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Best MasterGear Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from game gear emulators ranked against MasterGear on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    RetroArch Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.8
    MasterGear vs RetroArch
  2. 2
    Virtual Jaguar Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.7
    MasterGear vs Virtual Jaguar
  3. 3
    Gearlynx AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux 7.4
    MasterGear vs Gearlynx
  4. 4
    MAME Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free7.4
    MasterGear vs MAME
  5. 5
    MEKA Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.3
    MasterGear vs MEKA
  6. 7
    BlastEm Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.1
    MasterGear vs BlastEm
  7. 8
    Emulicious Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    MasterGear vs Emulicious
  8. 9
    Genesis Plus GX Free plan LinuxWin Free7.1
    MasterGear vs Genesis Plus GX
  9. 10
    higan Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    MasterGear vs higan
  10. 11
    Retropa Free plan iOSMac Free7.1
    MasterGear vs Retropa
  11. 12
    ares Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.0
    MasterGear vs ares
  12. 13
    Dega Free plan LinuxWin Free7.0
    MasterGear vs Dega
  13. 14
    PicoDrive Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.9
    MasterGear vs PicoDrive
  14. 15
    Mednafen LinuxWin 6.8
    MasterGear vs Mednafen
  15. 16
    Lemuroid Free plan Android Free6.7
    MasterGear vs Lemuroid
  16. 17
    NostalgiaLite Android 6.7
    MasterGear vs NostalgiaLite
  17. 18
    OpenEmu Free plan Mac Free6.6
    MasterGear vs OpenEmu
  18. 19
    jgenesis LinuxWebWin 6.4
    MasterGear vs jgenesis
  19. 20
    pico-smsplus self-hosted 6.4
    MasterGear vs pico-smsplus
  20. 21
    crater MacLinux 6.0
    MasterGear vs crater

MasterGear alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1RetroArch7.8Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Virtual Jaguar7.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Gearlynx7.4No—Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4MAME7.4Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
5MEKA7.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
7BlastEm7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
8Emulicious7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
9Genesis Plus GX7.1Free planFreeLinux, Windows
10higan7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
11Retropa7.1Free planFreeiOS, Mac
12ares7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
13Dega7.0Free planFreeLinux, Windows
14PicoDrive6.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
15Mednafen6.8No—Linux, Windows
16Lemuroid6.7Free planFreeAndroid
17NostalgiaLite6.7No—Android
18OpenEmu6.6Free planFreeMac
19jgenesis6.4No—Linux, Web, Windows
20pico-smsplus6.4No—self-hosted
21crater6.0No—Mac, Linux
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Questions about MasterGear alternatives

What is the best alternative to MasterGear?

RetroArch, number 1 in game gear emulators with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: Virtual Jaguar, Gearlynx, MAME and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to MasterGear?

RetroArch is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 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.