Best Game Boy Advance Emulators in 2026
Updated
Choosing a Game Boy Advance emulator means weighing device coverage against the play features you want. Compare platform scope, link multiplayer, graphics enhancements, and save states, then check cheat support and whether each option is open source. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide additional context. RetroArch, RustBoyAdvance-NG, and SkyEmu are among the listed options, alongside gbajs3 and ares. Think about the devices you use and whether multiplayer, visual adjustments, or saving and resuming are priorities for your play.
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19free plans on this page
$3.33/molowest paid tier
9 Oct 2026last checked
Game Boy Advance Emulators, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 19 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 1 RetroArchFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 RustBoyAdvance-NGFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 3 SkyEmuFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 EmulatorJSFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 5 mGBAFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 6 ProvenancePaid from $3.33/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 7 VisualBoyAdvance-MFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 8 DeltaFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 9 gbajs3Free plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 10 HemulatorFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 11 John NESSFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 12 LinguaCafeFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 NanoBoyAdvanceFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 14 Pizza Boy CFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 15 aresFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 16 GSE
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 17 GiiBiiAdvanceFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 18 LemuroidFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 19 44VBA
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 20 OpenEmuFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 21 Mednafen
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 22 NO$GBAFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 23 GBA Emulator
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 24 Retra
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 25 Sapphire
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Platform scope | Save states |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RetroArch | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 2 | RustBoyAdvance-NG | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | desktop and mobile | Yes |
| 3 | SkyEmu | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 4 | EmulatorJS | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | mGBA | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 6 | Provenance | 7.0 | Free plan | $3.33/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 7 | VisualBoyAdvance-M | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 8 | Delta | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 9 | gbajs3 | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | desktop and mobile | Yes |
| 10 | Hemulator | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | desktop | Yes |
| 11 | John NESS | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | mobile | Yes |
| 12 | LinguaCafe | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 13 | NanoBoyAdvance | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | desktop | Yes |
| 14 | Pizza Boy C | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 15 | ares | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 16 | GSE | 6.8 | No | — | Yes | — | desktop and mobile | Yes |
| 17 | GiiBiiAdvance | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | desktop | — |
| 18 | Lemuroid | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | mobile | Yes |
| 19 | 44VBA | 6.6 | No | — | — | — | desktop and mobile | — |
| 20 | OpenEmu | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 21 | Mednafen | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 22 | NO$GBA | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 23 | GBA Emulator | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | — | desktop | Yes |
| 24 | Retra | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | — | mobile | Yes |
| 25 | Sapphire | 6.4 | No | — | — | — | desktop and mobile | Yes |
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