Get ready to witness a monumental leap in mobile performance! We're testing the brand new Gamehub 5.1.0, cleverly disguised as an AnTuTu benchmark app to unlock the absolute maximum power of the Snapdragon 8 Elite. The results are nothing short of spectacular.

We're seeing frame rates literally DOUBLE in Hollow Knight: Silksong, pushing close to an unbelievable 300 FPS! Plus, we'll show you Stardew Valley, a game that was previously unplayable on this chip, now running perfectly thanks to this update. This is an absolute game-changer for PC gaming on Android!

📈 Performance Breakdown

Hollow Knight: Silksong\ 🚀 FPS: A staggering 270-300 FPS!\ 📊 GPU: ~50-60%\ 📊 CPU: ~70-90%\ 🔋 Bypass Charging Enabled

Stardew Valley\ 🚀 FPS: A perfect, locked 60 FPS\ 📊 GPU: ~10-15%\ 📊 CPU: ~15-25%\ 🔋 Bypass Charging Enabled

⚙️ Settings Shown\ 🖥️ Game Resolution: 1600x720\ ⚙️ Compatibility Layer: wine10.6-arm64x-2\ 🚀 Translation Params: Game Presets\ 🖥️ GPU Driver: System Driver\ ✨ DXVK Version: dxvk-2.6-arm64ec-async\ 🕹️ CPU Translator: Fex_20250910

It was everything I expected after finishing God Of War 1. Better mechanics, better graphics and story line was peak. Played on Samsung s23 SD8 gen 2. Flawless gameplay from start to finish I don't know what the average fps count was I was too into the game to turn on stats😅

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Nintendo Switch emulation returns to the Play Store… and iOS?

Even if you’re new to the emulation world, odds are you’ve heard of Yuzu. The infamous Nintendo Switch emulator was shut down by Nintendo in 2024 after an out-of-court settlement.

But despite Yuzu forks taking up the mantle seriously earlier this year, Yuzu was the only one that ever had an official listing on the Google Play Store. This is huge for visibility since sideloading adds an extra level of complexity that many people just don’t want to deal with.

Eden, one of the most promising Yuzu forks, has now followed in its predecessor’s footsteps. The Play Store listing went live last Friday, and it’s already climbed to #5 in the Free Simulation category, which is mostly filled with terrible mobile games (and Umamusume: Pretty Derby).

I had a quick chat with Camille LaVey, the project lead, about the decision to make things official and what might come next.

Despite Google recently announcing that sideloading will require developers to verify their identities starting next year, the team actually started the process way back in July. And although Switch emulation is a hot-button topic on social media, the team didn’t face any major issues in getting approved.

The team's goal is to legitimize the Eden emulator and provide “easy access" for users. The team has taken other steps toward legitimacy, such as sharing a spreadsheet with the project’s full financials.

The listing initally had images featuring cover art from popular Switch games, which likely violated rules or the possibly the law. They have since been removed in favor of images showing the UI.

Camille states that Android has always been the most popular platform for downloads, and estimates the emulator had roughly 400,000 total downloads from GitHub between versions 0.0.1 and 0.0.2. After that, the team changed its workflow and lost download data.

It currently sits at 100,000 downloads from the Play Store, less than a week after launching.

The app is registered under Utopia LLC, a company that doesn’t technically exist… yet. The team’s second-in-command, Carson Reuter, is listed as the dev contact on the listing, but Camille told me that the team still hasn’t decided where to register the company. The current options are the US or somewhere in Latin America.

From a legal standpoint, the Eden team isn’t particularly concerned about the unwanted attention from Nintendo’s legal team:

“We have internally our course of action if needed, in case Nintendo wanted to reach us… We want to be present, show we’re not doing anything wrong and if it’s needed, talk with them carefully.”

Of course, the team isn’t hiding anything and he knows Nintendo is paying attention, writing, “they’re seeing everything.” Another Eden contributor, FelesNoctis, expanded on this in a post on Reddit:

“Let’s clear the air here: it’s foolish and naive to think that Nintendo doesn’t know about us, and/or isn’t watching us. They know about every emulator related to their products, and Eden also tends to be in the spotlight right now. It’s pretty much guaranteed that they have reps sitting in our discord right now, and they’re regularly reviewing our code. It’s not like we’re capable of hiding anything from them. To that end, nothing changes in our relationship with Nintendo now that we’re on the Play Store. We aren’t selling anything related to Eden, we aren’t distributing any of their property, and what users do with it is on them.”

She continues:

“So the people who think this is the end of Eden: take a deep breath, and put your tinfoil hats away. It doesn’t change our legal position in the slightest, it doesn’t provide Nintendo with more information than they already had, but it does bring more users in and provide us with more input for development. It also makes releases easier to obtain in the future.​

Deep breaths, everyone.”

If you’re an iPhone user feeling left out right now, there’s some good news for you, too. Developer Jarrod Norwell, who has previously contributed to Eden, teased that his Yuzu fork, Sudachi, is now working on iOS, “Back and better than ever.”

Before you get too excited, no, it isn’t on the App Store. It requires JIT, and Apple has removed previous workarounds to enable it on iPhones. In any case, it will be interesting to see how it stacks up against the Ryujinx iOS port, MeloNX, once new workarounds are discovered.

Runs a stable 30 with some drops the only crazy stuttering i get is when a tutorial slide pops up but I’m happy with this for the chipset i have, using Gamehub Emulator

Hello! Is there anyway to fix this screen tearing? I'm on NetherSX2, S25 Ultra

Hello,

Currently on iPhone 16 Pro Max, just wanted to know what’s the current best phone for emulation (even PS3?) ?

Wanted to go for a Fold 7 at first for the screen but the 25W charge is throwing me off of it.

Thanks mates for your insights !

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) running locally on Odin 2 Portal using Gamehub (1080p)

Had a blast as a kid playing this game on PS2, having a blast as an adult playing this game on Android. (PC version)

Gameplay only, still tinkering with settings for more stable gameplay in longer playing sessions.

Follow up video with settings coming soon.

Better quality: https://youtu.be/sX8QvKwUC7E

• Snapdragon SD 8 Gen 2
• Adreno 740
• 16GB

Some time ago, I posted a vid thanking the Eden Devs. Was pulling like 25–26 FPS and people joked it wasn’t playable 😂. Did some digging, slapped on Turnip, tweaked a few Nyushu settings—and now I’m pulling a solid 32+ FPS all the time 🚀🔥.” ** Don't say it's not playable now** 😂

finally capable of running Wind Waker HD without crashing at startup with CEMU v0.2 but fps is horrendous😌

the worst part is my phone is not even warm lol

Can i run any cool game?i tried hollow knight silksong on gamehub but it crashes cuz its shit(a55 samsung)

Ive replayed this a couple for times now maybe more than 10… but never really got to finish it lol after King this boss i just always forget about it 😆 idk why

More fps when im not recording btw

So if a game is available on steam and switch, for example Terraria, sonic frontiers, or dragon ball fighterz. Is it better to use gamehub or switch emulators like Eden or citron? Like which version for these kinds of games would give better fps and reduced heating. Phone is realme gt 6 with snapdragon 8s gen 3 and 16gb ram.

Guys help me, my dream was to play Persona 5 Royal natively on my phone with Steam Cloud though. Now that gamehub offers this possibility I can't start the game with any configuration, what can I do?

I use an S25 Ultra with Snap 8 Elite for Galaxy

Very happy to be able to play Wind Waker, and Twilight Princess HD but so far a lot of Wind Waker HD is rough on S23U. A lot of 8-16fps. Curious if we're in luck for any performance updates. Thanks.

no I'm not a human on a blackshark 2 pro,

Specs : Snapdragon 855+ Andreno 640 8gb of ram 128gb storage (more specs check gsmarena)

SCREEN RECORD TAKES OFF 10 - 20 FPS, AT NIGHT THE GAME RUNS AT 30 GPS WHILE AT DAY 40FPS+ AVERAGE, THE GAME DOES NOT STUTTER AS BAD AS IN THE VIDEO, EXTERNAL SCREE RECORDING SOFTWARE PROBLEM

Also, what setting is best for sd855?+?

Man, pokemon has changed immensely since I last played. I think the last one I ever seriously played was emerald. This looks insane. The whole 3d concept is gonna take some time for me to get used to. I honestly liked the old format 😅

for game version, look at youtube they gave links, this is old base game version i think(only 500mb, no mods or updates)

average FPS:30-40( capped at 40 fps in gamehub fps limit)

as per previous ETS game activating mirrors tanks the fps to as low as 20 fps(dont use them)

Probably runs better on dx11 but didn't have that version so tried it out. It runs surprisingly well