In October 2021, multiple outlets reported that Metroid Dread was able to be played on both Yuzu and Ryujinx within days of its release.[14][15][16] Ryujinx was reportedly capable of running Dread at 4K resolution, higher than the Switch could.[17] Kotaku initially opined that this improved the look of the game significantly.[18] However, the article was significantly revised shortly after publication, removing this mention.[15]