We’re thrilled to announce the release of Recalbox 10.0-patron-3! This early-access version, available to our supporters on Patreon, is the result of intense collaborative work with our volunteer patrons, who tested the alpha builds for over seven weeks on the #patrons-alpha Discord channel. A huge thank you to them for their dedication and invaluable feedback!

Complete Recalbox theme overhaul

The Recalbox theme has been completely redesigned, featuring brand-new system and game views you’ll definitely want to explore. Several presets are available so you can choose the one that best fits your style. The addition of colors for virtual arcade systems, drastically improved loading performance thanks to file caching, and numerous display bug fixes make the experience smoother than ever.

Regarding the new theme and its presets, we’ll also be asking for feedback from our patrons! To help us decide on the default theme for the future, Patrons have received forms via their Patreon space to share their impressions and preferences about the available presets.

Steam Deck: improve support

@Angelfred

The Steam Deck now enjoys full support, with HD and Widescreen modes enabled, fixed audio and touch management, the addition of a DeadZone for analog sticks, and Bluetooth support on the Steam Deck OLED. No more black screen freezes during reboot or shutdown!

Raspberry Pi 5: major optimizations

Model3 performance has been significantly improved thanks to the use of medium-resolution display modes. You can now exit games directly by pressing the Raspberry Pi 5’s Power button, and numerous fixes ensure greater stability overall.

CRT: significant improvements

@Corwin

CRT enthusiasts will be pleased: fullscreen or original display options for handheld consoles, fixed forced 240p modes on multisync monitors, a new option to force 384p on tri-sync screens, support for the Gearsystem core (Sega 8-bit) on CRT, and improved image quality on RGB Dual 2 in 480p.

Emulators and notable fixes

On the emulation side, this release brings plenty of updates: new libretro core genesisplusgx-ex for the Megadrive, a major PPSSPP update fixing save issues, Dolphin input fixes, migration to the new libretro-ps2 core (formerly lr-pcsx2) for better PS2 performance (PC only), and many more improvements.

The user interface has also received important fixes: a new option to disable fast scrolling in long lists, Quickjump moved to HOTKEY+X, and Markdown parser corrections.

This version includes dozens of other fixes and optimizations detailed in the full release notes. Keep sharing your feedback and suggestions — be part of building tomorrow’s Recalbox!

Once again, a huge thank-you to our Patrons for taking the time to test, report bugs, and share suggestions across multiple setups — things we could never have evaluated so quickly and efficiently on our own.

Happy gaming, everyone!