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About RetroArch
RetroArch is an action app developed by Libretro.
How many times has RetroArch been downloaded?
RetroArch has been downloaded 6.4 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 22 thousand times.
What is the rating of RetroArch?
RetroArch is rated 3.84 out of 5 stars, based on 39 thousand ratings.
Is RetroArch free?
RetroArch is free to download. The APK download size is 134.54 MB. The latest version available is 1.9.12 (2021-11-03). The last update was on November 3, 2021.
What are the requirements for RetroArch?
RetroArch requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play January 2014.
Description
RetroArch is an open-source project that makes use of a powerful development interface called Libretro. Libretro is an interface that allows you to make cross-platform applications that can use rich features such as OpenGL, cross-platform camera support, location support, and more in the future.
It comes with its own built-in collection of applications to provide you with a 'one-stop-shop' for entertainment.
Libretro and RetroArch are perfectly suited for creating games, emulators and multimedia programs. If you want to learn more, go to our website (listed below).
IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ!!! This version of RetroArch differs from the one available on our website (www.retroarch.com) in that there is no Core Downloader, in compliance with the Google Play Store's policies. This version supports 50 cores max. If this is not enough for your needs, there are two options:
* Get RetroArch Plus, also available for free on the Play Store (this supports up to 127 cores). This version requires Android 8.0 or higher. * Get RetroArch from our website (www.retroarch.com) and download the APK and install it. This version has the Core Downloader and is considered the 'full-fat' version.
Pros of the Play Store version vs. the website APK: * Automatic weekly updates of both cores and RetroArch. Cons of the Play Store version vs. the website APK: * Only 50 cores supported max
FEATURES: * Eye-candy menus to choose from! * Scan files / directories and add them to game system collections! * View database information about each game once added to a collection! * Download programs ('cores') online * Update everything! * Download Game & Watch games and play them with our exclusive Game & Watch emulator! * Built-in input remapping * Ability to remap controls * Ability to enter and load cheats * Multi-language support! * Over 80+ programs('cores') now and counting! * Play multiplayer with NetPlay! * Take screenshots, save states and more!
* No DRM * No restrictions on usage * Open-source * No push ads * No spying * No ads period
Join us on discord for support and netplay matchmaking https://discord.gg/C4amCeV
Visit our Youtube channel here for tutorials, gameplays, news and development progress! https://www.youtube.com/user/libretro https://www.youtube.com/RetroArchOfficial
For info and help, see our documentation site - https://docs.libretro.com/
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Perfect emulator for Pokémon, Sonic, Zelda, and much, much more, I highly recommend this over other apps or web emulators
★★★★★Abel Pauline Anderson· Apr 15, 2026
This app is the first time I defeated the elite 4 and the champion in. playing it for the first time will be a bit of confusing because you have to search for compatible cores for your games but once you get used to it, searching would be worth the time!
★★★★★Homuran (Misfortune Teller)· Aug 3, 2025
Still to this day, one of the most useful emulators. It provides pretty much everything you need to run your games, switching in and out is pretty simple too. Maybe the controls can be a bit hard to navigate with, but still manageable.
★☆☆☆☆Dennis Schulz· Sep 2, 2025
This version is clearly outdated. Get the most recent version from Retroarch's official website or through F-droid.
★☆☆☆☆Andrew Norris· Oct 1, 2025
Downloads a version from 2021 on my s10. Uninstal then reinstall from play store and still the same. Old version also seems to lack access to many cores despite updating the cores. Crazy! If there is a fix notify me please
★☆☆☆☆Heet888· Mar 12, 2026
Guys please download the app from website, the app from play store doesn't have like half of the cores and whenever I launch a game it crashes, the app from website works way better.
★☆☆☆☆Paweł Mateusz Zimny· May 7, 2026
Totally waste of time, use only if you really MUST but peeper that it can crash in every moment, and you need master degree to run even easiest machines. Forgot about doing anything with on-screen controls, forgot about safety of your saves, it is even problem with plug in pad after reconnecting. And do not forget about warnings about safety during installation version from their website (which looks like some kind of spam farm).
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