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PS4, PS5 and Xbox controller support

Nostyra reads gamepads through SDL3. Gamepads work out of the box, and the Controls editor shows Xbox or PlayStation button labels to match your pad. The DualSense (PS5) has been tested by the maintainer.

Available on: All 16 systems.

Related systems: Nintendo 64, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Wii, Mega Drive / Genesis, Dreamcast, PSP

Written by vivusk, Nostyra maintainer Last reviewed Based on the Nostyra README and release notes

How it works

  • Buttons follow the SNES layout by position.
  • Tested by the maintainer with a DualSense (PS5) controller. Xbox controllers and the DualShock 4 (PS4) use the same SDL3 gamepad support.
  • Bindings are stored by position (south, east, west, north), so one mapping works on every brand of pad.
  • After you press a button, the Controls editor shows Xbox labels (A, B, X, Y) or PlayStation labels (✕, ○, □, △) to match your pad.
  • The Guide / PS button opens the pause menu.

Analog sticks and triggers

  • Analog sticks drive the Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, PSP, DS (touch cursor), GameCube and Wii sticks.
  • GameCube and Dreamcast use the analog triggers with pressure.

Known limits

  • Not yet: rumble, motion, and DualShock analog mode for PlayStation games.
  • Gamepad capture in the launcher is unavailable while a game is running.

Other features

Soft patching Translations, bug fixes and hacks are often shared as patch files. Nostyra applies them in memory when the game starts; the ROM file is never changed. Portable mode The Windows release is a portable zip with no installer. Everything Nostyra writes stays in a data folder beside Nostyra.exe. RetroAchievements RetroAchievements is a community service that adds achievements to classic games. Nostyra supports it on 14 systems using rcheevos, the same library RetroArch uses.

Download Nostyra

Free and open source. Portable zip, no installer, no account.

Download for Windows
macOS (planned) Linux (planned) iOS (planned) Android (planned)

Version 0.1.0 · 25.9 MB zip · Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit

Hosted on GitHub Releases. First time? Read the install guide.