RetroArch has been downloaded 6.4 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 22 thousand times.
User Ratings
RetroArch is rated 3.84 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 39 thousand ratings.
App Information
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.
Technical Requirements
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.
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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This version is clearly outdated.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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