Game Boy Advance
GBA

Game Boy Advance Emulators

8 emulators available — choose the right one for your device

Windows(5)
macOS(5)
Linux(4)
Android(3)
iOS(2)

BizHawk

RecommendedOpen Source

BizHawk is a multi-system emulator focused on Tool-Assisted Speedruns (TAS). It supports over 30 consoles, offers frame-by-frame rewind, RAM watch, Lua scripting, and is the go-to tool for the TASVideos community.

Supported Platforms
Windows

Delta

RecommendedOpen Source

Delta is the best free multi-system emulator for iPhone and iPad. Available on the App Store, it supports NES, SNES, N64, GBA, GBC, and DS — no jailbreak required.

Supported Platforms
iOS

Mesen 2

RecommendedOpen Source
v0.6.0

Mesen 2 is a high-accuracy multi-system emulator covering NES, SNES, Game Boy, and GBA. It features cycle-accurate emulation, advanced debugging tools, and excellent game compatibility.

Supported Platforms
WindowsmacOSLinux

mGBA

RecommendedOpen Source
v0.10.4

mGBA is a fast and accurate emulator supporting Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance. It runs on desktop and Android and is widely regarded as the best GBA emulator available.

Supported Platforms
WindowsmacOSLinuxAndroid
File size: ~10 MB

My Boy! Free

Recommended
v1.8.0

My Boy! is the most popular GBA emulator for Android. It delivers full-speed emulation on most modern phones, with support for cheats, fast-forward, and hardware controller input.

Supported Platforms
Android

OpenEmu

RecommendedOpen Source

OpenEmu is the best all-in-one emulator for macOS, unifying multiple cores in one polished Mac-native app. It supports a huge range of consoles with automatic ROM organization, artwork fetching, and iCloud saves.

Supported Platforms
macOS

RetroArch

RecommendedOpen Source
v1.19.1

RetroArch is an all-in-one frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players. It brings hundreds of emulator cores under one roof with a unified interface, shader support, and cross-platform availability.

Supported Platforms
WindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

VisualBoyAdvance-M

Open Source
v2.1.10

VisualBoyAdvance-M is a community-maintained fork of the classic VBA emulator with improved speed, bug fixes, and enhanced features for GB, GBC, and GBA emulation.

Supported Platforms
WindowsmacOSLinux

How to Play GBA ROMs

  1. 1Download an emulator from the list above — pick one that matches your operating system.
  2. 2Download a ROM for the game you want to play from our games library.
  3. 3Open the ROM in the emulator using File → Open or by dragging the ROM file into the window.
  4. 4Configure controls in the emulator settings to map your keyboard or gamepad, then enjoy the game!