Best SNES Emulators in 2026
Updated
31 SNES emulators ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
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0free plans on this page
8 Oct 2026last checked
SNES Emulators, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 0 of the 6 on this page can be tried for free.
- 26 SNESticle Revive
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 27 nSide Balanced
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 28 rust-wasm-snes
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 29 Vortex Universal Emulator
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 30 bsnes-plus
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 31 DOSBox Wii
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
Compare all 6 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Online multiplayer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | SNESticle Revive | 6.2 | No | Yes | — | PlayStation 2 | — |
| 27 | nSide Balanced | 6.1 | No | Yes | — | Libretro frontend; RetroArch | Yes |
| 28 | rust-wasm-snes | 6.0 | No | Yes | — | web | — |
| 29 | Vortex Universal Emulator | 5.8 | No | Yes | — | android | Yes |
| 30 | bsnes-plus | 5.6 | No | — | — | Windows 64-bit | No |
| 31 | DOSBox Wii | 5.5 | No | Yes | — | Wii, Wii U, GameCube | — |
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