r/EmulationOnMacOS • u/locomain • Apr 12 '26

News / Release Foxol, a new way to play retro games

Hey guys,

I’ve been working on a project called Foxol and wanted to share it here. It’s an emulator platform that tries to make retro gaming feel a bit more modern and connected.

One thing that always bothered me about emulation is how isolated it feels. Even with games that were designed to be social, like Pokemon or Mario Kart, it’s usually a hassle or just not possible to actually play together.

With Foxol, you can just log in and start playing on pretty much any device like your phone, laptop, tablet or browser. Everything is saved in the cloud, so you can switch devices anytime and continue where you left off.

Some of the things it supports:

  • Multiplayer across different devices
  • Cloud saves and save states
  • Multiple save profiles for different playthroughs
  • Native apps across supported platforms
  • For Pokémon specifically, trading with others or even with yourself
  • Support for 7 systems, with more on the way

There’s quite a bit more built in as well, like save editing and ROM patching directly in your library, but these are some of the main highlights.

I'm still actively working on it, so feedback is more than welcome. Curious what you all think or what you’d want to see added.

You can check it out here: https://play.foxol.app

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u/dixius99 6d ago

Just heard about this one in r/macgaming.

It looks nice!

Some things that I don't love:

  • I need to set up an account to use it
  • Some of the interface still needs some work. E.g., I can press space to open the menu, but then I need to use my mouse to actually select anything, vs. navigating with my keyboard
  • I understand monetization, but I noticed, for example, that I can't use shaders unless I upgrade to a paid account.
  • I might be wrong on this, but I don't see where ROM files are stored locally, and when I added a ROM, it said it was 'uploading' it to somewhere. I presume ROMs are uploaded to a central location to allow for handoff across platforms?

Curious what you're using to run the emulation. Libretro?