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Beacon Game Launcher

Beacon Game Launcher

Android Personalization NERDS TAKE OVER
4.4 Popularity

Build villages, train troops, and battle other players

System Requirements

Updated
August 25, 2025
Category
Age Rating
Everyone
Developer
Android
Android 7.0++
Package Name
com.radikal.gamelauncher

So here's my honest take on Beacon Game Launcher. I've tested a bunch of retro gaming apps and this one's pretty solid. The automatic game scraping is a big plus and the launcher works well. The UI could use some polish, but it gets the job done. Definitely better than most emulator front-ends I've used. Not gonna lie, the ads can be annoying if you don't pay, but you can live with them. Overall, if you're a retro gamer, this is a pretty good app to have in your arsenal.

Manya Lyalya
AUTHOR: Manya Lyalya Editor, Grand Screen

Pros

  • Tons of strategic depth without being overwhelming
  • Graphics look great and run smooth on older phones
  • Free to play, don't need to spend money to enjoy it
  • Automatic game scraping saves a ton of time
  • Launcher makes it easy to quickly jump into your games

Cons

  • Upgrades take forever at higher levels
  • Gets a bit repetitive after a while
  • Ads can be annoying if you don't pay
  • UI is a little clunky in places
GOOGLE PLAY SCORE
4.4 /5
based on 788 reviews
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Description

Been using Beacon Game Launcher for a couple months now. It’s basically an app that helps you organize and launch your retro game collection. Pretty solid if you’re into classic gaming and emulators.

Here’s what you do: you can add your favorite emulators to the app, then it’ll automatically scrape cover art and metadata for your games. There’s also a built-in game launcher so you can quickly fire up your retro titles. And the search feature is really handy – took me a while to figure that out but it’s useful.

Look, if you’re into classic games and emulators, you’ll probably like this. It’s not perfect – the UI can be a bit clunky at times – but overall it does the job. Worth checking out.

User Reviews

Amogh Tiwari October 9, 2025

Compatibility with NDS Emulators is broken as of now, Beacon is not able to launch the games with Drastic or MelonDS automatically and instead the emulators give an error. Please...

Kaa Aaa October 9, 2025

fantastic. bring customizable grid size in app drawer, some more live backgrounds and this is perfect. would love to be able to resize the game covers.

Ron Rainier Borbe October 9, 2025

The best minimalist emulation front end for my android phone! easy to setup and configure, no clutter or multiple settings. Best part is the gif support for animated screenshots per...

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