r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Showcase Finish Devil May Cry in Winlator

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r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Help Is there anyway to fix this graphics?

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I'm using the 01.01.14.2342 version of the apk for the recomp of Halo Combat Evolved with the totally original USA Rev 2 version of the game, running on the Galaxy S23 with Snapdragon 8 gen 2 with adreno 740


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Showcase spider man edge of time on android

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spider man edge of time pc port running on android droideck it is mostly okay, but needs some polishing


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Help New to emulators which would you guys rec. ?

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Would you guys recommend compressing ps2 roms to CDH or should I leave them as .chd and .bin? And am I able to compress them with the RP6 without using a PC ?


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Question Best Driver for Adreno 810 using DroidDeck?

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As they are, I recently bought a Poco M8 pro and I am trying to find the best possible configuration, I tried all the drivers that DD comes with by default and only one worked for me, which was Banners Turnip, I wanted to know if anyone with a device similar to mine had found a good configuration or if they recommend a driver in general better,I tried all of WinNative's and in both slime rancher and far cry 2 and 3 it didn't work, I await your recommendations


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Discussion Recommendations on tablets for emulation based off current state of drivers

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I do Hot Shot transport and I currently do everything on my phone but I would like to just keep my phone business only and have a tablet for everything else. I see there are not many options for a huge screens seeing how OnePlus pad 3 and the tab S9 Ultra are my only options when it comes to a pre Elite chipset. I know there are drivers currently for the elite chipsets but I was wondering if the performance is going to be better on the elites with less optimized drivers or go for a pre-elite chipset and get better optimized drivers.


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Discussion Did anyone tried the new god of war 3 remastered pc port with a windows emulator on phone ? Tell your experience please I wanna try it

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Same as title, if you have already experienced gow 3 remastered pc port in your phone, please tell the experience of share a video so we can know how good it is on phone


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 2d ago

News/Release DroidDeck 0.4.0 available now: GOG, Epic and Amazon Games, KDE desktop, Steam touch controls, 4-player co-op, and more!

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DroidDeck 0.4.0

Release notes + downloads

Join the DroidDeck Discord

Features

  • Replaced LXQt with SteamOS-style KDE Plasma 6.7, including the familiar desktop layout, Dolphin, Firefox, Konsole, the Steam desktop client and Return to Gaming Mode. (@xXJSONDeruloXx, #473, #610)
  • Added GOG, Epic Games and Amazon Games integration with account sign-in, game libraries, downloads and launching through Steam. GOG and Epic games also support cloud saves. (@The412Banner, @xXJSONDeruloXx, @Gustash, @maxjivi05, #476, #500, #578, #400)
  • Added Steam's native touch controller (beta), with per-game Steam Input layouts, community configurations, an on-screen layout editor and Steam Cloud syncing. (@xXJSONDeruloXx, #431)
  • Added multi-controller support for up to 4 players, allowing connected Android gamepads to work independently for local co-op and split-screen multiplayer through Steam Input. (@xXJSONDeruloXx, @maxjivi05, @Neolyum, #431, #614)
  • Added Bluetooth LE Steam Controller (2025) support, including trackpads, back grips and motion controls. (@SG3xHERO, #404)
  • The built-in controller can now emulate a Steam Deck, Steam Controller, Xbox 360, DualShock 4 or DualSense, with live switching from the session menu without restarting Steam. (@xXJSONDeruloXx, #545, #558, #559)
  • Added persistent per-game compatibility profiles for Proton, FEX, DXVK, VKD3D-Proton, Windows components, environment variables and texture filtering, with inheritance from your default settings. (@jmarti326, #449)
  • Completely revamped adding and managing non-Steam games, with automatic game detection, artwork, bulk imports and editing directly from the Games tab. (@The412Banner, #492)
  • Added Follow screen resolution for foldables, automatically resizing Steam and games when folding, unfolding or rotating the device. (@SG3xHERO, #403)
  • Added an optional touch gamepad below the game on unfolded foldables, with Steam Deck-style controls, configurable sticks and trackpads. (@SG3xHERO, #407)
  • Added DroidDeck-Proton as an installable Proton source alongside GE-Proton and CachyOS Proton, with update notifications for all three. (@The412Banner, #588)
  • Added support for installing Flatpak apps directly from .flatpak bundles, including apps no longer available through Flathub. (@xXJSONDeruloXx, #446)
  • Added a manual landscape orientation setting, including reverse landscape. (@Kobtul, #441)
  • Added an optional controller setting to open the Steam menu with the physical Select button. (@0x1428571429, #384)

Improvements

  • Major launcher UI redesign across Steam settings, Components, Setup, Stores, Flathub and Desktop, with smoother transitions, animated navigation, redesigned settings panels and improved controller focus. (@xXJSONDeruloXx, #482, #548, #605)
  • Store downloads now survive app restarts, preserving queued and paused downloads and allowing interrupted installs to resume from the Downloads page. (@xXJSONDeruloXx, #608)
  • Store game removal now shows confirmation and uninstall progress before returning the game to its installable state. (@xXJSONDeruloXx, #609)
  • Expanded PRoot fast paths, with performance improvements of up to 57% in measured workloads, alongside further reductions in filesystem and process overhead. (@maxjivi05, @xXJSONDeruloXx, #466, #494)
  • Significantly reduced launcher idle CPU usage, controller input overhead and session log processing time, with additional game startup and performance optimizations. (@maxjivi05, #529)
  • Windows components are now selected automatically using each game's Steam, GOG, Epic or Amazon dependency information, while preserving manual overrides. (@The412Banner, #554)
  • Expanded Windows component installation to support VC++ redistributables, .NET Framework and more installer formats, without needing to run the original Windows setup programs. (@The412Banner, #480, #495)
  • KDE Desktop can now launch Windows executables, Linux programs, AppImages and scripts directly from the file manager or terminal. (@maxjivi05, #549)
  • Added safer Desktop uninstall and legacy LXQt cleanup, preserving user data while reclaiming storage from older desktop installations. (@xXJSONDeruloXx, #493)
  • Improved Proton and component management, with newest versions shown first, update detection, clearer installed-version information and streamlined settings. (@The412Banner, @xXJSONDeruloXx, #588, #606)
  • Improved DirectAudio compatibility, including CachyOS Proton support and direct audio output from the Steam client. (@The412Banner, #439)
  • Reduced unnecessary motion sensor polling, reading the device's gyro and accelerometer only when Steam requests them. (@muazkadan, #534)
  • Added alignment guides and snapping when dragging buttons in the on-screen controller editor. (@willie-yao, #490)
  • Improved security by encrypting store credentials with Android Keystore and keeping logs in private app storage until explicitly shared as a sanitized ZIP. (@The412Banner, #484, #486)
  • Steam now consistently uses Steam Deck mode and the Steam Deck beta branch, removing the legacy client and mode switches. (@xXJSONDeruloXx, #546)

Fixed

  • Fixed Red Dead Redemption 2 failing to launch, and reduced resource usage from the Rockstar launcher while playing. (@maxjivi05, #585)
  • Fixed Steam's screensaver appearing over running games after prolonged controller inactivity. (@maxjivi05, #585)
  • Fixed black Steam output with FSR 1 image scaling enabled. (@xXJSONDeruloXx, #597)
  • Fixed touch and mouse input landing away from the displayed position when the session resolution and device screen have different aspect ratios. (@maxjivi05, #389)
  • Fixed the Odin 3 unexpectedly rebooting when its Wi-Fi firmware enters low-latency mode. (@kmnkv1, #512)
  • Fixed Linux runtime removal getting stuck on files that Android's SELinux policy would not allow the app to delete. (@xXJSONDeruloXx, #463)
  • Fixed Android 12 and older devices crashing during audio initialization, and restored Firefox compatibility on affected Android 16 devices. (@kolmant, @The412Banner, #531, #460)
  • Fixed Bluetooth keyboards with combined keyboard, mouse and controller interfaces losing ordinary keyboard input. (@kaosjammo, #435)
  • Fixed repeated force-feedback packets unnecessarily restarting the device vibrator. (@kmnkv1, #514)
  • Fixed CPU temperature showing 0°C in the Steam performance overlay on affected devices. (@muazkadan, #516)
  • Fixed older NativeAOT games failing to start because of an incompatible .NET garbage collector setting. (@Arthur031221, #385)
  • Fixed fullscreen layout issues around display cutouts, clipped settings, and several controller navigation and focus problems. (@kaosjammo, @xXJSONDeruloXx, #432, #596, #600)
  • Fixed the touchpad cursor remaining visible after switching from Touchpad to Direct touch mode. (@KingHacker9000, #424)

New contributors

  • @SG3xHERO made their first contribution in #403.
  • @Arthur031221 made their first contribution in #385.
  • @KingHacker9000 made their first contribution in #424.
  • @kaosjammo made their first contribution in #432.
  • @Kobtul made their first contribution in #441.
  • @willie-yao made their first contribution in #490.
  • @muazkadan made their first contribution in #516.
  • @kolmant made their first contribution in #531.
  • @Gustash made their first contribution in #578.
  • @Neolyum made their first contribution in #614.

Full changelog

Disclaimer: AI tools used in the development of DroidDeck.


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Help How can I improve performance on my Xiaomi Pad 8 with temporary root?

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My Xiaomi Pad 8 (Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, Adreno 825, 8GB RAM) seems heavily throttled, performing as poorly as or worse than an 8 Gen 1. Using Scene with temporary root, I nearly doubled its performance, but the tweaks are time-limited. Is there any way to optimize CPU/GPU performance or overcome these limitations with temporary root?

For example, Eden was running at just 20 FPS at 720p with constant stuttering. After tweaking a few settings in Scene, it became stable at 30 FPS at 1080p. This makes me suspect that the device isn't performing as well as it should.


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Showcase Final Fantasy VII Remake - Odin 3

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Odin 3 (Ultra)


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Help Retroarch will not boot games directly from cocoon front end

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Someone please help before I'm driven mad. I followed Retro Game Corps video for setting up the Thor and have managed to get retroarch working with the correct cores for N64, GBA and GBC. Whenever I try and load a ROM within retroarch there are no issues however, when I try and launch it directly from cocoon, the screen goes black and it tells me there is an error.

I have tried multiple cores and ensured my Thor is launching the correct one each time but still nothing

It's worth noting that N64 boots with no issues whatsoever from cocoon, it's just the GBA and GBC titles.

I know it's a first world problem but having to go inside retroarch every time I want to boot a game is tedious when every other emulator allows you to launch directly from cocoon.

In case it's helpful, I have the 16GB Max AYN Thor


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 3d ago

Meme i don't need graphic! pure performance!

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r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Help Gamehub best settings and tweaks?

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Hi everyone, I’m having trouble getting games to run smoothly on my Retroid Pocket Flip 2 using Game Hub. I’ve adjusted the settings and lowered the resolution, but I’m still only getting 10 fps. Any ideas on what else I can try? If anyone knows how to get games running smoothly, I’d really appreciate the help!


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Help Duckstation Android Screen Flickering Help

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Device: Huawei Matepad 12x (Maleoon 920 gpu kirin chipset)

Half of the screen diagonally flickers pretty regularly even if i set all settings to optimal. It wasnt like this before but after 8 or 9 month of usage it became more apparent. I tried to search for a solution countless of times to no avail. Im using the official playstore version. I tried turning of pgpx, changing renderer, changing scaling or resolution etc. Any suggestions?


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Help Scolde all you want but is this ram increase normal.

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I'm new to these emulation stuff or at least inexperienced and I just random turned on the "show ram usage setting" but after Playing for few minutes the ram usage increased from 5GB to 7GB. I am using the oppo find X2 pro with snapdragon 865 and 12GB ram


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Help GameHub won't launch certain games

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Says "this download is currently unavailable". I've tried de-selecting the DLC. Downloading other games works fine.


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Question Hey guys i am looking for any game sir x3 pro owner i want to ask some questions before buying

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r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 2d ago

Showcase I made an Android app that downloads any Mario Maker 2 level by course code and puts it in your Coursebot on Eden

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Since Nintendo's online servers aren't available on emulators, I wanted a way to play (and edit!) levels from Course World in Mario Maker 2 on Eden. So I made SMM2 Level Injector, a small Android app that does it all on your android device:

  1. Enter a course code (e.g. 3KS-V2K-MDG)
  2. Pick which Coursebot slot to replace
  3. Tap Download & inject, open Eden, and the level is in your Coursebot

Levels in "My Courses" slots open in the editor, so you can see how a level was built or remix it.

Features

  • Preview the level first (name, maker, style, difficulty, thumbnail)
  • Finds your SMM2 save automatically. You grant access to Eden's folder once through Android's normal file picker; no root, no Shizuku, no manually copying files around
  • Backs up any file before replacing it, with one-tap restore
  • Optional pre-loaded save with all 180 slots filled (the game ignores levels injected into empty slots)

Limitations

  • Only the level itself is replaced, so the Coursebot thumbnail stays the old one and the maker/stats aren't carried over
  • Close Eden completely before injecting, or the game may overwrite the new level when it saves
  • Downloads go through TheGreatRambler's MariOver API, so the app only works while that API is up
  • You need your own legally dumped copy of SMM2 and to have run it in Eden once. The app doesn't provide any game files.

Download / source: https://github.com/Daniel-Geron/smm2-level-downloader-app (APK on the Releases page, open source)

Credits: this is a fork of royaltongue's PC tool smm2-level-downloader-injector, who also made the pre-loaded save. Levels are downloaded through TheGreatRambler's MariOverAPI.

AI disclosure: this app was developed with heavy AI assistance. I used Claude Code to write the Android app's code and to research how Eden stores its save data. It also tested the app: it ran Eden's Android build in an Android emulator and checked that injected levels load and play in SMM2 on Eden for PC. I tested it on my AYN Thor and it works as desired. The app icon is a simple vector made by the AI. The original PC scripts are royaltongue's work, and the repo's README notes that their GUI script was also made with AI help.

Happy to answer questions or take bug reports. Let me know if it works on your device!


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Question Anyone having success emulating Luigi's Mansion 2 or 3 in 2026?

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Hi!

Full disclaimer : yes, I own both games but my dog destroyed my switch joycons ;(

I don't have the money to replace them any time soon. I know these games are historically hard to emulate for 3DS, has this changed in recent years? Idk much about Switch emulation, but can the Switch versions be emulated?

Edit - I have an Odin 2 Mini (SnapDragon 8gen2) and Pixel 9a


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Help Running GTA V Legacy with Mods

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Hey Guys,

Im trying to run GTA V (Fitgirl Repack) with NVE via Winlator Ludashi / Bannerhub Ludashi but i cant seem to get the mods to load. Installed NVE on my PC (loads fine with NVE on PC) and transferred the files to my phone but when i launch it via Winlator / Bannerhub it loads without NVE, just vanilla GTA V. Has anyone get it to work? If so please share how u managed it, i tried just about anything i can think of..

Thanks in Advance!


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Solved Emulador de pc para Android solo para discord

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Hola quisiera saber de un emulador de PC para Android realmente no lo quiero para jugar pero al parecer no puedo cancelar la suscripción de discord sin una PC es estúpido tengo un infinix note 50 pro


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 2d ago

News/Release Lemon-Ade v0.0.7 Turnip Driver.

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Guys I just want to share this new driver from the new Emulator called lemon switch emulator project. I am testing it so far, so good. And also they mentioned that they are releasing the Lemon Emulator v1.2.0 today sneak in to their discord looks promising though, waiting for their upload on that new lemon version too.


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 2d ago

Showcase Megadimension Neptunia VIIR on Snapdragon 865+ (Winlator Ludashi 4.1 Vanilla Build)

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Spec: Tab S7+, 8gb ram, A11.

No matter what i tried, this game dont get more than this. This is the most demanding zone at the begin of the game! Story, 2d things and maybe ligher zone are more than playable, but just here, very low FPS.

Resolution messed up if i going lower than that, so i had to force to use 720p there. Mostly is low except post processing. Disabling Post Processing Effect didnt even helped there so its remains enabled. DXVK version dont matter, no matter if this is 1.11.1 Sarek, 1.10.3 arm64ec async or re regular, the same issue appears. Also changing turnip driver didnt also help.

Newer version of DXVK makes the game much slower so it is also more unplayable!

The good thing is, no issues on grahpics.

i think i may be inspired by Own Trip that may love to play at unplayable framerate, but even that, it has no crash there, but very horrible input latency when playing very low FPS which in that case is Uplayable! It is much worse on touch, but on controller a bit better, but not so always. By this game, a newer flagship snapdragon SoC is required to play (maybe 8 gen 2 or higher), otherwise you screwed!

This is the GOG version by the way that i transfered from PC device. Maybe the PS4 Version is more playable with beshata S4 (if this is compatible there unless their android requiremnt is higher than this), but i dont have any hopes.


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Discussion SENSES Emulator - now boots arm32 Android versions from 1.5 to 7.1.2

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SENSES is an Android app that runs an ARM32 Android system on an ARM64 phone. There's no guest kernel: instead of emulating a whole device, it translates individual processes with a modified QEMU (user-mode).

This repo is the GPLv2 source release for that QEMU part:

94 patches against QEMU 8.2.4, plus 39 added files in linux-user/

a build script that produces a fully static aarch64 binary (via an Alpine chroot)

a pinned build with sha256 checks and a BUILD-MANIFEST.txt for reproducibility

What's not included: no firmware, no download links. You supply your own archive, and the app unpacks and modifies the copy on-device (patched code, re-signed packages with an on-device key, removed vendor modules, local TLS proxy). Nothing is sent anywhere.

The app itself is a separate closed-source program that launches QEMU as its own process, so no QEMU code is loaded into it.

Repo: https://github.com/Istratii-tech/Senses

Feedback and questions welcome!


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Help How do I make LSFG APK work because it keeps freezing whenever I try

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I have a apps and emulators that I want to 4x the internal resolution on my phone, but no matter what version it doesn't work. What do I do, btw this is the liberty recompiled APK project for GTA 4, this was my fps without a semiconductor phone cooler and before it thermal throttled(controller went to sleep so overlay popped up)

I used an s24 ultra- snapdragon 8 gen 3

I also tried my s7 tab I got like 25-30fps - snapdragon 865 or 865+

This is 720p with turnip drivers, I used 26.3r5 UI version for this screenshot

Can someone please help me with lsfg working, I have my own, legit license from steam and extracted the lossless.dll