PS4 & PS5 emulators
Active, slowing and discontinued projects in one place. Solid badges are official releases; dashed ones are in development or unofficial ports.
| Emulator | Status | Latest | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| shadPS4The best PS4 emulator right now: Bloodborne at 4K60 with online play. The default pick on PC | Active | v0.21.02026-10-30 | WinLinuxMacAndroid |
| KytyPS5The PS5 emulator with the most games reaching gameplay; Demon's Souls and GTA V have been shown running, but they're far from playable | Active | 2026-11-05-07e87b92026-11-05 | WinLinuxMacAndroid |
| SharpEmuA PS5 emulator written from scratch in C#; a batch of smaller games hit 60 fps, PS4 support in progress | Active | v0.0.7-pulse2026-11-01 | WinLinuxMacAndroid |
| AnyPS5Not an emulator: it relinks PS5 game executables into native PC programs. Only small games run so far | Active | v0.1.42026-10-30 | WinLinuxMac |
| bbportA native PC port of Bloodborne, not an emulator: high frame rates, DLSS, ultrawide and mouse support | Active | 0.72026-10-28 | WinLinuxMacAndroid |
| Bachata S4An unofficial Android build of shadPS4 on Google Play; Bloodborne runs around 20 fps on a flagship Snapdragon | Active | v0.2.52026-10-12 | Android |
| Bloodborne-AndroidAn Android port of Bloodborne only: the game's code is translated to native ARM ahead of time. Snapdragon only | Active | 2.2.0 Beta2026-10-29 | Android |
| fpPS4The second most compatible PS4 emulator, Windows only; the core is being rewritten, so game fixes are on hold | Slowing down | v0.0.12022-12-31 | Win |
| ObliterationA long-term project rewriting the PS4 kernel in Rust; it can't run any games as of November 2026 | Slowing down | — | WinLinuxMac |
| RPCSXA PS4/PS5 emulator from RPCS3 developers; Linux only, with rare updates | Slowing down | rpcsx-v202311112023-11-10 | Linux |
| KytyAn early, discontinued PS4/PS5 emulator; KytyPS5 and Obliteration both trace back to it | Discontinued | v0.2.02022-08-18 | Win |
| SpineA closed-source, Linux-only PS4 emulator that stopped in 2022; Android APKs using the Spine name are fakes | Discontinued | 202205172022-05-17 | Linux |
| GPCS4An early Windows PS4 emulator that only ran a handful of small games; stopped in 2023 | Discontinued | v0.2.12022-06-07 | Win |
| OrbitalA low-level, QEMU-based PS4 emulator that only got as far as the PS4's Safe Mode; discontinued | Discontinued | — | WinLinux |
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