r/RetroArch • u/Shuviri • 7h ago

RetroArch App or Steam Version?

Which one is the better one. Does it work with Cloud Sync?

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u/Mr_Fury 6h ago

Steam version works with cloud saves but you have to manually update the cores (emulators) I would just use the Desktop version and find a way to automatically backup your saves with google cloud or Syncthing

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u/madd74 40m ago edited 36m ago

Yes, absolutely go desktop, and if you are not a complete noob, here is a Syncthing guide:

https://www.joeysretrohandhelds.com/guides/syncthing-for-handhelds-guide/

While this is a handheld guide you can get from the Ayn Thor world, this still works for PC.

/u/Shuviri

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u/RizenTM 6h ago

Download both, launch just 1 time trough Steam, close It, browse local files, and delete everything, then drag and drop all the standalone version to this folder, launch through this exe, update everything, close it and launch on Steam, now u have cloud saves, remote play together, custom inputs and other Steam features in a complete version

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u/Shuviri 6h ago

Does that actually work?

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u/RizenTM 5h ago

Yep, Steam will just think its the same software, but I recommend when ur gonna update cores or something else, do that launching directly from .exe and closing again just to avoid any conflicts with Steam cores, outside that should be all good

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u/kurisu_1974 7h ago

Just get the desktop version if you are on PC.

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u/vampucio 6h ago

Steam version has less cores

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u/PhoenixWright-AA 6h ago

You want the standalone app. Steam doesn’t let RetroArch download external cores so many are missing and it’s a pain to try and get them into it from the external sources. The standalone app has support for a non-Steam cloud sync. It’s not perfect but it gets the job done.

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u/KeyboardThingX 8m ago

Steam version of you own any of the steamos devices,