Switch 2 Emulator Forks: Which Build to Use for Each Game & GPU

Pick a fork by graphics card

The community guide notes that CPU single-core speed and build choice often decide FPS; the GPU vendor mainly decides compatibility and which driver bugs you hit.

Pick a fork by game

Game names are trademarks of their owners and appear only to describe emulator status. None of these projects or this site provide games, keys or firmware.

Latest version and downloads of each fork

Release counts and total file downloads from the GitHub and Gitea APIs on November 10, 2026. Download counts include every file of every release, so forks with many platforms count higher.

Droplet (gitlab.com/seighttt/droplet) is on GitLab: the community guide reports v0.1.1 Windows and Arch Linux binaries and a source-only v0.1.2.

New high-download community builds

Four community builds appeared in the latest fork scan and are worth checking alongside the established projects above. Their headline counts are the release-page snapshot for November 9, 2026; use the linked repository for the current files and notes.

The forks in one line each

• Eglantine (Eglantine-Community/Eglantine, formerly Djihads80/Eglantine): the upstream most forks rebase on. v0.1.0-rc3 on November 8, 2026 is its first release not marked pre-release. See Lichii vs Eglantine.
• Lichii (zortos293/Lichii): a large Eglantine fork for the Ocarina of Time remake, Star Fox and Mario Tennis Fever; build 130 is a regular release with a recommended PGO build. See Lichii compatibility.
• Fritchii (Frizti/Fritchii, formerly Frizti): a Lichii fork for Ocarina of Time only, Windows x64, with 120,461-shader pre-compilation on NVIDIA & AMD, DLSS presets and a built-in updater. See Fritchii.
• CheezyEmu (CheezerWheezer/CheezyEmu, formerly AMD Superior): an AMD-tuned Switch 2 emulator from Lichii build 117 with AMD FSR 4 & FSR 3.1 upscaling, 2x AMD Frame Generation and shareable disk shader packs. See CheezyEmu.
• Orchid (MythosOfs/Orchid): an independent project with AMD and shader work, focused on Mario Tennis Fever, Xenoblade Switch 2 Editions, Hyrule Warriors and Pokopia. See Orchid.
• Selevet (sylvieistaken/selevet-eglantine): Windows performance builds; its newest builds target Ocarina of Time on AMD, including RX 500 cards, and Intel Arc, and build 10 turns FSR 3 frame generation on by default.
• SmileyTatsu (SmileyTatsu/Eglantine): a small, fast-moving Eglantine fork for Mario Kart World; build 20 makes the texture cache limit follow your GPU’s memory.
• PokeDinner (Franseven/PokeDinner-a-Eglantine-Fork): a game-specific lab for Pokopia, Bananza and Splatoon Raiders. See PokeDinner.
• notsapinho (notsapinho/Eglantine): a simple Pokopia build; x86_64 builds need AVX2.
• rdenno (rdenno/Eglantine): Hyrule Warriors performance branch builds and the Mario Tennis Fever fixes Orchid used in 0.5.1.
• Selevet Eglantine (sylvieistaken/selevet-eglantine): selevet-eglantine-performance-9 is a Zen 3 tuned PGO + ThinLTO build with faster GPU mapping updates; the snapshot shows 257 stars and 23,865 downloads.
• zendnevs-v2.0.5 (ZendNevs/Eglantine-ZendNevs): adds FSR 3 and LSFG Frame Generation, DynamicFPS and a 30 FPS lock for Mario Kart World; 112 stars and 7,342 downloads in the snapshot.
• Lichii Superbuild v34 (callme-sy/Lichii-Superbuild): a curated PGO superbuild with 61 stars and 1,896 downloads.
• Hortensia v0.2.0 (justr4mzi/hortensia): merges Lichii, Selevet, Orchid and SmileyTatsu fixes into one build; 31 stars and 678 downloads in the snapshot.

Switching between forks safely

1. Back up your saves first. Lichii and Fritchii keep the Eden/Eglantine data folders, so most forks read the same saves and settings.
2. If a build hangs at “Loading Shaders” after you switch, delete that game’s shader cache folder (community guide).
3. Keep the zip of a build that works for your game; these are pre-release projects and newer builds can regress.
4. Download only from the repository linked in the table above. A different owner name is a different project.
5. Controllers: profiles, Steam Deck and gyro setup are in the controller guide.

Recommended controllers for Lichii (SDL3 & gyro)

Lichii reads gamepads through SDL3 (including HID command 300 motion). Standard Xbox pads have no gyroscope, so games that use motion aiming or tilt steering (such as Mario Kart World or Ocarina of Time) need a DualSense or aSwitch-style pad, while TMR/Hall sticks prevent drift:

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