commands-termux videogame repositories

Published on 2026-03-20

For Termux, you can find emulators and retro gaming packages in the following repositories:

Termux Official Repo (Default)

· Some basic emulators are available: bash pkg install retroarch pkg install mupen64plus · RetroArch cores can be installed via its built-in Online Updater.

X11 Repositories (for GUI Emulators)

· If you need X11-based emulators (for use with Termux:X11 or VNC): bash pkg install x11-repo pkg install lemuroid # Lemuroid (multi-system emulator) pkg install yabause # Sega Saturn emulator

Proot-Distro (for Linux Emulators)

· Some emulators work better in a full Linux environment (Ubuntu, Debian, etc.): bash pkg install proot-distro proot-distro install ubuntu proot-distro login ubuntu apt install mednafen pcsxr mupen64plus

Alternative Repositories (Unofficial)

· ItsPointless’ Repo (provides many retro emulators): bash pkg install wget wget https://its-pointless.github.io/setup-pointless-repo.sh bash setup-pointless-repo.sh pkg install mupen64plus-audio-sdl pkg install ppsspp · Grimler’s Repo (for extra packages): bash pkg install root-repo pkg install yabause

Recommended Emulators in Termux:

Emulator Package Name Repository RetroArch retroarch Official Termux Lemuroid lemuroid X11 Repo Mupen64Plus mupen64plus ItsPointless Repo Yabause (Saturn) yabause Grimler Repo PPSSPP (PSP) ppsspp ItsPointless Repo

Installation Example (RetroArch + Cores):

pkg install retroarch
# Launch RetroArch, then download cores via:
# Online Updater → Core Downloader

For Lemuroid, you may need Termux:X11 for GUI support:

pkg install x11-repo
pkg install lemuroid

Would you like help setting up controls or performance optimizations?