Play together in the same room

Local Multiplayer Emulators

Connect nearby phones over the same Wi-Fi network or a personal hotspot. One host device runs the game, while each guest chooses controller-only mode or receives the game screen and audio directly. Guest players do not need a Free Play Bay account or their own ROM.

Choose a Local Emulator Online Multiplayer

Supported systems

Choose a Local Multiplayer Emulator

NES Local Multiplayer

Ready

Nintendo

Play NES games with nearby friends over the same Wi-Fi network or a phone hotspot.

Open local emulator

SNES Local Multiplayer

Ready

Nintendo

Play SNES games locally with nearby friends using controller-only or game-screen mode.

Open local emulator

Genesis Local Multiplayer

Ready

Sega

Play Sega Genesis and Mega Drive games with nearby players over a direct local connection.

Open local emulator

Arcade Local Multiplayer

Testing

Arcade

Play supported arcade games with nearby controllers connected over Wi-Fi or a hotspot.

Open local emulator

Nintendo 64 Local Multiplayer

Testing

Nintendo

Play supported Nintendo 64 games with nearby phones as controllers or game screens.

Open local emulator

PlayStation Local Multiplayer

Testing

Sony

Play supported PlayStation games with nearby players over the same local network.

Open local emulator

How to connect

Pair Nearby Phones in Three Steps

Use one local network

Connect every device to the same home Wi-Fi network or have one phone create a personal hotspot.

Start the host game

Choose a local multiplayer emulator, start an authorized game, then open Local Players from the emulator menu.

Pair each guest

Scan the host QR code, return the response QR, and choose whether the guest receives controls only or the game screen too.

Separated for safety

Independent Local Multiplayer

Local Multiplayer is kept separate from both Single Player and Online Multiplayer. It reuses the universal Free Play Bay player styling and saved controller layouts without loading the online room server, TURN, Socket.IO, or account identity system.

No guest accountGuests pair directly from the invitation and never need to sign in.

Controller or screenEach guest can independently use controller-only mode or game-screen mode.

Up to four playersThe host is Player 1 and up to three nearby guest devices can join.

Local network onlyController input, video, and audio travel directly between nearby devices.

Use legally authorized files only. The selected game file remains on the host device. Free Play Bay does not upload or provide copyrighted commercial ROMs.