1Get started
- Turn on Wi-Fi in muOS and check that the date and time are right.
- Open Applications → Game Manager.
- A opens, B goes back, START opens Settings.
Handheld app
Game Manager
Find and install free games, from homebrew to PortMaster ports, and manage all the games on your game console, using only the controller.
- Version
- 2.0.3
- File
- .muxapp · 16.5 MB
- License
- GNU GPL v3
- Source
- GitHub
- Tested on
- Anbernic RG40XXH · muOS 2601.0 Jacaranda
Anbernic RG40XXV · muOS 2601.0 Jacaranda - Released
- Version
- 2.2.0
- File
- .zip · 16.8 MB
- License
- PocketKode Software License
- Tested on
- Anbernic RG40XXH · Anbernic stock OS V1.1.0
- Released
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Every system
- Needs
- Wi-Fi
- Price
- Free
- Downloaded
What it does
Features
Three sources
Homebrew Hub (free Game Boy, GBC, GBA and NES homebrew), free itch.io homebrew, and ready-to-run PortMaster ports.
Checks before it installs
Badges show whether your device can run a game. After downloading, the ROM header is checked, so broken files and PC builds are never installed.
Installs the muOS way
Games go into the ROM folders muOS already uses, with box art and a description. PortMaster ports are installed with PortMaster itself.
Try it
Start a game straight from the app, then mark whether it works.
My games
Every game on your SD card by system, with play time, favourites, box art, start and uninstall.
Sort, filter and ratings
Newest, top rated or A to Z; filter by genre; star ratings and a screenshot gallery for each game.
Screenshots
On the game console
Screenshots from muOS on the Anbernic RG40XXH. Other systems may look a little different.
Install
How to install
On muOS
- Download GameManager-2.0.3.muxapp.
- Copy it to the
ARCHIVEfolder on SD card 1 (create the folder if it doesn't exist). - On the game console, open Applications → Archive Manager and install it.
- Turn on Wi-Fi, then open Applications → Game Manager.
On Anbernic's stock OS
- Download GameManager-2.2.0-stock.zip and unzip it.
- Copy the contents of its
Roms/APPSfolder (Game_Manager.sh, theGameManagerfolder andImgs) intoRoms/APPSon SD card 1, with a card reader or over Wi-Fi (Samba or SFTP). - Turn on Wi-Fi, then open APPS → Game_Manager.
On the stock OS, the games you install appear in each system's game list in the main menu, and you can also start them from My games. For PortMaster ports, Game Manager installs the latest PortMaster the first time (the one Anbernic's stock OS includes is too old for today's ports); ports then appear in the stock menu's PORTS list. How to play PortMaster games on the stock OS. In-app updates aren't available there yet: get new versions from this page.
Downloading from itch.io needs your own free itch.io API key (create one here). Add it in the app under START → Settings. Homebrew Hub and PortMaster work without an account.
Guide
How to use Game Manager
The basics, from your first game to a tidy SD card.
2Find a game
- Homebrew Hub: Game Boy, Game Boy Color, GBA and NES homebrew.
- itch.io: homebrew for NES, SNES, Mega Drive and more.
- Top rated: the best-rated games on itch.io.
- PortMaster ports: PC games made to run on handhelds.
Y sorts and filters, X searches. READY means a game runs on your handheld; NO EMU means it doesn’t.
3Install and play
- Open a game and press A to install it.
- Press Y to try it straight away. It’s in the muOS game list too.
- When you’re done, tell Game Manager whether it worked.
Every file is checked before it’s installed, so broken files and PC-only builds never reach your SD card.
4Download from itch.io
itch.io downloads need a free API key. You only set it up once.
- Create a key at itch.io/user/settings/api-keys.
- In Game Manager, open START → Settings → itch.io API key and type it in.
5My games
Every game on your SD cards, sorted by system, including the ones you added yourself.
- A start · Y favourite · X uninstall · START sort
- Get box art for all games adds the missing covers.
Uninstalling never deletes your saves.
6Quit a stuck game
Hold SELECT + START for 2 seconds. This works for games you start from Game Manager.
7Updates
When a new version is out, Update available appears on the home screen. Press A to update; your games and settings stay.
8Troubleshooting
- No internet connection
- Turn on Wi-Fi in muOS.
- Secure connection failed
- Set the correct date and time in muOS.
- A game closes straight away
- Choose another core for it in muOS.
- Still stuck?
- Email feedback@pocketkode.com with
logs/app.logfrom the app’s folder.
Where the games come from
Game Manager downloads games from Homebrew Hub, itch.io and PortMaster, and box art for your own games from the libretro thumbnail library. Nothing is hosted by PocketKode: files come straight from those services when you ask for them. The games belong to their creators; check each game's license. Game Manager is an independent app, not affiliated with any of these services, muOS or Anbernic.
Feedback & bug reports
Found a bug or have an idea? Open an issue on GitHub or email feedback@pocketkode.com. If something went wrong, mention your device and muOS version, and attach logs/app.log from the app's folder if you can.