omnifeed Search

ares

Open-source multi-system emulator focused on accuracy and preservation

Visit ares-emu.net

In our rankings

Scores on the multi-system emulators criteria

Evaluated Nov 5, 2026
  • Systems covered ×3 4

    4/5 means: 20 to 34 systems

    The supported-systems list has 34 entries, within the 20 to 34 band; eight of them are marked Experimental.

    3 quotes
  • Play features ×3 4

    4/5 means: Six or seven of the eight

    Six of the eight are documented: save states, rewind, fast-forward, run-ahead, shaders and controller mapping. Netplay and recording are not listed.

    5 quotes
  • Platforms ×2 3

    3/5 means: Windows, macOS and Linux

    Supports Windows, macOS and Linux (plus BSD); no phone or console versions are documented.

    3 quotes
  • Release activity ×2 4

    4/5 means: 2 to 6 months old

    Latest release v148 was published on 30 May 2026, about five months before capture.

    1 quote

Evidence (14 quotes)

  1. 1
    “ares is a cross-platform, open source, multi-system emulator, focusing on accuracy and preservation.”
    ares-emu.net · checked
  2. 2
    “Systems marked as 'Experimental' are supported, but are not yet recommended for everyday use”
    ares-emu.net · checked
  3. 3
    “Nintendo 64DD Game Boy Advance LaserActive Experimental”
    ares-emu.net · checked
  4. 4
    “Neo Geo Pocket Color PlayStation Experimental”
    ares-emu.net · checked
  5. 5
    “Resume where you left off, even if the game you're playing does not natively support saving.”
    ares-emu.net · checked
  6. 6
    “Speed up and rewind gameplay as you wish; breeze past long cutscenes or recover from your mistakes.”
    ares-emu.net · checked
  7. 7
    “Reduce input lag and response time by accounting for internal processing delays in the original games”
    ares-emu.net · checked
  8. 8
    “Apply shader-based filters to enhance your experience; simulate the look of a CRT or smooth out the display”
    ares-emu.net · checked
  9. 9
    “With Virtual Game-Pads, you only need to configure controls once and it will be automatically adapted to suit each system you emulate.”
    ares-emu.net · checked
  10. 10
    “ares supports building on Windows, macOS, and various Linux/BSD distributions.”
    github.com/ares-emulator/ares · checked
  11. 11
    “Automated, untested builds of ares are available for Windows and macOS as a pre-release.”
    github.com/ares-emulator/ares · checked
  12. 12
    “tag_name: v148, published_at: 2026-05-30T13:17:23Z”
    api.github.com/repos/ares-emulator/ares/releases/latest · checked
  13. 13
    “It's worth noting that ares takes some uncommon design approaches that essentially trade speed for code clarity.”
    github.com/ares-emulator/ares · checked
  14. 14
    “Using the 'hiro' framework, ares looks and behaves like a native application on all supported platforms, using WinAPI (Windows), Cocoa (macOS), GTK2 or GTK3 (posix)”
    ares-emu.net · checked

Alternatives