The best replacement for retroarch is openemu.

The best alternatives to retroarch are rated as following:
★★★★★  openemu
★★★★  retrorearmed
★★★★  epsxe
★★★  nds4ios
★★★  retropie
★★★  gba4ios
★★  psx4all
★  fpse

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