: Often cited as the best way to play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at 4K/60FPS, Cemu remained highly optimized for Windows users in 2021. Best Android Emulators for PC (2021)
: Not an emulator itself but a frontend for "cores." In 2021, RetroArch launched on Steam, making it more accessible to mainstream users and simplifying the management of dozens of retro systems from a single interface. list-of-emulator-2021
: Primarily used by developers, Genymotion provided cloud-based and local virtualization for testing apps across thousands of different Android hardware configurations. Multi-System and Retro Emulators : Often cited as the best way to
: A major highlight of 2021 was RPCS3 reaching a milestone where all PlayStation 3 games were confirmed to at least boot, with zero games remaining in the "Nothing" category. Multi-System and Retro Emulators : A major highlight
The year 2021 was a pivotal period for software emulation, characterized by massive leaps in compatibility for modern consoles and the refinement of established tools for retro gaming and mobile development.