Game · Consoles, homebrew & emulation

Play!

Play! is a console and retro computer emulator, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Completely free
Windows, macOS and Linux
Open source

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub
License: BSD-2-Clause — Open source (permissive)confirmed by Flathub
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows, macOS and LinuxEstablished by Linux: Flathub · macOS: Unspecified source · Windows: Unspecified source
Publisher: Jean-Philip Desjardins
Latest version: 0.74 (2 March 2026)
Latest activity: 10 October 2026

At a glance

All of Play! is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (BSD-2-Clause) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.

Strengths

Open source code
Commercial use allowed

About

Play! is a PlayStation2 emulator for Windows, macOS, UNIX, Android, iOS and web browser platforms.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) — 9 November 2026
Last technical check: 6 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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