About
Play PSP games on your Android device, at high definition with extra features! PPSSPP is the best, original and only PSP emulator for Android. It runs a lot of games, but depending on the power of your device all may not run at full speed. Buy this Gold version to support development. There is also a free version. No games are included with this download. Dump your own real PSP games and turn them into .ISO or .CSO files, or simply play free homebrew games, which are available online. Put those in /PSP/GAME on your SD card / USB storage. See http://www.ppsspp.org for more information.
Info
Release
Jan 4, 2013
Last Updates
Lots of performance and compatibility fixes! See the website for details.
Rating
PEGI 3
Genre
Action
Reviews
You really need a powerful device to run this well - only try it with flagship phones. If you have some crappy mid-range hunk of junk, then don't complain about bad performance. Last update was a big improvement. It plays Monster Hunter at full speed and zero lag. I highly recommend getting a bluetooth gamepad for this emulator. Now if only Burnout dominator's music didn't cut in and out it would be perfect
A Google user
I use the 8bit-do controller and haven't had many problems reconfiguring controls. My device ain't best and it works well, but I just recently had an issue where the speed/processing of the game was really good, and something I did (on my phone perhaps) tanked the performance. I couldn't pin it to any one thing so I'm redownloading but getting gold instead to support the dev. Truly a great emulator that worked flawlessly despite my phone's performance, now I need to fine tune the settings.
KiloWhisky Forge
Quick Review - Performance: (S) Very smooth - Graphics: (S) Just like the original (Fantastic) - Settings: (S) Lots of options. You can adjust the app based on your preferences and your device. - Game compatibility: (A+) Most of the games I've played so far works smoothly on my device. - Controller support and setup: (S) Controllers are automatically set up. All of the controllers I've tried so far works splendidly. Overall: (S). This particular emulator is very well made. Highly recommended.
Reshad Almero
A great implementation with incredible performance. I'm playing on a Galaxy Fold 2 and it's a better experience than any handheld. The user experience is well thought-out and not clunky. Very intuitive with lots of control. My favourite feature is bing able to speed up play during the boring menu and story sections. I had to remap the key on my Glap to do so, as it was too easy to hit. PPSSPP GOLD , along with a joypad, is the best mobile gaming experience I've had. Well done.
Damian
Thank you so much! This psp emulation experience was amazing! It brought back so many old memories from my PSP days. I still have my original PSP-1000 and I remember all of its quirks. The UMD sluggish spinning disk, the poor battery life, and the dimly lit screen and more. Amazing! This app even fixes the magic cast stuttering issue in FFT! And just for that alone I decided to buy Gold. My only wish was that Gold provide extra features over the free version. Thank you.
Andrew Chan
I've used PPSSPP for about three months, and I've been so impressed, I decided to buy this Gold version to support them. The onscreen controls are a large learning curve, but it is so, so worth adjusting to. This can be solved by used a controller anyway. Excellent graphics too - you can easily upscale to double the original PSP resolution. FPS hovers around 30-60 most of the time - comfortably playable. If the developers read this: thank you, and Merry Christmas!
Joshua Stedford
I'm going to be honest. This is an awesome emulator. It's great, but it's not perfect. The reason? While I'm playing my games during the first level, the emulator itself crashes. It's been happening constantly! If you could fix this issue, I'd really appreciate it. This emulator is fantastic, but the constant crashes during the first level, are killing the experience. Thanks, Alex.
Ace Yagami
I don't know if it has any more features than the free version but I was so impressed with the free version I wanted to pay the developer for his work. If you have already installed the free version, this one imports your games library and settings immediately. No time is wasted setting things up again. What it can play and how well it plays is limited by the power of your hardware. I'm using this on a fairly high end Android TV box and it is working great. My Bluetooth controller was immediately mapped as I would want it. You can always remap buttons and sticks to your personal preference. This is certainly a 5 star app. If you find it less than a 5 star rating, your hardware is most likely not up to the task of proper PSP emulation. The application itself does an outstanding job. I would say I am happier with this app purchase than any other thus far. PPSSPP is hands down the best PSP emulator to date.
A Google user
Bought it to support the devs since 2021. With the addition of Retro Achievements I'm finding new ways on playing my games. Can I just suggest adding a reset game option. While playing in Challenge mode save states are disabled so sometimes I have to close and reopen the game if load or quit function is not available while in the middle of the game. If you guys can add it it would be a huge help. Thanks
3 days trial
Great app! Emulation runs perfect on my phone and the nostalgia value alone was worth the $5. Unfortunately, ads started showing unprompted in the middle of using other apps, like the calculator... Great app, and I don't regret the $5 I spent. But I'll leave it uninstalled till I am about to fly or some such. The intrusive ads are not worth it otherwise.
adam cimand
Glad to see that the latest update has completely fixed Dracula X Chronicles's version of Symphony of the Night. The flickering, messed up textures and other problems have disappeared and the game runs just as it used to. I know this game's issue was known by the developer so it could be fixed and it brings up an interesting new problem; should I update the app again in the future? This is something I sometimes struggle with. That an update could break something that worked fine before.
Anibal A. Morales Sanchez