

As expected, Qualcomm is (currently) king here. Being able to download and install yuzu doesn’t mean the performance or compatibility will be great. That being said, the Android GPU driver ecosystem is very inconsistent not all devices will be the same. Regarding software requirements, yuzu requires Android 11 or newer and a myriad of mandatory Vulkan extensions that the Play Store will automatically check for. Also, yuzu on Android has high RAM requirements, therefore fairly high-end devices provide the best experience (e.g.

are expected to not work at all due to their “worse-than-Adreno” GPU drivers, at least for the near future. Devices powered by SoCs like Exynos, Mediatek, etc. In particular (emphasis mine):Īt the moment, yuzu requires devices powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs which have Adreno GPUs. It’s important to note that this is a “first” release, and it comes with limitations. (that’s more than 1800 playable games at the time of writing) Yuzu Switch Emulator on Android “Experimental” feels a bit misleading at this point: the project is still very much work in progress, but already has an impressive compatibility list, with roughly 70% of Switch games playable from start to finish. It is written in C++ with portability in mind, with builds actively maintained for Windows and Linux.

Yuzu is an experimental open-source emulator for the Nintendo Switch from the creators of Citra. Some other games are less demanding, but the team recommends 8GB at least. Zelda Tears of The Kingdom will require a beefy phone with 12GB of RAM at the moment. although this should be considered a “beta” at the moment, this build is already pretty impressive and runs well, provided you’ve got a reasonably recent device (specifics below). Yesterday, the team have announced Yuzu is now available on Android. Popular Switch emulator Yuzu keeps making insane progress.
