Moonlight

About this profile

Detail	Value
Type	libretro
Classification	Community fork
Source	https://github.com/rock88/moonlight-libretro
Upstream	https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-embedded
Version	1.0.3, the tag at this revision
Revision	rock88/moonlight-libretro@20d2d77d2196
Profiled	2026-03-24
Profile	YAML, JSON
Cores	moonlight, lr_moonlight

Technical notes

Game streaming client for NVIDIA GameStream / Sunshine. Port of moonlight-embedded for RetroArch, primarily targeting Lakka on Nintendo Switch.

The core auto-generates all needed files on first run (crypto keypair for pairing, unique ID, settings) in the system directory under a key/ subdirectory. No user-supplied files required.

No BIOS or firmware files required.

Next steps

• Get your files, for the setup you play on
• Every system, and the files each one needs
• When a game does not start

Data as of 4 November 2026.