RetroArch
#715 most played
RetroArch
Live player count and Steam charts
positive · 9,638 reviews
24h low 30224h high 692
RetroArch is an open source and cross platform frontend/framework for emulators, game engines, video games, media players and other applications
DeveloperLibretro
PublisherLibretro
ReleasedMay 27, 2022
Runs onWindows, macOS, Linux
PriceFree to play
Player history
2022202320242025
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 14, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
* current month, data so far
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 524 | +32 | +6.5% | 840 |
| Jun 2026 | 492 | -10 | -2.0% | 769 |
| May 2026 | 502 | -10 | -2.0% | 811 |
| Apr 2026 | 512 | -33 | -6.1% | 841 |
| Mar 2026 | 545 | +29 | +5.6% | 923 |
| Feb 2026 | 516 | +6 | +1.2% | 857 |
| Jan 2026 | 510 | +56 | +12.3% | 872 |
| Dec 2025 | 454 | -15 | -3.2% | 719 |
| Nov 2025 | 469 | +40 | +9.3% | 739 |
| Oct 2025 | 429 | -36 | -7.7% | 744 |
| Sep 2025 | 465 | -48 | -9.4% | 745 |
| Aug 2025 | 513 | +26 | +5.3% | 817 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
via Steam
- Apr 30, 2025RetroArch 1.21.0 release
- Jan 5, 2025RetroArch 1.20.0 release
- May 31, 2024RetroArch 1.19.0 release
- May 31, 2024Version 1.19.0 released
- May 24, 2024Dosbox Pure core added
- Feb 27, 2024Geolith core added
When people play
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764avg players
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 15 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 21:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in the Americas. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
English
59%
Portuguese (Brazil)
15%
Russian
7%
Spanish (Spain)
6%
Spanish (Latin America)
4%
Turkish
4%
Other
5%
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 26 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
