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RetroArch - Kronos

RetroArch - Kronos

Libretro, Kronos team, Yabause team, Barbudreadmon, Guillaume Duhammel, Theo Berkau, Anders Montonen, devmiyax, FCare | Jun 8, 2020 | DLC

Released

DLCfor RetroArch

Free To PlaySteam Store

  • Steam app typeDLC
  • Steam App ID1227441
  • PriceFree to play
  • Release dateJun 8, 2020
  • DeveloperLibretro, Kronos team, Yabause team, Barbudreadmon, Guillaume Duhammel, Theo Berkau, Anders Montonen, devmiyax, FCare

RetroArch - Kronos is a Steam DLC entry. SteamPulse displays its Store metadata without treating it as a live playable game.

  • Steam app typeDLC
  • Steam App ID1227441
  • PriceFree to play
  • Release dateJun 8, 2020
  • DeveloperLibretro, Kronos team, Yabause team, Barbudreadmon, Guillaume Duhammel, Theo Berkau, Anders Montonen, devmiyax, FCare
  • PublisherLibretro
  • Parent gameRetroArch

Genres: Free To Play

Company pages: Developer: Libretro, Kronos team, Yabause team, Barbudreadmon, Guillaume Duhammel, Theo Berkau, Anders Montonen, devmiyax, FCarePublisher: Libretro

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Game overview

Overview

RetroArch - Kronos is a Steam DLC connected to RetroArch. It was prepared by Libretro, Kronos team, Yabause team, Barbudreadmon, Guillaume Duhammel, Theo Berkau, Anders Montonen, devmiyax, FCare, published by Libretro, and released on Jun 8, 2020. This page focuses on the store listing, screenshots, price, requirements, and its relationship to the main game rather than presenting it as a normal live-player game.

Store reviews and relationship

RetroArch - Kronos is a DLC, so player-count observations and tracked peak are not meaningful in the same way they are for a base game. The useful signals here are reviews, store recommendations, price, platform support, and the link back to RetroArch.

Language and system requirements

RetroArch - Kronos is available in 20 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainDutchGreekJapaneseKoreanNorwegianPolishPortuguese - PortugalPortuguese - BrazilRussianSpanish - Latin AmericaSwedishTurkishVietnameseSimplified ChineseTraditional Chinese

1 regional rating boards including dejus

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedThird generation Intel Core or higherNot listedAny GPU and driver that supports OpenGL v4.2 or higher750 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10Broadwell Intel Core i5Not listedNvidia 1060 Ti or better2 GB available space

Recommendations and store value

RetroArch - Kronos has recommendation data pending. Twitch streaming and unit-sales estimates usually belong on the parent game page, while this page is better for checking the DLC, price, media, and store details.

Detailed game overview

RetroArch - Kronos overview details

RetroArch - Kronos is tracked as Steam Store content with pricing, reviews, packages, media, requirements, and its relationship to the parent app.

Steam Store description

Kronos is a modern fork of the UoYabause emulator, which is itself a fork of the venerable Yabause emulator. This DLC provides the Kronos-libretro core for use with the RetroArch gaming and multimedia interface, allowing users to load software that is compatible with the Kronos emulator. Kronos utilizes modern OpenGL capabilities to provide a variety of extra graphical features, such as increased internal resolution, so an up-to-date and reasonably powerful GPU is recommended. Kronos supports loading games from many different formats, including ISO, BIN/CUE and the compressed CHD format, and it requires external BIOS files (saturn_bios.bin and stvbios.zip) placed either in RetroArch's "system" folder or alongside the target software in order to function correctly.

SteamPulse editorial summary

RetroArch - Kronos is listed as a DLC with Free to play. It supports Windows and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, LAN PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, LAN Co-op, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and is associated with Free To Play. Because it is a DLC, SteamPulse focuses on its Store listing, relationship to the parent app, media, packages, and metadata rather than treating it like a standalone concurrency page.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameRetroArch - Kronos
Steam App ID1227441
TypeDLC
Release dateJun 8, 2020
DeveloperLibretro, Kronos team, Yabause team, Barbudreadmon, Guillaume Duhammel, Theo Berkau, Anders Montonen, devmiyax, FCare
PublisherLibretro
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows and Linux
GenresFree To Play
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, PvP, LAN PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, LAN Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Downloadable Content, Full controller support, Remote Play on TV, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed playersNot applicable
SteamPulse tracked peakNot applicable
Positive reviews12
Negative reviews6
Total reviews18
Positive percent67%
Review typeMixed
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJun 8, 2020
Official Steam feed update (UTC)Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)27 May 2026 - 08:09:51 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)Not applicable
Store metadata updated (UTC)27 May 2026 - 08:09:51 UTC

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLSupport page
Legal noticeRetroArch is free/open source software, available under the GNU GPL 3.0 license. Kronos is free/open source software, available under the GNU GPL 2.0+ license. It does not contain any copyrighted material by third parties. RetroArch, libretro and any associated projects do not promote, facilitate or condone copyright infringement/piracy in any way, shape or form.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/dlc/1227441
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1227441/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1227441
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IGDB searchSearch IGDB for RetroArch - Kronos

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for RetroArch - Kronos?

RetroArch - Kronos is tracked here as a Steam DLC, so SteamPulse does not treat it like a standalone live-player game. The useful activity signals for this kind of page are price, reviews, metadata, media, and its relationship to the parent app when one exists.

Is RetroArch - Kronos growing or declining recently?

RetroArch - Kronos does not have enough dated player-history points yet to calculate a reliable growth or decline percentage. Once SteamPulse has at least two tracked player-history points, this answer will compare the first available chart point with the latest tracked point.

What country-level audience data is available for RetroArch - Kronos?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are Ukraine (50%), United States (25%), United Kingdom (25%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to Ukraine (29.1%), United States (20.5%), United Kingdom (15.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to Ukraine (34%), United States (22.7%), United Kingdom (16.8%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to Ukraine (23.1%), United States (20.1%), United Kingdom (13.1%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for RetroArch - Kronos?

RetroArch - Kronos currently sits at 67% positive across 18 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 12 positive reviews and 6 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does RetroArch - Kronos have?

SteamPulse is not treating the current Twitch number as authoritative because the Twitch category for this app is not resolved yet or the Twitch API credentials are unavailable.

What is the current Steam price for RetroArch - Kronos?

RetroArch - Kronos is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

67% positive, 12 positive, 6 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, LAN PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

No data available

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Third generation Intel Core or higher Graphics: Any GPU and driver that supports OpenGL v4.2 or higher Storage: 750 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Broadwell Intel Core i5 Graphics: Nvidia 1060 Ti or better Storage: 2 GB available space

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