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Popular SNES emulator SuperRetro16 booted from Google Play Store
June 14, 2025
SuperRetro16 is, without a doubt, one of the most popular ways toplay Super Nintendo games on your Android device. However, it looks likeGooglehas issued a takedown notice to Neutron Emulation, the company that owns SuperRetro16.
That means that, as of now, SuperRetro16 is unavailable on theGoogle Play Storefor the first time in over ten years.
According to a screenshot of the takedown noticeNeutron posted to Twitter, it is unclear why Google booted the app from the Play Store. The notice gives a generic summation of “Violation of Google Play policy” and doesn’t go much further than that.
Check out the tweet below:
In the tweet, Neutron says it will try to post a new version of the app and migrate over users who paid for the premium, ad-free version of SuperRetro16. However, if Google decides to reinstate the original version of the app, Neutron would then have to shut down this new version of the app and migrate everyone back.
In the tweet thread under the announcement, many paying customers request access to an APK, which they could sideload and bypass the Play Store altogether. It’s not clear if Neutron is mulling over this route or not.
This situation is very similar to recent issuesTitanium Backup faced. That app was also booted from the Play Store with little explanation, and it was days before it was reinstated.
In the meantime, if you want to play SNES games on your Android device, click below for a list of alternatives.
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