📈Last 7 days+47K installs — 12% faster than the week before (+42K) · 5.5K/day since Sep 19
🏆Among Simulation gamestop 6% by installs gained this week (11050 peers growing)
⭐Rating★ 4.23 → 4.33 since Sep 19
🛠Updatesactively updated · updated yesterday · every ~4 days (5 updates tracked)
🔁Ownership moved between accounts of the same company, from MoonPower to ARMSX · Sep 24, 2026
Installs since launch
+88,785 installs
· +245 ratings
since Sep 19
Update history
2.8.1Oct 5, 2026
New<br>• Arcade controls: give any button another job on an arcade cabinet, for all arcade games or for one<br>• Arcade games are found in your game folders: no import and no copies<br><br>Fixed<br>• Arcade hard drive games (Battle Gear 3, Cobra, Ace Driver 3) start and keep what they save<br>• System 246 and 256 BIOS work together, no RACK ERROR<br>Full list of changes on Github.
2.8Oct 4, 2026
New<br>• Namco System 246/256 arcade games, with a NAMCO screen to set them up<br>• Texture packs as pages you can flip through, with each pack's creator, source and tip jar<br>• Popular Today and Shuffle for texture packs<br>• Switches flip with A only<br><br>Fixed<br>• Galaxy S22 Ultra running at 1 FPS, combo hotkeys in either order, parent CHDs, Mali OpenGL memory, GS multi-threading, Disco
2.7.2Sep 30, 2026
New<br>• Memory Card Covers: your games wear their PS2 save icons, moving like on the console<br>• Icon Museum: every icon full screen, with Bookmark and Shuffle<br>• Online Icons: 4,456 icons from the PS2 Icon Open Database<br>• Library Screen Saver<br>• Screen orientation and hotkeys in the quick menu, macro order, gyro X and Y<br><br>Fixed<br>• The in-game Multitap switch closing the app, and M
2.7.1Sep 25, 2026
New<br>• ARMSX2 Turnip: our own GPU driver for Adreno, up to 3x faster in heavy scenes on Snapdragon 865, 870 and 888<br>• Analog trigger pressure for L2 and R2<br>• GunCon 2 touch buttons in the layout editor, and a calibration shot<br><br>Fixed<br>• Saves that seemed to vanish from SD card folders<br>• USB devices can be chosen again and reach the game<br>• Multi-region texture packs, Sly 3 outl
2.7Sep 19, 2026
New<br>• Texture packs from our own repo: a fraction of the size, and faster<br>• Touch controls: Always show, and play as Player 2<br>• RetroAchievements settings per game<br>• See and overrule the game database per game<br>• Every language fully translated<br><br>Fixed<br>• Half-Screen Sticks and gestures no longer block buttons<br>• Save states could hang after several saves<br>• Jak II and Jak
ARMSX2 brings PlayStation 2 emulation to modern ARM-based Android devices. Based on the PCSX2 project, ARMSX2 is designed to help you enjoy your own legally obtained PS2 games on today’s phones, tablets, and handheld gaming devices. Refresh now includes a rebase to the latest PCSX2 2.7 core, and a native ARM64 Recompiler.
Founded by jpolo1224 and MoonPower, and worked on by a great team of talented developers, such as lead devs Zeruth, Traknos, and Dib1998, ARMSX2 focuses on performance, compatibility, and accessibility for users who want to revisit and preserve their personal PS2 game libraries on modern mobile hardware.
With customizable touchscreen controls, hardcore RetroAchievements support, external controller support, graphics settings, performance options, save states, memory card manager/support, and more, ARMSX2 gives you the tools to tune your experience across a wide range of devices.
Disclaimer: ARMSX2 does not include any games or BIOS files. Users must provide their own legally obtained game backups and BIOS. ARMSX2 is not affiliated with Sony Interactive Entertainment or PlayStation.
