RetroBat 7.3 was officially released on July 27, 2025, and introduces one of the most feature-rich updates to date. Key highlights include major emulator core updates, expanded support for Windows-based games, and improved controller configuration options.
New Systems and Game Services
Support has been added for Chihiro (via both old and new CXBX), Triforce, and Namco 2×6 systems. RetroBat now also detects and auto-adds games from services like Steam, Epic Games, Amazon Games, EA Games, and GOG, creating shortcuts at startup.
Emulator and Core Updates
Several cores and emulators received updates:
- Dolphin bumped to 2506a
- PCSX2 updated to the stable 2.4 release
- MAME updated to version 0.278
- Other updates include Ymir, Kronos, Mupen64, FCEUmm, and more
Fixes and Enhancements
The update resolves various issues across systems:
- Fixes for bezels in AZAHAR and BizHawk
- Improved gun input mappings for Chihiro, Model 2, and Libretro
- Better save path handling in Dolphin and Libretro
- VPinball and Ryujinx bug fixes
New Features
New quality-of-life features include:
- Save syncing between Dolphin standalone and Libretro cores
- Turbo mode for GBA in BizHawk
- New controller layout options for Mega Drive and Ymir
- RetroAchievements support added to Libretro-Dolphin
Looking Ahead
RetroBat 7.3 also introduces a new update system that will go live with the next version. User-created tattoo files have been reorganized, and updates to SDL2 and French translations were included.
Download Retrobat here. See full changelog here.