diff --git a/src/app/hack/[slug]/metadata.ts b/src/app/hack/[slug]/metadata.ts
index 8effb76..47ce444 100644
--- a/src/app/hack/[slug]/metadata.ts
+++ b/src/app/hack/[slug]/metadata.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ export interface HackMetadata {
     verification_contact_info: string | null;
     /** null while the creator is still drafting; set once they submit for review. */
     submitted_at: string | null;
+    /** Off when the creator lists their own emulators in the description. */
+    show_emulators: boolean;
   };
   /** null until the creator fills in the AI disclosure form. */
   ai: AiDisclosure | null;
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ export async function getHackMetadata(slug: string): Promise<HackMetadata | null
 
       const { data: hack, error } = await supabase
         .from("hacks")
-        .select(`slug,title,summary,description,base_rom,created_at,updated_at,current_patch,custom_version_name,box_art,social_links,created_by,approved,original_author,permission_from,language,is_archive,completion_status,verification_contact_info,submitted_at,${AI_SELECT}`)
+        .select(`slug,title,summary,description,base_rom,created_at,updated_at,current_patch,custom_version_name,box_art,social_links,created_by,approved,original_author,permission_from,language,is_archive,completion_status,verification_contact_info,submitted_at,show_emulators,${AI_SELECT}`)
         .eq("slug", slug)
         .maybeSingle();
 
diff --git a/src/app/hack/actions.ts b/src/app/hack/actions.ts
index 539ad94..d2605f5 100644
--- a/src/app/hack/actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/hack/actions.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export async function updateHack(args: {
   original_author?: string;
   permission_from?: string;
   verification_contact_info?: string | null;
+  show_emulators?: boolean;
   /** Replaces the whole AI disclosure and marks it confirmed now. */
   ai?: { levels: AiLevels; note: string | null };
 }) {
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ export async function updateHack(args: {
   if (args.version !== undefined) updatePayload.version = args.version;
   if (args.box_art !== undefined) updatePayload.box_art = args.box_art;
   if (args.social_links !== undefined) updatePayload.social_links = args.social_links;
+  if (args.show_emulators !== undefined) updatePayload.show_emulators = args.show_emulators;
   if (args.original_author !== undefined || args.permission_from !== undefined) {
     // A custom display name alone (original_author without permission_from) isn't an upload on someone's behalf.
     if (!hack.permission_from) {
diff --git a/src/components/Hack/Draft/DraftDetails.tsx b/src/components/Hack/Draft/DraftDetails.tsx
index 3d78a27..da79ace 100644
--- a/src/components/Hack/Draft/DraftDetails.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Hack/Draft/DraftDetails.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export interface DraftDetailsValues {
   completion_status: Completion | null;
   box_art: string | null;
   social_links: Social | null;
+  show_emulators: boolean;
   original_author: string | null;
   /** Set on hacks uploaded on someone else's behalf; shows the creator fields. An original_author alone is just a custom display name. */
   permission_from: string | null;
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ type Form = {
   completion: Completion | "";
   boxArt: string;
   social: Record<keyof Social, string>;
+  emulators: boolean;
   creator: string;
   permission: string;
   contact: string;
@@ -79,13 +81,14 @@ function toForm(values: DraftDetailsValues): Form {
       pokecommunity: values.social_links?.pokecommunity ?? "",
       github: values.social_links?.github ?? "",
     },
+    emulators: values.show_emulators,
     creator: values.original_author ?? "",
     permission: values.permission_from ?? "",
     contact: values.verification_contact_info ?? "",
   };
 }
 
-/** Wraps the rail and owns the details sheet for the fields that are not edited in place: base ROM, language, completion, box art, links, and the creator and review fields. Saves (or stages, on listed hacks) on the footer button. */
+/** Wraps the rail and owns the details sheet for the fields that are not edited in place: base ROM, language, completion, box art, links, the emulator list, and the creator and review fields. Saves (or stages, on listed hacks) on the footer button. */
 export default function DraftDetails({ values, baseLocked, children }: DraftDetailsProps) {
   const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false);
   // What the sheet opens with: the last saved or applied values, so Cancel drops only this session's edits.
@@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ function DetailsSheet({ initial, baseLocked, behalf, askContact, onApplied, onCl
   const { save, live } = useDraftEditing();
   const [saving, setSaving] = React.useState(false);
   const [form, setForm] = React.useState(initial);
-  const { base, language, completion, boxArt, social, creator, permission, contact } = form;
+  const { base, language, completion, boxArt, social, emulators, creator, permission, contact } = form;
   const set = <K extends keyof Form>(key: K, value: Form[K]) => setForm((prev) => ({ ...prev, [key]: value }));
 
   const invalid = !urlLike(boxArt) || SOCIAL.some((s) => !urlLike(social[s.key])) || (behalf && (!creator.trim() || !permission.trim()));
@@ -140,6 +143,7 @@ function DetailsSheet({ initial, baseLocked, behalf, askContact, onApplied, onCl
       ...(completion ? { completion_status: completion } : {}),
       box_art: boxArt.trim() || null,
       social_links: Object.keys(links).length ? links : null,
+      show_emulators: emulators,
       ...(behalf ? { original_author: creator, permission_from: permission } : {}),
       ...(askContact ? { verification_contact_info: contact } : {}),
     });
@@ -191,6 +195,13 @@ function DetailsSheet({ initial, baseLocked, behalf, askContact, onApplied, onCl
         <Field label="Completion status">
           <Select value={completion} onChange={(v) => set("completion", v as Completion)} placeholder="Choose one" options={COMPLETION.map((c) => ({ value: c, label: c }))} />
         </Field>
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
+          <label className="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 text-sm font-medium">
+            <input type="checkbox" checked={emulators} onChange={(e) => set("emulators", e.target.checked)} className="h-4 w-4 accent-[var(--rose-deep)]" />
+            Show recommended emulators
+          </label>
+          <span className="text-xs text-text-3">Hide these to list your own in the About section.</span>
+        </div>
         <Field label="Box art URL" hint="Optional. Shown in the rail with a download link.">
           <input value={boxArt} onChange={(e) => set("boxArt", e.target.value)} placeholder="https://…" className={`${FIELD} h-10 ${urlLike(boxArt) ? "" : "border-error"}`} />
         </Field>
diff --git a/src/components/Hack/HackDetailView.tsx b/src/components/Hack/HackDetailView.tsx
index f910658..a364c73 100644
--- a/src/components/Hack/HackDetailView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Hack/HackDetailView.tsx
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ export default function HackDetailView({ metadata, downloads, canEdit, canUpload
       </header>
 
       {/* Wraps the whole body so the review card can open the details sheet too. */}
-      <RailEditor editing={editing} values={{ base_rom: hack.base_rom, language: hack.language ?? "English", completion_status: hack.completion_status, box_art: hack.box_art, social_links: social, original_author: hack.original_author, permission_from: hack.permission_from, ...(hack.approved ? {} : { verification_contact_info: hack.verification_contact_info }) }} baseLocked={patchId !== null || !!editor?.hasPatches}>
+      <RailEditor editing={editing} values={{ base_rom: hack.base_rom, language: hack.language ?? "English", completion_status: hack.completion_status, box_art: hack.box_art, social_links: social, show_emulators: hack.show_emulators, original_author: hack.original_author, permission_from: hack.permission_from, ...(hack.approved ? {} : { verification_contact_info: hack.verification_contact_info }) }} baseLocked={patchId !== null || !!editor?.hasPatches}>
       <div className="grid items-start gap-6 md:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_300px] md:grid-rows-[auto_1fr] md:[grid-template-areas:'main_patch'_'main_rail']">
         <div className="order-1 md:order-none md:[grid-area:patch]">
           {editing ? (
@@ -406,8 +406,14 @@ export default function HackDetailView({ metadata, downloads, canEdit, canUpload
             )}
           </RailGroup>
 
-          {!isInformationalArchive && (
-            <RailGroup title="How to play">
+          {!isInformationalArchive && editing && !hack.show_emulators && (
+            <RailGroup title="How to play" action={<EditDetailsLink />}>
+              <p className="text-[13px] leading-[1.45] text-text-3">Hidden. Players won’t see recommended emulators, so list yours in About.</p>
+            </RailGroup>
+          )}
+
+          {!isInformationalArchive && hack.show_emulators && (
+            <RailGroup title="How to play" action={editing && <EditDetailsLink />}>
               <p className="mb-2.5 text-[13px] leading-[1.45] text-text-2">
                 Load the patched ROM in {baseRom ? `a ${baseRom.platform} emulator` : "an emulator"}, or on real hardware with a flash cart. Creators recommend:
               </p>
diff --git a/src/types/db.ts b/src/types/db.ts
index f380bba..0b8f1ed 100644
--- a/src/types/db.ts
+++ b/src/types/db.ts
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ export type Database = {
           rejected_by: string | null
           rejected_reason: string | null
           search: unknown
+          show_emulators: boolean
           slug: string
           social_links: Json | null
           submitted_at: string | null
@@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ export type Database = {
           rejected_by?: string | null
           rejected_reason?: string | null
           search?: unknown
+          show_emulators?: boolean
           slug: string
           social_links?: Json | null
           submitted_at?: string | null
@@ -334,6 +336,7 @@ export type Database = {
           rejected_by?: string | null
           rejected_reason?: string | null
           search?: unknown
+          show_emulators?: boolean
           slug?: string
           social_links?: Json | null
           submitted_at?: string | null
diff --git a/supabase/migrations/20261003180000_hack_show_emulators.sql b/supabase/migrations/20261003180000_hack_show_emulators.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df35fa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supabase/migrations/20261003180000_hack_show_emulators.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- Creators can hide the recommended emulators on their hack page and list their own in the description.
+alter table public.hacks
+  add column show_emulators boolean not null default true;