Google Play Stats
Updated May 2025Rating
4.3 ★
18K ratings
Installs
1,000,000+
Last Updated
May 2025
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About this game
DuckStation is a free and open-source PlayStation 1 emulator for Android. It allows users to play classic PS1 games with enhanced graphics and features. The emulator is praised for its performance, extensive features, and compatibility across a wide range of Android devices, though some users have encountered difficulties with save data management.
What players say
Themes from 200 recent Google Play reviews, analysed 28 Aug 2026
Praised
Updates13
Complained about
Bugs & crashes18
Why we tagged it this way
What each behavioural tag is based on
- Short sessionsRuns are self-contained, so stopping early costs you nothing.
- InterruptiblePut it down mid-session and pick it up cold.
- Plays offlineNo connection needed once installed.
- No energy timersNothing caps how long you can play.
- Sound optionalNo audio cue carries information — fine on mute.
- Low focusPlayable while half-distracted.
- Solo onlyNo multiplayer and no co-op.
Commute
Short, interruptible sessions
Flight
Plays fully offline
In bed
Works muted, needs both hands
With friends
Solo only, no multiplayer
What it costs
| In-app purchases | None |
| Ads | None |
| Energy timers | None |
From the Google Play listing.
Tags
ReplayabilityHigh
StoryNo Story
SocialSolo
DifficultyCasual
GrindLow
Brain PowerLight
Story depthNone
PriceFreemium-Fair
PauseableHigh
VibeMindless
OrientationUnknown
RatingEveryone
DeviceStandard
Has ending?Endless
MultiplayerSolo-Only
GenreArcade
✈️ Offline play🔇 Mute-friendly⚡ No energy timers👶 Parent-friendly
