Every tile, its own rhythm.
Games rotate independently with soft fades, while the other tiles keep running. The sample timing is 150 seconds ±15 seconds.
A WINDOWS SCREENSAVER, REIMAGINED
Your collection.
A living mosaic.
Bring your retro game collection to life. Independent games, ever-changing tiles, and a canvas that stretches across your monitors.
01 / FAVORITES
02 / CONSOLE
03 / HANDHELD
04 / ARCADE
05 / LIBRARY
06 / LIBRARY
07 / LIBRARY
08 / LIBRARY
09 / LIBRARY
10 / LIBRARY
11 / LIBRARY
12 / LIBRARY13 / LIBRARY14 / LIBRARY15 / LIBRARY16 / LIBRARY17 / LIBRARY18 / LIBRARY19 / LIBRARY20 / LIBRARY21 / LIBRARY22 / LIBRARY23 / LIBRARY24 / LIBRARY64simultaneous displays, up to
38system configurations
1independent game per tile
01 / THE EXPERIENCE
Many worlds.
One desktop.
Each tile runs a real game through its own libretro core process. Your collection becomes a screen full of independent moments.
Room for every screen.
Span multiple monitors, combine different resolutions, and preserve each game’s aspect ratio. Grouped mode supports up to 64 displays.
Keep your favorites close.
The upper-left tile is dedicated to favorites. Configure startup button and keyboard sequences for each favorite.
A collection under your control.
Manage blacklists and whitelists, retry failed starts, and limit concurrent execution with resource groups and weights.
02 / THE COLLECTION
Across generations.
Beyond consoles.
38 example configurations span consoles, handhelds, arcade hardware, and classic Japanese computers.
Nintendo
NES · FDS · SNES · Nintendo 64 · Game Boy · Game Boy Color · Game Boy Advance · Nintendo DS · Nintendo 3DS · GameCube · Wii
Sega
SG-1000 · Master System · Game Gear · Mega Drive / Genesis · Mega-CD / Sega CD · Saturn · Dreamcast
NEC / Sony
PC Engine · PC Engine CD-ROM² · PC-FX · PlayStation · PlayStation 2 · PSP
SNK / Bandai / 3DO
Neo Geo CD · Neo Geo Pocket · Neo Geo Pocket Color · WonderSwan · WonderSwan Color · 3DO
Arcade
FinalBurn Neo (FBNeo) · MAME
Classic computers
MSX · PC-8801 · PC-9801 · Sharp X1 · Sharp X68000 · FM-7
A compatible libretro core and, where needed, BIOS files are required. Compatibility and performance depend on the core, game, and PC. Not every system supports 64-tile mode; FBNeo grouped mode is disabled by default. FM-7 support is experimental.
Explore system configurations ↗03 / AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
See something you like?
Select a tile, save a favorite, or launch the selected game in RetroArch.
RetroArch must be configured. Launching is blocked on a locked or authentication-required desktop. Mouse movement, touch, and other exit keys close the screensaver.
← / →Select a tile
InsertAdd to favorites
↑ / ↓Replace all tiles / favorites tile
EnterExit and launch in RetroArch
04 / GET STARTED
Give your collection
a new place to live.
Read the full setup guide ↗Suggested installation folder
%LOCALAPPDATA%\RetroNativeSaverKeep the EXE/SCR, _internal, and supporting files together. Refresh the ROM catalog after adding or moving games.
- 01
Prepare your library
Use Windows x64 and supply the libretro cores, ROMs, and required BIOS files. ROMs and BIOS files are not included.
- 02
Configure & build
For a source build, install Python and PyInstaller dependencies, initialize the configuration, edit your ROM/core/BIOS paths, then run build.bat. The development environment uses Python 3.14.
- 03
Test & install
Keep the complete application folder in a writable location. Run update_rom_catalog.bat, test_saver.bat, then install_saver.bat.
RETRO GAMES. NEW PERSPECTIVE.
Let your library take the screen.
Source code, releases, and the complete documentation are on GitHub.