Ryujinx
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This product is unreleased but remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
This article is about the emulation of a console or deprecated PC platform on Windows, macOS (OS X), or Linux.
Developers | |
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Ryujinx team | |
Release dates | |
Windows | Early access |
Key points
- Emulator for Switch
- Open-source and is curently in active development.
- Progress is very fast and can run some commercial games very well (depending on your setup).
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Official website | LDN build also available. |
- Has a built-in auto-updater.
- Ryujinx Source Code (GitHub)
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Ryujinx\ |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Ryujinx\ |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Games render at 16:9 so the image gets stretched. | ||
4K Ultra HD | 2-4x native resolution supported. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Depends on game, very rare for first party games. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | 2-16x anisotropic filtering supported. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Depends on the game, no anti-aliasing is offered in Ryujinx. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Acts as a framerate limiter, required if you don't want the game to speed up. | ||
60 FPS | Depends on the game, mods are required for 30fps titles. | ||
120+ FPS | Few games have mods. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | Based on game being played | |
Controller Y-axis inversion | Based on game being played |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | Very limited games have mods. E.g, Pokemon Legends: Arceus | |
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | Some games have mods. E.g, Persona 5 Royal, Pokemon Legends: Arceus. | |
Light bar support | Changes the lightbar to a static blue and the player LED to one. | |
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | , Wired |
Tracked motion controllers | Natively supports Dualshock and Dualsense motion, CemuHook is also offered. | |
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Button/gesture prompts |
Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | Continuously scans for new inputs. | |
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 8 | Co-op, Versus, Hot seat Supports 8 controllers at one time. |
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LAN play | unknown | Co-op, Versus Available in the LDN build |
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Online play | unknown | Co-op, Versus Emulates Local Wireless, only available in the LDN build. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL | Supported | Not recommended for anyone on Intel or AMD graphic cards. OpenGL is usually more accurate than Vulkan but runs worse. |
Vulkan | Supported | Relatively new, still in development. |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
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Windows | ||||
macOS (OS X) | Very new and experimental. Uses MoltenVK to translate Vulkan to Metal. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10, 11. | |
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | 8GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | At least 110mbs for the Ryujinx installation. | |
Video card (GPU) | A video card/GPU that supports OpenGL 4.5 or higher, or Vulkan. |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | macOS 11 and later. | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel (Millage may very) or Apple Silicon. | |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Common Linux distros | |
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | 8GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | A video card/GPU that supports OpenGL 4.5 or higher, or Vulkan. |