Alternatives to HyperSpin

Animated arcade front end with spinning wheel menus and video previews. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • HyperSpin

    Animated arcade front end with spinning wheel menus and video previews.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as HyperSpin.

  • LaunchBox

    Windows game launcher and database with a couch-friendly Big Box mode.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    LaunchBox offers a couch-friendly Big Box mode for arcade cabinets and a large metadata database, but Big Box needs a paid premium licence and it stays Windows only.

  • ES-DE

    Emulator front end with 150 systems preconfigured and a built-in scraper.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroid

    ES-DE is open source, runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android, and comes with 150 systems preconfigured plus a built-in scraper, though the Android version is paid.

  • Pegasus Frontend

    Lightweight, fully themeable launcher for emulators and game collections.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroid

    Pegasus Frontend is open source under GPL-3.0 and runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android, with QML themes, but collections are configured in text files without a wizard.

  • RetroBat

    Portable Windows bundle of EmulationStation and RetroArch, preconfigured.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    RetroBat is an open source, portable Windows bundle of EmulationStation and RetroArch with everything preconfigured, replacing manual setup with a large ready-made download.

  • Playnite

    A Windows game library manager that pulls Steam, Epic, GOG, Battle.net, Ubisoft and emulated games into one interface.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Playnite is free and MIT licensed, with a controller-friendly fullscreen mode and emulator support, and it also links Steam, Epic, GOG and other store libraries.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.