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RetroDECK: What's included?

What follows is a list of features and software currently included in RetroDECK.

Note: RetroDECK does not include any games, proprietary BIOS or Firmware

• The user needs to provide their own purchased backups / game files to play.
• The user needs to provide their own purchased BIOS / Firmware files from their own consoles or purchased engines files (for example Pico-8) for the systems that needs them.

RetroDECK Features

RetroDECK Configurator & RetroDECK Framework

The RetroDECK Framework

RetroDECK comes with the RetroDECK Framework that allows deeper integrations between the built-in software and easier exposure to a variety of features that you otherwise need to set for example per system basis to create a uniformity between them.

RetroDECK Configurator

The RetroDECK Configurator is a powerful Utility that exposes some parts of the RetroDECK Framework to the RetroDECK users.

It can be used to change/modify and manipulate various aspects of RetroDECK.

What can RetroDECK Configurator & RetroDECK Framework do?

It can help with:

• Compressing games.
• Easier Texture Pack and Mod management.
• File management.
• Tools for troubleshooting (BIOS Checker, Multi-File Structure Checker, Partial or full reset of functions).
• Auto installing some free BIOS / Firmware.
• Install prebuilt Steam Input profiles for devices like the Steam Deck and external controllers
• Easier management of mods, roms, texture_packs, scraped media, screenshots, saves / states gamelists and more
• Give access to global presets that can be acitivated to configure things over many emulators in one go like: RetroAchievements Borders Widescreen Mode Swaping A/B X/Y for Nintendo Games.
• Enable Steam Sync to synchronize your favorites with Steam.
• And more!

Read more here:

RetroDECK Configurator.

RetroENGINE

RetroENGINE allows you to run various game files directly with RetroDECK from the desktop without starting the application.

It supports the association of common game file extensions with RetroDECK. Additionally, you can run games directly via RetroENGINE using the CLI.

Read more here:

RetroDECK's RetroENGINE.

Frontends

ES-DE

ES-DE is the base frontend for RetroDECK. RetroDECK includes specific tweaks to the ES-DE standard setup to enable unique functions like the RetroDECK Configurator, which can be accessed via the ES-DE Menu.

Multi-Emulators

RetroArch

RetroArch supports many systems via its cores, and RetroDECK ships with all cores under the stable branch of RetroArch. If there is no stable version of a core, the nightly version will be used instead.

For a full list of supported systems in RetroArch, follow the link and check the Core List:

RetroArch - General Guide

MAME

The full version of the multi-arcade emulator MAME.

Standalone Emulators

CEMU

The WiiU Emulator CEMU.

Dolphin

The Wii and GameCube Emulator Dolphin.

Primehack

The Metroid Prime fork of Dolphin.

melonDS

The Nintendo DS emulator melonDS.

PCSX2

The Playstation 2 emulator PCSX2.

PPSSPP

The PSP emulator PPSSPP.

RPCS3

The PS3 emulator RPCS3.

Ruffle

The flash emulator Ruffle.

Vita3k

The PSVita emulator Vita3k.

XEMU

The Xbox emulator XEMU.

Included: Legacy Emulators

Legacy Emulators are emulators that are included but no longer supported because of ceased development on the Emulators part or other things.

Ryujinx

The Switch emulator Ryujinx.

Has stopped development.

Duckstation

Playstation 1 (PSX) emulator Duckstation.

Has made licensing changes.

Standalone Engines

Solarus

Solarus is a free and open-source 2D game engine written in C++, that can run games scripted in Lua. It has been designed with 16-bit classic Action-RPGs in mind, and is available on a wide range of platforms.

GZDoom

GZDoom is a feature centric port for all Doom engine games, based on ZDoom, adding an OpenGL renderer and powerful scripting capabilities.

IKEMEN Go (M.U.G.E.N)

IKEMEN Go is a remake of the IKEMEN (open source fighting games engine that supports M.U.G.E.N resources) in Google’s Programming Language “Go”.

Pico-8

The fantasy console Pico-8.

Systems

PortMaster

PortMaster is a simple GUI tool designed to facilitate the downloading and installation of game ports for Linux devices and is self contained.

Steam Rom Manger

Steam ROM Manager a bulk game importer and artwork manager for Steam.

It adds separate games to Steam, adds artwork and configures the steam input profiles.

Steam Input Controller layouts

For all inputs layouts included in RetroDECK.

Read more here:

Supported Controllers.

Supported Devices

RetroDECK currently supports Linux Desktop and the Steam Deck.

Read more here:

Supported Devices