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Download the latest release of RPCS5 - PS5 and PS4 Emulator for Windows, Mac and Linux.

Windows

Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit

File
RPCS5-0.4.2.zip
Size
38.22 MB
Released
Downloads
52,030

SHA-256

e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855

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Mac

macOS 13 or later, Apple silicon or Intel

File
RPCS5-0.4.2.dmg
Size
32.89 MB
Released
Downloads
14,521

SHA-256

248d6a61d20638b8e5f25f721362d400a032073a87ad865fcddd14259759b27b

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Linux

glibc 2.34 or newer, Vulkan-capable driver

File
RPCS5-0.4.2.AppImage
Size
36.56 MB
Released
Downloads
19,043

SHA-256

cf83e1357eefb8bd8d2a85a33e1d4d38b36a3a7f29e1b0480c8a96bf0c45e8f1

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RPCS5 Stability Notice

RPCS5 is in a very early stage of development, which may result in improper functionality, potential system issues, and some games not booting at all. Please expect errors and bugs during usage.

See RPCS5 in action

A look at PS5 emulator running on PC with real gameplay.

Demon's Souls - Smooth Gameplay @60FPS

Installation Guide

Follow these steps to install RPCS5 on your preferred operating system.

Windows

  1. Unzip the downloaded file

    Unzip the downloaded file using your preferred software.

  2. Move the RPCS5 folder

    Move the RPCS5 folder to an easily accessible location, for example Desktop/RPCS5/RPCS5.exe.

  3. Install the Visual C++ Redistributable

    Download and install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2020 Redistributable.

Mac

  1. Extract the archive

    Extract the downloaded .zip file.

  2. Move it to Applications

    Drag and drop RPCS5.app into your Applications folder.

  3. Launch it the first time

    To launch RPCS5 for the first time, hold down the Control key and double-click the app.

  4. Find your config directory

    After installation, find your RPCS5 application support directory at the path below.

    ~/Library/Application Support/RPCS5/

Linux

  1. Unzip the downloaded file

    Unzip the downloaded file.

  2. Run the AppImage

    RPCS5 comes in an AppImage format. Run the following command:

    chmod a+x ./RPCS5-*_linux64.AppImage && ./RPCS5-*_linux64.AppImage

System Requirements

RPCS5 PS5 Emulator performance is very sensitive to hardware configuration. For the best experience, we highly recommend meeting or exceeding the requirements outlined in the table below.

Minimum

Processor
Any x64 8-core Intel/AMD CPU
Graphics
RX 400 series+ / GTX 10 series+, Intel Arc 3+
Memory
8 GB
Storage
SSD/HDD for emulator and games

Recommended

Processor
8-cores and 16-threads or more, AMD Zen 3 or newer, Intel Alderlake or newer
Graphics
RX 5000 series+ / RTX 2000 series+, Intel Arc 7+
Memory
16 GB dual-channel or more
Storage
SSD for emulator, SSD/HDD for games

Processor: CPUs without AVX512 and less than 8 cores may run poorly.

Graphics: Vulkan compatible. AMD Polaris or NVIDIA Pascal architecture at minimum, AMD Navi or NVIDIA Turing recommended.

Memory: 8 GB is the absolute minimum. Dual-channel is highly recommended over single-channel.

Storage: 1024 MB for base emulator data, 8 GB for cache, 512 MB per game.