStation Portable

Other 3DO Interactive Multiplayer Amstrad CPC Apple II Arcade Arcadia 2001 Arduboy ColecoVision Elektor TV Games Computer Fairchild Channel F Intellivision Interton VC 4000 Magnavox Odyssey 2 Mega Duck MSX Standalone (standalone computer games with RetroAchievements support via game update, game mod, private server for online games, etc.; see the standalone games section for information about the available supported games) Uzebox Vectrex WASM-4 Watara Supervision WonderSwan Planned sytems Amiga Atari 5200 Atari ST Cassette Vision Commodore 64 DOS FM Towns Game & Watch Nintendo 3DS Nokia N-Gage Oric PC-6000 PC-9800 Philips CD-i Sega Pico Sharp X1 Sharp X68000 Super Cassette Vision Thomson TO8 TI-83 TIC-80 VIC-20 Wii Wii U Xbox Zeebo ZX Spectrum ZX-81

How RA Works

Note: this is a very simplified explanation. For more in-depth documentation see these pages.
Achievements work by comparing the game's RAM to the achievement code of a set made by an RA developer. Achievement code, also known as logic, is a list of memory conditions chosen by the developer, that when all are simultaneously true on a single frame, will award an achievement.
RetroAchievements also relies on something called hashes, which help to identify different game versions (different regions, revisions, etc.) and can be seen in the "Supported Game Files" part of a game's page.

Game Variety

RetroAchievements does not only support retail games, but it also has demos, hacks, homebrew, prototypes, unlicensed games and even a few test kits (only 2 of these currently have achievements), and several games have subsets. Hacks and subsets typically require patches, which only contain the altered stuff for the game it should be applied to.

Trivia

• It was first created on November 2nd, 2012.
• The first console to ever be supported was the Genesis/Mega Drive and the first game to ever receive a set was Sonic the Hedgehog.
• New sets are constantly being developed and released almost daily, so there is a lot of activity.
• More consoles will be supported in the future, with the currently (publicly) confirmed ones being the Commodore 64, MS-DOS, the TI-83 and the Wii.

Useful Links

• RADocs (documents several aspects of RetroAchievements such as emulator support, how RA works, etc.)
• RAGuides (guides for achievement sets)
• RANews (monthly online magazine which talks about RA-related news and other stuff)
• RAPatches (patches for supported hacks, subsets, etc.)
• Userscripts (official userscripts for RetroAchievements, also links to unofficial ones)