Alternatives

Products that do what Opal Emu does

Drop a game. Play instantly. Browser-based retro emulator.

1. 1
   Afterplay▲113

   Play retro games on any device, saves synced, no jailbreak

   2023

2. 2
   OpenEmu▲185

   🎮Retro video game emulation for OS X

   2015

3. 3
   Delta Emulator▲68

   Best Emulator for playing retro games on iOS

   2022

4. 4
   Sutāto▲84

   Play NES and Gameboy games on IOS

   2024

5. 5
   Wavedash▲215

   Play the latest games in your web browser

   2025

6. 6
   GameBoy vibes▲150

   a Candycat themed GameBoy Emulator in the browser

   2025

7. 7OG
   Online Game Emulation Platform – Afterplay.io▲19

   Hello HN users, I made a web app that allows you to upload any SNES or GameBoy ROM file and play right within the web browser. It’s called Afterplay.io. It got a lot of upvotes on Reddit, and I noticed users signing up and coming back to play games every day, which feels great and has motivated me to keep on developing this thing :). Demo Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K9iYbJ-1lQ Site : https://afterplay.io Problem: I couldn't play emulated games across my devices easily with saves. The Apple App Store does not allow emulator apps. Solution: Use…

   2021

8. 8NP
   NES Party – Online Multiplayer NES Emulator Using WebRTC▲237

   2018 · nes.party

9. 9
   Delta▲245

   The first Gameboy emulator approved in the App Store

   2024

10. 10
    ROM Player by Coops▲1

    20+ retro systems, zero installs — just drop a ROM and play

    21d ago · romplayerbycoops.pages.dev

11. 11
    Coin Dash▲74

    An adventurous minimum viable game

    2019

12. 12AN
    An NES emulator written in Rust▲125

    2013 · github.com

13. 13EB
    Emulator-Backed Remakes, a new way to make classic game remakes▲87

    2014 · gabrielgambetta.com

14. 14
    WePlayDOS▲205

    Play classic DOS games in browser

    2024

15. 15GJ
    GBA.js, a Game Boy Advance emulator written in JavaScript▲76

    2012 · jpfau.github.com

16. 16
    cool-retro-term▲93

    Terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display

    2017

17. 17
    pleNx — Plex client for Nintendo Switch▲84

    The first native Plex client for Nintendo Switch

    Jun 2026

18. 18GJ
    GameTime – JS emulator supporting SNES and GBA▲12

    2015 · matthewbauer.us

19. 19
    The oO Game▲132

    Hardcore minimal dodge-em-up mobile game

    2015

20. 20LA
    LuaGB – A Gameboy emulator written in pure Lua▲136

    2017 · github.com

21. 21
    Wavedash▲110

    A browser-first marketplace for PC games

    Dec 2025

22. 22
    Pica Pic▲82

    Retro handheld games collection, playable in your browser

    2014

23. 23
    GameShell▲87

    Open Source Retro Gaming & STEM Portable Console

    2017

24. 24
    c64js▲100

    A commodore 64 emulator

    2016

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Refine with a description →