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Apple permits first PC emulator for iOS into the App Store

The first PC gaming emulator has arrived on iOS, with classic games now playable via UTM SE on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro while avoiding the JIT ban.

Blue square icon with rounded corners, featuring four concentric white squares and a small white dot at the center.
App icon for UTM SE

The gold rush of emulators to the App Store following Apple’s rule changes in April has largely avoided PC-based emulators. While there were some game engine-specific options, such as ScummVM, general PC gaming emulators didn’t previously exist on the App Store.

UTM SE, by Turing Software, is a “retro PC emulator” meant for running classic software and old games. On Sunday, the app finally appeared in the App Store, having been given the green light from Apple’s App Store Review team.

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