r/emulation↗

Emulation

News and discussion about emulation.

422k subscribers568 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)438 authors / mosince 2008

r/emulation has 422k members (+8.8% over the last 12 months). It gets about 568 posts a month from 438 people. Top topics: Emulator Discussions, Emulation Discussion and PS2 Emulation.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+8.8%in 12 months · +2.0% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month

Oct 2026421k

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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+21%vs Sep 2025 · −5.6% last 3 months vs the 3 before

Sep 2026568

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Topics and brands on r/emulation

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

itch
Libretro
GitLab
PCSX2
Dolphin Emulator

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