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RetroArch is an open source and cross platform frontend/framework for emulators, game engines, video games, media players and other applications

RetroArch is a free to play, retro and software game developed and published by Libretro.
Released on May 27th 2022 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 19 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 8,063 reviews of which 7,224 were positive and 839 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is free to play on Steam.


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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS: Microsoft Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Pentium 4 and up (CPU with SSE2 instructions required)
  • Memory: 32 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Any compliant OpenGL 2.x or Direct3D11 GPU. For shaders to work properly, should support at least Shader Model 2.0.
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Additional Notes: For OpenGL: Intel HD 2K/3K GPUs on Windows 10 will have to fall back to an OpenGL 1.1 driver.
MacOS
  • OS: macOS High Sierra (10.13) or later
  • Processor: Intel or ARM architecture
  • Graphics: Any compatible Metal2 GPU. Metal 2 is required to use either the Vulkan or Metal video driver.
Linux
  • OS: Linux-based distro
  • Processor: Intel Pentium 4 and up (CPU with SSE2 instructions required)
  • Memory: 32 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Any compliant OpenGL 2.x or Direct3D11 GPU. For shaders to work properly, should support at least Shader Model 2.0.
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

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Frequently Asked Questions

RetroArch is free to play on Steam.

RetroArch is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.

RetroArch received 7,224 positive votes out of a total of 8,063 achieving a rating of 8.70.
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RetroArch was developed and published by Libretro.

RetroArch is playable and fully supported on Windows.

RetroArch is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

RetroArch is playable and fully supported on Linux.

RetroArch offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

RetroArch offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

There are 65 DLCs available for RetroArch. Explore additional content available for RetroArch on Steam.

RetroArch does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

RetroArch supports Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV and Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

RetroArch does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for RetroArch.

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RetroArch
8.7
7,224
839
Game modes
Multiplayer
Online players
643
Developer
Libretro
Publisher
Libretro
Release 27 May 2022
Platforms
Remote Play