The best PS1 emulators for PC that supports most for gaming of the device.

1.ePSXe

Most games run smoothly without much configuration and trial-by-error testing. However, if your game isn’t loading or you are experiencing lags, you can fix it by applying ePSXe patches (in .ppf format).

• Runs almost all PS1 games flawlessly

• Offers patches to fix games that have bugs

• Accurately emulates music and sound effects

• Countless customization options

The app supports ISO, MDS, CHD, ECM, and unencrypted PBP game images. If you have games in other formats, you have to convert or re-dump them.

It supports both 64-bit x86 and 32-bit/64-bit ARM devices. However, the emulator won’t perform well on 32-bit ARM devices. You need to have at least a 1.5 GHz processor for decent performance. For high upscaling (more than 2x), you will need a mid-range device.

• Widescreen rendering in supported games

• Emulated CPU overclocking to improve FPS in games

• Controller layout editing and scaling

• Save states with preview screenshots

It uses the PSEMU plugin interface to provide most of the functionality. Like most other emulators, it has a Save Rewind feature, savestates, and multi-track cue support.It is the only PS1 emulator to have anti-jitter options in graphics plugins, such as enhanced coordinate accuracy in Edgbla’s gpuBladeSoft and GTE accuracy in the default Peops OpenGL plugin.
The emulator is integrated with an Internal HLE BIOS that runs many games without any issues. However, if you own a real PlayStation, you may prefer to use your own BIOS image.

• Integrated with an Internal HLE BIOS
• Runs most PS1 games
• Savestates and multi-track cue support
• Supports several pluging to provide basic functionality out of the box

4.Xebra

Unlike other emulators, it doesn’t work with cue images. It only runs Disc images containing all the game data in one file (such as .bin, .iso, or .img). However, you can covert the Cue images through the CUE2CCD tool. All you need to do is run CUE2CCD.exe and drag the cue image to the program’s window. It will give you a .img file of the game you want to run.
If the video gets distorted or audio gets crackly while running the game at full speed, try changing the default settings.

• Focues on accuracy

• Manually control aspect ratio

• Runs most PS1 games

• Compatible with PocketStation


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.