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24 alternatives to Lakka

Lightweight Linux distro dedicated to retro gaming.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Lakka launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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A retro video game console I've been working on in my free time▲2,690
Software and hardware projects for fun from a guy who loves retro computing
2019 · internalregister.github.io · its alternatives →
2
GameShell▲87
Open Source Retro Gaming & STEM Portable Console
2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
3
My self-written hobby OS is finally running on my vintage IBM ThinkPad▲575
Finally got my hobby OS up and running on real hardware. I love the old IBM thinkpads, so thought it was the perfect machine to get it working on. Been working on it for quite some time now, but this has been a big milestone!
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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YIIK▲13
A Postmodern RPG
2015 · yiikrpg.com · its alternatives →
5
BOSS Console▲94
A tiny OS for your always-on agents
6d ago · bossconsole.ai · its alternatives →
6
Libmui is a macOS Classic widget lib for Linux▲300
Not sure if I would post this for the last day of #marchintosh OR wait for tomorrow the 1st of April. Both apply equally. Anyway, here's a pet project of mine, I made it as a glued on for another pet project of mine, but it developed a life of it's own now and can soar skyward toward success, fame, and glory.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
7
Ulauncher▲119
An application launcher for Linux 🐧
2017 · ulauncher.io · its alternatives →
8
DEV·TV▲161
A retro TV for GitHub, Hacker News, DEV & Hugging Face
27d ago · shouvik12.github.io · its alternatives →
9
Dokku▲90
Docker powered mini-Heroku in around 100 lines of Bash
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
10
Oort Online▲65
A voxel MMORPG sandbox
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
11
Bit Pit▲74
Score-hoarding arcade jumparound
2015 · voishark.itch.io · its alternatives →
12
eNcade ▲63
A Portable Raspberry Pi Gaming Console (Kickstarter)
2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
13
RancherOS▲59
A minimalist distribution of Linux
2015 · rancher.com · its alternatives →
14
hibi▲69
an open-source obsidian alternative
18h ago · hibi.garden · its alternatives →
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LOWRES CODER▲56
Retrogames programming on iPad/iPhone
2016 · lowres.inutilis.com · its alternatives →
16AM
A miniature Linux distro for non-rooted Android devices▲94
2013 · kevinboone.net · its alternatives →
17
Assault Android Cactus▲60
An intense arcade style twin stick shooter
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
18
Naarchy▲69
A little island for everything on your Linux desktop
16d ago · michaelchurley.com · its alternatives →
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Battlecade▲87
A portable vintage gaming concept for two
2015 · lovehulten.com · its alternatives →
20
Space Shooter▲61
The classic retro game recreated using Pygame and python.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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GAMEPUMP▲68
A retro gaming subscription service for PC
2016 · gamepump.com · its alternatives →
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Hacknet OS▲60
Dive down a rabbit hoIe
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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VoCore▲75
A coin-sized Linux computer with wifi
2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →
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Sword of Xolan▲64
A pixelart action platformer for Android.
2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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