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Last updated on: 2025-02-23
Android Apps > Action > RetroArch
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RetroArch

1.9.12 (2021-11-03)
Libretro
3.84
38,893 reviews
5,000,000+
Downloads
Free

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About RetroArch

RetroArch is an action game developed by Libretro. The APK has been available since January 2014. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded about 28 thousand times.
It's currently not in the top ranks.
It's rated 3.84 out of 5 stars, based on 39 thousand ratings. The last update of the app was on November 3, 2021. RetroArch has a content rating "Everyone".
RetroArch has an APK download size of 134.54 MB and the latest version available is 1.9.12 (2021-11-03). Designed for Android version 5.0+. RetroArch is FREE to download.
Description
RetroArch is an open-source project that makes use of a powerful development interface called Libretro.
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More data about RetroArch

Price Free to download
Total downloads 5.7 million
Recent downloads 28 thousand
Rating 3.84 based on 39 thousand ratings
Ranking Not ranked
Version 1.9.12 (2021-11-03)
APK size 134.5 MB
Number of libraries 0
Designed for Android 5.0+
Suitable for Everyone
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RetroArch has been downloaded 5.7 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 940 downloads per day.

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Libretro

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Spireabeemd 6, 6229XC Maastricht
Netherlands

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Comments on RetroArch for Android

★★★★★ Very satisfied, after spending a lot of time figuring everything out! Admittedly, any phone I use RetroArch on, setting the psp options, or after attempting to, RetroArch hard crashes and closes, with the usual "retroarch has stopped working". It has been that way for some time now, so I use the "ppsspp" app, the core is based on, for psp, instead. Everything Dream cast and below (including sega saturn and N64) works very well on my samsung A14, so im very happy! Thanks!
★★★★★ This app is an exclusive retro emulator. You don't need any type of console if you have this.
★★★★★ NOTE: the only cores I tested were the SNES and GBA. I think Lemuria is a better emulator for android. When playing Star fox the audio would corrupt and echo, a problem I did not experience on Lemuria. Lemuria has a sleeker menu that is easier to navigate w/ game box art showing as well, its controls are more responsive, don't lag and better thought out (with retroarch I had to play twister with my fingers). But retroarch did the job and I can't complain, so 4 stars.
★★☆☆☆ Terrible. RetroArch couldn't find my SD card without manually editing the config file in a text editor, the config file had to be manually loaded every time I opened the app, and "pause emulation" did not toggle as it said it does (you need to use this with frame advance to fix latency properly.) The PC version is great, so I expected much better from this.
★★☆☆☆ A broken tumor, from having trouble getting settings to save to the emulator taking my controller as a touchpad it is nothing but infuriating.
★★☆☆☆ I've been using retroarch for years and never had any issues' til now. It works perfectly on my PC and iPhone but here on android it's clunky, won't load game or box art and when I play any game on any system all I get is audio and no video. I've changed all the video settings, and it doesn't do anything. Very disappointing
★★☆☆☆ Do not download it from here anymore. It does not work with newer android any more go download it from the website just better overall

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Technologies used by RetroArch

RetroArch is requesting 5 permissions and is using 1 libraries.
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