Eglantine Emulator: Switch 2 on PC, Status and What Runs

Short answer

Eglantine is a very experimental Nintendo Switch 2 emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS, built on Eden, yuzu and Sudachi. Its README reports Mario Kart World and Splatoon Raiders running, but expect crashes and graphics bugs. You need your own games, keys and firmware. We have not tested it ourselves. On 8 November 2026 the repository was online, and GitHub’s public takedown archive listed no notice naming it.

Searches for “switch 2 emulator” hit a new high this week. Eglantine appeared at the end of October 2026, and the repository had about 5,200 stars by 8 November. Searches for its fork Lichii have since overtaken it.

What runs

The README says little so far: Mario Kart World runs at decent or full speed depending on specs and settings, and Splatoon Raiders at variable performance. It promises a list of supported games later.

Press coverage at the start of November also described Donkey Kong Bananza running, with visual bugs and low, unstable frame rates (Journal du Geek, in French).

Results change quickly. The project publishes daily test builds, and the repository had about 300 open issues and pull requests on 6 November 2026.

How to get it

Open the official releases page.
Pick the newest daily build for your system. Avoid the tag named v0.1.0-rc1, which the project itself marks “DONT USE”.
Add your own games, keys and firmware.

Every build so far is a pre-release, so back up your saves first.

Forks: Lichii and Orchid

Lichii is an independent fork that also supports Switch 1 games.
Orchid by MythosOfs started from Eglantine and focuses on a set of games, with Mario Tennis Fever first. It was at v0.7.5 on 5 November 2026 (releases).

Orchid’s README has the clearest compatibility table so far, measured by hand on one PC (Ryzen 7 5800X3D, Radeon RX 9070 XT, CachyOS Linux):

Game	Orchid’s reported result
Mario Tennis Fever	60 fps, runs flawlessly
Super Mario Bros. Wonder	60 fps, runs flawlessly
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment	60 fps after shader compilation
Pokémon Pokopia	60 fps in gameplay
Mario Kart World	30-40 fps, many off-track asset glitches
Donkey Kong Bananza	30 fps, 15-25 in heavy areas
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond	60 fps until it crashes early on
Kirby Air Riders	Crashes while loading a race

Those numbers are for Orchid on that PC, not for Eglantine or your hardware.

Other ways to run Switch 2 games

Mario Kart World also has an early native PC port, mkw-recomp, for Windows and Linux. On Apple silicon Macs, switch2mac builds native apps from your own dumps, and it is not an emulator. On Windows, DKB Recomp is an early native port of Donkey Kong Bananza that is not playable yet.

Is it safe and legal?

Eglantine is an independent project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo. Nintendo acts against emulator projects: its notices took down Ryujinx mirrors in October 2026, according to GitHub’s public archive. This project may not stay up.

Only use games, keys and firmware from a console you own. We link the official repository and its releases only, and never keys, firmware or game files.

FAQ

What is Eglantine?

A very experimental, open-source Nintendo Switch 2 emulator derived from Eden, yuzu and Sudachi. Its README says it was started by developer Camille LaVey. It is not connected to Nintendo.

Is there a working Switch 2 emulator?

Partly. Eglantine's README says Mario Kart World runs at decent to full speed depending on your specs, and Splatoon Raiders at variable performance. Other games range from playable to broken, and builds change daily.

Does Eglantine come with games, keys or firmware?

No. You need games, keys and firmware from your own console. We do not link them or explain how to get them.

What is the difference between Eglantine, Lichii and Orchid?

Lichii and Orchid are independent forks. Lichii also supports Switch 1 games and has its own builds. Orchid focuses on a list of games, with Mario Tennis Fever first. Problems in a fork should go to that fork, not to Eglantine.

Can Eglantine run the Ocarina of Time remake?

Not reliably yet. Players reported a black 3D scene on 6 November 2026, and the project has a test build aimed at it. We have not tried it.

Does Eglantine work on Android or phones?

The repository's builds are for Windows, Linux and macOS. We found no official Android build.

Is it safe to download?

Use only the official releases page. Our review stops at reading the repository, and we have not audited the builds. Lookalike repositories using these emulator names appear often, and we do not link them.

Unofficial. This page is written by an independent directory. It is not made by, endorsed by or affiliated with Nintendo and others or Camille LaVey (started it); Djihads80 repository (Eglantine (experimental Nintendo Switch 2 emulator)'s author). We do not host any files, and we never link to game files, ROMs or ISOs.

Sources

This page was last updated on Nov 10, 2026. A date after a source is the day we read it. Versions and steps follow the official project; if they differ, the official source wins.

More ports

See every native PC version of a console game in our recompiled games list, browse all PC ports of console games, or go back to the full list of ported games.