Open-source retro gaming framework and asset repository behind RetroArch.
Found via: StackScope Discovery (Indie) 1 · StackScope Wider Web 1
Libretro has been detected on 2 launches since first appearing in July 2026. Most recent detection: shmupindex · the shoot-em-up index, 6 days ago.
It's most commonly paired with Google Fonts, Google Search Console, and Resend.
Share of new sites using Libretro
Each dot is one launch day. Line is the 7-day rolling average. Chart starts at first detection.
Gaming leaders
| Tool | % of launches | % of category | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | – |
|
0.03% | 35.80% |
| #2 | ▲2 |
|
<0.01% | 6.35% |
| #3 | ▲2 |
|
<0.01% | 5.54% |
| #4 | ▼2 |
|
<0.01% | 4.88% |
| #5 | ▼3 |
|
<0.01% | 4.22% |
| … | ||||
| #87 | ▼45 |
|
<0.01% | 0.10% |
Percentages show adoption among indie launches: the share of all analysed launches, and of launches using any Gaming tool.Among August launches it ranked #87 in Gaming, down from #42 in July. All 204 in Gaming →
Recent launches we can show
1 of the 2 sites using Libretro are product launches we list individually. The other 1 are sites we found crawling the wider web: they count towards the figures above, but we do not publish them one by one. How StackScope Discovery works
The StackScope API serves all 2 sites using Libretro, filterable and exportable, from £15 a month.