Best BGB Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from Game Boy emulators ranked against BGB on the same published basis.
- 1BGB vs Virtual Jaguar
- 2BGB vs SkyEmu
- 3BGB vs GBCC
- 4BGB vs Gearlynx
- 5BGB vs binjgb
- 6BGB vs ChillyGB
- 7BGB vs Coffee GB
- 8BGB vs oxGBC
- 10BGB vs GB Enhanced+
- 11BGB vs PyBoy
- 12BGB vs Pizza Boy C
- 13BGB vs RetroGBm
- 14BGB vs Lynx.emu
- 15BGB vs PHPBoy
- 16BGB vs GB-EMU
- 17BGB vs DocBoy
- 18BGB vs SDL2-GNUBoy
- 19BGB vs GoBoy
- 20BGB vs SameBoy
- 21BGB vs VaporBoy
BGB alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virtual Jaguar | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | SkyEmu | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | GBCC | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Gearlynx | 7.4 | No | — | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | binjgb | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | ChillyGB | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Coffee GB | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | oxGBC | 7.2 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 10 | GB Enhanced+ | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | PyBoy | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 12 | Pizza Boy C | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 13 | RetroGBm | 6.8 | No | — | Android, Windows |
| 14 | Lynx.emu | 6.7 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux |
| 15 | PHPBoy | 6.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web |
| 16 | GB-EMU | 6.4 | No | — | Web |
| 17 | DocBoy | 6.2 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Windows |
| 18 | SDL2-GNUBoy | 6.1 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | GoBoy | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 20 | SameBoy | 5.9 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS |
| 21 | VaporBoy | 5.8 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about BGB alternatives
What is the best alternative to BGB?
Virtual Jaguar, number 1 in Game Boy emulators with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: SkyEmu, GBCC, Gearlynx and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to BGB?
Virtual Jaguar is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.