The best PS2 emulators for PC that supports most for gaming of the device.

1.PCSX2

PCSX2 uses texture filtering and anti-aliasing to give PS2 games a polished look superior to most modern HD remakes. Numerous cheating features and a built-in HD video recorder make PCSX2 a popular program for speedrunners. You may never want to play PS2 games on your console again.

• Open source.

• Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

• Looks better than some HD remakes.

No BIOS upload is required for running the emulator. Over 1100 games can be played with more games being made compatible every week.
Additionally, you can insert up to 10 ROMs at once in the emulator, creating a decent game library at hand.

For our smartphone users, you can also download this PS2 emulator on Android and iOS.

• It is cross-compatible. You can use it even on Android and iOS devices.

• For desktops and laptops, Play! supports macOS and Linux distributions as well.

• It is under active development at the time of this writing. The developer releases weekly build with bug fixes, UI improvements, and graphics improvements.

• It is free!

If you don’t mind trying out something highly experimental, I will suggest you try this one. Keep in mind though, this emulator named hpsx64 is designed only and only for 64-bit systems. So, if you have a 32-bit system, you are out of luck. Also, it cannot work without a Bios. So, make sure you load one before you try playing a game.

• It is aggressively developed and it doesn’t look like something that developers will discard over time. The last time it was updated was on May 2, 2020. Yes, that is too recent!
• It is extremely accurate and gives an experience of playing a real PS2.
• It supports game controllers.
• It allows for fullscreen gaming.

4.nSX2

Just as the other emulators of its kind, its still under construction, so yeah it means that you can't run any commercial game with it.

In order to run this emulator at its full speed with all the options turned on, you should have the recommended requirements:
• Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz (or AMD XP)
• 512 MB RAM
• 5 MB free disk space (for nsx2)
• 200+ MB free swap space.


5.Retroarch

Retroarch is emulator for running a nitendo games, retroarch is more like a bios/firmware rather than a emulator

• Have a nice UI

• Supports play NES, Game Cube And Others

• Advanced GPU shader support

• Automatic savestate loading

• Multiple interfaces


With these programs, you can turn your PC into a gaming console and enjoy classic games that left only the best impressions.