Papaya - Game Launcher

Sebastian Schäf

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About this app

Papaya is your Launcher, Gaming Hub and Retro Game Frontend with the Look and Feel of a Gaming Console.

Transform your smartphone, tablet, Android TV, Samsung device or handheld into a true gaming console: Manage and launch your Android games, retro game roms and the latest PC games directly in external emulators or game streaming apps from one hub. Full gamepad and touch support, custom cover art and themes like the PSP XMB let you shape and use it to your taste. 100% ad-free.

🤖 Manage and launch Android games:
Your installed games, neatly organized and ready to launch with a single click.

🕹️ Retro games & emulators (Emulator Frontend):
- Manage your roms and launch classics from past console generations directly in external emulators. Perfect for arcade and retro fans.
- PC fans won’t miss out either, Papaya also supports launching games in the latest Windows emulators.

📺 Launch game streams:
Launch game streams (e.g. from your PC or PlayStation) conveniently through app shortcuts in external apps like Artemis, PXPlay or Steam Link.

📺 Now available for Android TV:
Your game collection on the big screen, built for the couch and the controller.

🎮 Full gamepad and touch support:
Whether with a controller, TV remote or touch controls, Papaya adapts to how you play.

🖼️ Game covers for your collection:
Matching cover art gives your personal library the chef’s kiss. Papaya automatically enriches your collection with game covers, release dates and more details.

🎨 Fully customizable design:
Style Papaya to your liking with multiple themes to choose from:
- Gallery theme: The perfect balance between gamepad and touch UI
- XMB theme: Inspired by the legendary PSP and PS3 menu
- Deckish theme: Focused on TV devices with a slight Steam Deck touch

🔀 One-click sorting:
Sort your collection by different criteria (platform, release date, name, all) with a single click and instantly find what you're in the mood for.

🚫 No ads:
Papaya is completely free of advertising.

Papaya is the Launcher for your entire game collection. Customizable, versatile and built for anyone who loves gaming: From classic games and arcade gems to the latest PC and streaming titles.

Please note that Papaya does not come with emulators included. Papaya however integrates with external emulator apps, so you can seamlessly launch your games in them.

Ratings and reviews

The best Retro Gaming launcher app period. I tried all of them and this one is by far the least finicky one. Configure the XMB View. Import your platforms lightning fast. The app knows about all the latest emulators. Done! On top of that there is the game launch sound which makes this truly special. Great attention to detail all around. Give this man more credit he truly deserves it.

looks and runs great EXCEPT some games crash or won't open when papaya is set as home launcher default. tried several different things and nothing clears it up. definitely worth the 2.99 once the crash issue is fixed.

very cool, ive always wanted a psp launcher and that's almost perfect, please add the feedback sound of the psp when u go around the menu, and the theme colors need a re touch, more intense, more vibrant, add a vivid purple pls, and we need to put the apps in a favourite list pls, something like a "pin app"

What’s new

🆕 New features:
• ⬇️ Import your ES-DE collection and configuration
• 📋 Import game details from gamelists
• 🖼️ 3 new animated wallpapers: Waves, Sparkles and Stars
• ▶️ Short onboarding flow to guide your through the setup
• 🎨 More appearance options: New colors, more sizing options and grid cover appearances
• 🔀 Add a sortname to a game to place it differently in alphabetical lists
• 🇫🇮+🇷🇺 translations by johakovi

🛠️ Fixes and improvements:
• Anim. backgrounds: Improve performance