diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3ddbd3e4..b6d8fb4c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ option(BUILD_LIBRETRO_CORE "Build a Libretro core" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_RENDERDOC_API "Build with support for Renderdoc's capture API for graphics debugging" ON)
 option(DISABLE_SSE4 "Build with SSE4 instructions disabled, may reduce performance" OFF)
 option(USE_LIBRETRO_AUDIO "Enable to use the LR audio device with the LR core. Otherwise our own device is used" OFF)
+option(IOS_SIMULATOR_BUILD "Compiling for IOS simulator (Set to off if compiling for a real iPhone)" ON)
 
 # Discord RPC & LuaJIT are currently not supported on iOS
 if(IOS)
@@ -419,6 +420,10 @@ set(HEADER_FILES include/emulator.hpp include/helpers.hpp include/termcolor.hpp
 if(IOS)
     set(SOURCE_FILES ${SOURCE_FILES} src/miniaudio/miniaudio.m)
     target_compile_definitions(AlberCore PUBLIC "PANDA3DS_IOS=1")
+    
+    if (IOS_SIMULATOR_BUILD)
+        target_compile_definitions(AlberCore PUBLIC "PANDA3DS_IOS_SIMULATOR=1")
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 cmrc_add_resource_library(
@@ -620,15 +625,26 @@ if(ENABLE_METAL AND APPLE)
         set(SHADER_SOURCE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/host_shaders/${SHADER}.metal")
         set(SHADER_IR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/host_shaders/${SHADER}.ir")
         set(SHADER_METALLIB "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/host_shaders/${SHADER}.metallib")
+
+        # MacOS, iOS and the iOS simulator all use different compilation options for shaders
+        set(MetalSDK "macosx")
+        if(IOS)
+            if (IOS_SIMULATOR_BUILD)
+                set(MetalSDK "iphonesimulator")
+            else()
+                set(MetalSDK "iphoneos")
+            endif()
+        endif()
+
         # TODO: only include sources in debug builds
         add_custom_command(
             OUTPUT ${SHADER_IR}
-            COMMAND xcrun -sdk macosx metal -gline-tables-only -frecord-sources -o ${SHADER_IR} -c ${SHADER_SOURCE}
+            COMMAND xcrun -sdk ${MetalSDK} metal -gline-tables-only -frecord-sources -o ${SHADER_IR} -c ${SHADER_SOURCE}
             DEPENDS ${SHADER_SOURCE}
             VERBATIM)
         add_custom_command(
             OUTPUT ${SHADER_METALLIB}
-            COMMAND xcrun -sdk macosx metallib -o ${SHADER_METALLIB} ${SHADER_IR}
+            COMMAND xcrun -sdk ${MetalSDK} metallib -o ${SHADER_METALLIB} ${SHADER_IR}
             DEPENDS ${SHADER_IR}
             VERBATIM)
         set(RENDERER_MTL_HOST_SHADERS_SOURCES ${RENDERER_MTL_HOST_SHADERS_SOURCES} ${SHADER_METALLIB})
@@ -792,7 +808,13 @@ if(NOT BUILD_HYDRA_CORE AND NOT BUILD_LIBRETRO_CORE)
 elseif(BUILD_HYDRA_CORE)
     target_compile_definitions(AlberCore PRIVATE PANDA3DS_HYDRA_CORE=1)
     include_directories(third_party/hydra_core/include)
-    add_library(Alber SHARED src/hydra_core.cpp)
+    
+    set(SHARED_SOURCE_FILES src/hydra_core.cpp)
+    if(IOS)
+        set(SHARED_SOURCE_FILES ${SHARED_SOURCE_FILES} src/ios_driver.mm)
+    endif()
+
+    add_library(Alber SHARED ${SHARED_SOURCE_FILES})
     target_link_libraries(Alber PUBLIC AlberCore)
 elseif(BUILD_LIBRETRO_CORE)
     include_directories(third_party/libretro/include)
diff --git a/include/ios_driver.h b/include/ios_driver.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5c690d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ios_driver.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#pragma once
+
+void iosCreateEmulator();
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diff --git a/src/core/renderer_mtl/renderer_mtl.cpp b/src/core/renderer_mtl/renderer_mtl.cpp
index 14bca4d2..969b2aa2 100644
--- a/src/core/renderer_mtl/renderer_mtl.cpp
+++ b/src/core/renderer_mtl/renderer_mtl.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ void RendererMTL::reset() {
 }
 
 void RendererMTL::display() {
+#ifdef PANDA3DS_IOS
+	return;
+#endif
+
 	CA::MetalDrawable* drawable = metalLayer->nextDrawable();
 	if (!drawable) {
 		return;
@@ -126,11 +130,17 @@ void RendererMTL::display() {
 
 void RendererMTL::initGraphicsContext(SDL_Window* window) {
 	// TODO: what should be the type of the view?
+
+#ifdef PANDA3DS_IOS
+	// On iOS, the SwiftUI side handles device<->MTKView interaction
+	device = MTL::CreateSystemDefaultDevice();
+#else
 	void* view = SDL_Metal_CreateView(window);
 	metalLayer = (CA::MetalLayer*)SDL_Metal_GetLayer(view);
 	device = MTL::CreateSystemDefaultDevice();
 	metalLayer->setDevice(device);
 	commandQueue = device->newCommandQueue();
+#endif
 
 	// Textures
 	MTL::TextureDescriptor* textureDescriptor = MTL::TextureDescriptor::alloc()->init();
diff --git a/src/ios_driver.mm b/src/ios_driver.mm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..19766d38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ios_driver.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+
+extern "C" {
+#include "ios_driver.h"
+}
+
+#undef ABS
+#undef NO
+
+#include <memory>
+#include "emulator.hpp"
+
+#define IOS_EXPORT extern "C" __attribute__((visibility("default")))
+
+std::unique_ptr<Emulator> emulator = nullptr;
+HIDService* hidService = nullptr;
+
+extern "C" __attribute__((visibility("default"))) void iosCreateEmulator() {
+	printf("Creating emulator\n");
+
+	emulator = std::make_unique<Emulator>();
+	hidService = &emulator->getServiceManager().getHID();
+	emulator->initGraphicsContext(nullptr);
+
+	// auto path = emulator->getAppDataRoot() / "Kirb Demo.3ds";
+	auto path = emulator->getAppDataRoot() / "SimplerTri.elf";
+	emulator->loadROM(path);
+
+	while (1) {
+		emulator->runFrame();
+	}
+
+	printf("Created emulator\n");
+}
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