This is a Playstation 2 emulator for Win32. It can play many games, but it require a PC with very high specs and a high end video card.

Download: pcsx2 0.9.4

Requires the PS2 Bios that you have to find somewhere else.

This is one of the latest PSX emulator for Win32, very simple to use with very good features and compatibility. Download the plugins pack and unzip it in the Plugins directory of ePSXe.

Download: pSX 1.13
Download: Required d3dx9_26.dll

Requires the scph1001.bin that you have to find somewhere else. The ePSXe pack already includes the burutter.dll

The most common way players bypass the grind is by using a . This allows you to immediately access the gallery without manual file editing.

In practice, developers rarely care about gallery unlockers. Most indie visual novel devs actively ignore them; some even thank modders for keeping the community alive. Unless you are distributing paid unlockers or hosting pirated game assets, you are safe.

The best commercial PSX emulator available, now discontinued. The demo does not have support for memory cards or joystick. However the joystick can be emulated using the VGSJoy in the Windows version.

Download: VGS 1.41 Demo at 640x480 481KB
Download: Connectix VGS 1.41 Demo 800x600 (WIN)
Download: Connectix VGS 1.41 Demo 1024x768 (WIN)

For users of Windows XP/2000 or Pentium 4 unzip the VGS 1.41 Demo in the same directory of CVGS Video Patch XP!!

Download: VGS Video Patch XP (All patches in one)
Download: CVGS Updaters & Official Demo (WIN/Mac)

Download: Emurayden 2.2 / Emurayden 2.1
Download: Connectix Virtual Game Station

This PSX emulator has a very good compatibility and a great user interface. Download the plugins pack and unzip it in the Plugins directory of PSXeven.

Download: PSXeven 0.19 WIP
Download: Plugins Pack 4 MB (+90 plugins included)

Requires the PSX Bios scph1001.bin that you have to find somewhere else.

AdriPSX is yet another PSX emulator with a very good compatibility. Download the plugins pack and unzip it in the Plugins directory of AdriPSX.

Download: AdriPSX ILE 1.05
Download: AdriPSX BetaMin Update 2/25/2
Download: Plugins Pack 4 MB (+90 plugins included)

Requires the PSX Bios scph1001.bin that you have to find somewhere else.

PSinex is a promising PSX emulator with a very good compatibility and an easy to use User Interface, although not as fast as ePSXe. Download the plugins pack and unzip it in the Plugins directory of PSinex. A good idea is share ePSXe, AdriPSX and PSinex folder :)

Download: PSINEX Revision 5 (380KB)
Download: Plugins Pack 4 MB (+90 plugins included)

Optional PSX Bios scph1001.bin is required for compatibility.

This multi-platform PSX emulator (Win32 and Amiga) has a very good compatibility, although Windows version have been discontinued. Download the plugins pack and unzip it in the Plugin/PSEmu directory of FPSE.

Download: FPSE 0.09
Download: Plugins Pack 4 MB (+90 plugins included)

If FPSECFG hangs reading the PSEmuPro plugins, try removing AUDIOW32.DLL from the Plugin\PSEMU directory.
Requires the PSX Bios scph1001.bin that you have to find somewhere else.

PCSX is a multi-platform PSX emulator (Win32 and Linux) with a good compatibility and open source code. Download the plugins pack and unzip it in the Plugin directory of PCSX.


Download: PCSX Build 1.5 for Windows
Download: PCSX Build 1.5 for Linux
Download: PCSX Build 1.3 (alpha) for Dreamcast
Download: PCSXBox v1 for XBox
Download: Plugins Pack 4 MB (+90 plugins included)
Download: PCSX Open Source Code

If PCSX crashes trying to configure the plugins, try removing padkey.dll, padDIKeys.dll and padDIJoy.dll from the Plugins directory.

Requires the PSX Bios scph1001.bin that you have to find somewhere else.

This PSX emulator is discontinued, but several plugins are constantly being improved. Download the plugins pack and unzip it in the Plugin directory of PSEmu Pro.

Download: PSEmu Pro 1.93 build 564 267KB
Download: Plugins Pack 4 MB (+90 plugins included)

If PSEmu Pro crashes trying to configure the plugins, try removing gpu_fast.dll, gpuAdrenalineSoft.dll and gpuKazSoft.dll from the Plugins directory.

Download: PSEmu Pro 1.93 (Hacked for use in ePSXe folder) 70KB

Requires the PSX Bios scph1001.bin that you have to find somewhere else.

Older versions: PSEmu 1.04 and 1.012

The first commercial PSX emulator available, now discontinued. Last available version is 1.6 beta.

Download: Bleem! Files

Related Link: JNS's Blini

Link: Pete Bernert (graphic, sound, cdr, front-end)
Link: Segu (graphic, cd, input, movie player)
Link: Lewpy (graphic)
Link: Mooby (cd)
Link: NickK (graphic)
Link: Null2 (sound)
Link: Kazzuya (graphic)
Link: Knack (graphic)
Link: Darko Matesic (graphic)
Link: impactemu.com (graphic)
Link: Jens Cyberpad (networking)
Link: Jens [pec] (cheat)
Link: SaPu (cd, vgs patch)
Link: Andi & Iori (sound)
Link: Harakiri (pad)
Link: E}I{ (graphic)

Goodbye Eternity Gallery Unlocker -

The most common way players bypass the grind is by using a . This allows you to immediately access the gallery without manual file editing.

In practice, developers rarely care about gallery unlockers. Most indie visual novel devs actively ignore them; some even thank modders for keeping the community alive. Unless you are distributing paid unlockers or hosting pirated game assets, you are safe.