diff --git a/emulators/ares/Makefile b/emulators/ares/Makefile
index d2e59fa9646a..0ce6c3aaf5c9 100644
--- a/emulators/ares/Makefile
+++ b/emulators/ares/Makefile
@@ -1,178 +1,202 @@
 PORTNAME=	ares
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	145
-PORTREVISION=	1
+DISTVERSION=	146
 CATEGORIES=	emulators
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/${PORTNAME}-emulator/${PORTNAME}/releases/download/${DISTVERSIONFULL}/
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-source
+DIST_SUBDIR=	${PORTNAME}-${DISTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	bsdcode@disroot.org
 COMMENT=	Multi-system emulator
 WWW=		https://ares-emu.net
 
 LICENSE=	ISCL
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	librashader>0:devel/librashader
 
 USES=		cmake compiler:c++17-lang gl gnome pkgconfig xorg
 USE_GL=		opengl
 USE_GNOME=	gtk30
 USE_XORG=	x11 xext xrandr xrender
 
 CMAKE_ARGS=	-DARES_CORES="${_CORES:S/ /;/gW}" \
 		-DENABLE_CCACHE=${CCACHE_ENABLED}
 CMAKE_ON=	ARES_BUILD_OFFICIAL \
 		ARES_SKIP_DEPS \
 		ARES_UNITY_CORES
 CMAKE_OFF=	ARES_BUILD_LOCAL \
 		ARES_BUNDLE_SHADERS \
 		ARES_ENABLE_MINIMUM_CPU
 
-EXTRACT_AFTER_ARGS=	--exclude thirdparty/librashader \
+EXTRACT_AFTER_ARGS=	--exclude thirdparty/GL \
+			--exclude thirdparty/KHR \
+			--exclude thirdparty/libchdr \
+			--exclude thirdparty/librashader \
+			--exclude thirdparty/sse2neon.h \
+			--exclude thirdparty/xxhash.h \
 			--no-same-owner --no-same-permissions
 
-WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${DISTVERSION}
+NO_WRKSUBDIR=	yes
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=			CHD SDL TOOLS
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=		A26 ALSA AO CHD CV FC GB GBA LIBRASHADER \
 				LIBRETRO LTO MD MS MSX MYVISION N64 NG NGP \
 				OPENAL OPTIMIZED_CFLAGS OSS PCE PS1 SDL SFC SG \
 				SPEC UDEV USBHID WS
 OPTIONS_GROUP=			AUDIO CORES INPUT OPTIMIZATION SHADER
 OPTIONS_GROUP_AUDIO=		ALSA AO OPENAL OSS PULSEAUDIO
 OPTIONS_GROUP_CORES=		A26 CV FC GB GBA MD MS MSX MYVISION N64 NG NGP \
 				PCE PS1 SFC SG SPEC WS
 OPTIONS_GROUP_INPUT=		HOTKEYS UDEV USBHID
 OPTIONS_GROUP_OPTIMIZATION=	ACCURACY LTO OPTIMIZED_CFLAGS
 OPTIONS_GROUP_SHADER=		LIBRASHADER LIBRETRO
 
 # linking openal fails on i386, LLD_UNSAFE workaround fails with
 # /usr/local/bin/i386-unknown-freebsd14.1-ld.bfd: /usr/bin/../lib/LLVMgold.so:
 # error loading plugin: Cannot open "/usr/bin/../lib/LLVMgold.so"
 # on tools/sourcery target, so exclude OPENAL on i386
 OPTIONS_EXCLUDE_i386=	OPENAL
 
 OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
 
 A26_DESC=		Atari 2600
 ACCURACY_DESC=		Emulation accuracy over performance
 CHD_DESC=		CHD format support via libchdr
 CV_DESC=		ColecoVision
 FC_DESC=		NES / Famicom
 GBA_DESC=		Game Boy Advance
 GB_DESC=		Game Boy / Game Boy Color
 HOTKEYS_DESC=		Inofficial hotkeys locking patch
 LIBRASHADER_DESC=	Slang-shader support via librashader
 LIBRETRO_DESC=		Install slang-shaders from libretro (implies ${LIBRETRO_IMPLIES})
 MD_DESC=		Sega Mega Drive / Genesis
 MSX_DESC=		Microsoft MSX
 MS_DESC=		Sega Master System / Mark III
 MYVISION_DESC=		My Vision
 N64_DESC=		Nintendo 64
 NGP_DESC=		Neo Geo Pocket / Neo Geo Pocket Color
 NG_DESC=		Neo Geo (AES/MVS)
 PCE_DESC=		PC-Engine / TurboGrafx
 PS1_DESC=		PlayStation
 SFC_DESC=		SNES / Super Famicom
 SG_DESC=		Sega SG-1000
 SPEC_DESC=		ZX Spectrum
 TOOLS_DESC=		Include supplemental tools and tests
 UDEV_DESC=		Input support via UDEV
 USBHID_DESC=		Input support via USBHID
 WS_DESC=		WonderSwan / WonderSwan Color
 
 A26_VARS=			_CORES+=a26
 
 ACCURACY_CMAKE_BOOL=		ARES_PROFILE_ACCURACY
 
 ALSA_LIB_DEPENDS=		libasound.so:audio/alsa-lib
 ALSA_CMAKE_BOOL=		ARES_ENABLE_ALSA
 
 AO_LIB_DEPENDS=			libao.so:audio/libao
 AO_CMAKE_BOOL=			ARES_ENABLE_AO
 
-CHD_CMAKE_BOOL=			ARES_ENABLE_CHD \
-				WITH_SYSTEM_ZLIB
+CHD_LIB_DEPENDS=		libchdr.so:devel/libchdr
+CHD_USES=			localbase
+CHD_CMAKE_BOOL=			ARES_ENABLE_CHD
 
 CV_VARS=			_CORES+=cv
 
 FC_VARS=			_CORES+=fc
 
 GBA_VARS=			_CORES+=gba
 
 GB_VARS=			_CORES+=gb
 
 HOTKEYS_EXTRA_PATCHES=		${PATCHDIR}/extra-patch-desktop-ui_input_hotkeys.cpp
 
 LIBRASHADER_LIB_DEPENDS=	librashader.so:devel/librashader
 LIBRASHADER_CMAKE_BOOL=		ARES_ENABLE_LIBRASHADER
 
 LIBRETRO_IMPLIES=		LIBRASHADER
 _LIBRETRO_BR_DEPENDS=		libretro-shaders-slang<0:games/libretro-shaders-slang
 LIBRETRO_BUILD_DEPENDS=		${_LIBRETRO_BR_DEPENDS}
 LIBRETRO_RUN_DEPENDS=		${_LIBRETRO_BR_DEPENDS}
 
 LTO_CMAKE_BOOL=			ENABLE_IPO
 
+MD_BUILD_DEPENDS=		xxhash>0:devel/xxhash
+MD_USES=			localbase
 MD_VARS=			_CORES+=md
 
 MSX_VARS=			_CORES+=msx
 
 MS_VARS=			_CORES+=ms
 
 MYVISION_VARS=			_CORES+=myvision
 
 _N64_BR_DEPENDS=		vulkan-loader>0:graphics/vulkan-loader
-N64_BUILD_DEPENDS=		${_N64_BR_DEPENDS}
+_N64_BUILD_DEPENDS_aarch64=	sse2neon>0:devel/sse2neon
+N64_BUILD_DEPENDS=		${_N64_BR_DEPENDS} \
+				${_N64_BUILD_DEPENDS_${ARCH}} \
+				xxhash>0:devel/xxhash
 N64_RUN_DEPENDS=		${_N64_BR_DEPENDS}
+N64_USES=			localbase
 N64_VARS=			_CORES+=n64
 
 NGP_VARS=			_CORES+=ngp
 
 NG_VARS=			_CORES+=ng
 
 OPENAL_USES=			openal
 OPENAL_CMAKE_BOOL=		ARES_ENABLE_OPENAL
 
 OPTIMIZED_CFLAGS_CFLAGS=	-O3
 
 OSS_CMAKE_BOOL=			ARES_ENABLE_OSS
 
 PCE_VARS=			_CORES+=pce
 
 PS1_VARS=			_CORES+=ps1
 
 PULSEAUDIO_LIB_DEPENDS=		libpulse-simple.so:audio/pulseaudio \
 				libpulse.so:audio/pulseaudio
 PULSEAUDIO_CMAKE_BOOL=		ARES_ENABLE_PULSEAUDIO
 
 SDL_USES=			sdl
 SDL_USE=			SDL=sdl3
 SDL_CMAKE_BOOL=			ARES_ENABLE_SDL
 
 SFC_VARS=			_CORES+=sfc
 
 SG_VARS=			_CORES+=sg
 
 SPEC_VARS=			_CORES+=spec
 
-# https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/issues/2090
-TOOLS_IMPLIES=			GBA MD NG SFC
 TOOLS_CMAKE_BOOL=		ARES_BUILD_OPTIONAL_TARGETS
 
 UDEV_LIB_DEPENDS=		libudev.so:devel/libudev-devd
 UDEV_CMAKE_BOOL=		ARES_ENABLE_UDEV
 
 USBHID_CMAKE_BOOL=		ARES_ENABLE_USBHID
 
 WS_VARS=			_CORES+=ws
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MTOOLS} && (${PORT_OPTIONS:MGBA} || ${PORT_OPTIONS:MSFC})
+PLIST_SUB+=	TOOLSARM7TDMI=""
+.else
+PLIST_SUB+=	TOOLSARM7TDMI="@comment "
+.endif
+
+.if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MTOOLS} && (${PORT_OPTIONS:MMD} || ${PORT_OPTIONS:MNG})
+PLIST_SUB+=	TOOLSM68000=""
+.else
+PLIST_SUB+=	TOOLSM68000="@comment "
+.endif
+
 post-patch:
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} 's|/usr/local|${LOCALBASE}|g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/cmake/finders/*
 
 post-install-LIBRETRO-on:
 	${LN} -s ${LOCALBASE}/share/libretro/shaders/shaders_slang ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}/Shaders
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/emulators/ares/distinfo b/emulators/ares/distinfo
index 6d6b5f6a7b60..5cdf41f6260d 100644
--- a/emulators/ares/distinfo
+++ b/emulators/ares/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1752185303
-SHA256 (ares-source.tar.gz) = 7a76acf87cca2903552683347fdf6f1cd06f436fa4e0c247108688785cbbd14b
-SIZE (ares-source.tar.gz) = 8967048
+TIMESTAMP = 1756454355
+SHA256 (ares-146/ares-source.tar.gz) = 0f0b878c19ce09dab57584235e9c639c4c14a0bd1de6cef50238f006bd797bf1
+SIZE (ares-146/ares-source.tar.gz) = 9021617
diff --git a/emulators/ares/files/patch-thirdparty_CMakeLists.txt b/emulators/ares/files/patch-thirdparty_CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0a9b749623bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emulators/ares/files/patch-thirdparty_CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+--- thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt.orig	2025-08-27 21:41:50 UTC
++++ thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -7,55 +7,9 @@ if(ARES_ENABLE_CHD)
+ option(ARES_ENABLE_CHD "Enable CHD format support via libchdr" ON)
+ 
+ if(ARES_ENABLE_CHD)
+-  # lzma
+-  add_subdirectory(libchdr/deps/lzma-24.05 EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+-  list(APPEND CHDR_LIBS lzma)
+-  list(APPEND CHDR_INCLUDES lzma)
+-
+-  if(OS_MACOS)
+-    option(WITH_SYSTEM_ZLIB "Use system zlib" ON)
+-  endif()
+-  # zlib
+-  if(WITH_SYSTEM_ZLIB)
+-    find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
+-    list(APPEND PLATFORM_LIBS ZLIB::ZLIB)
+-  else()
+-    option(ZLIB_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Enable Zlib Examples" OFF)
+-    add_subdirectory(libchdr/deps/zlib-1.3.1 EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+-    set_target_properties(
+-      zlibstatic
+-      PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON FOLDER thirdparty PREFIX ""
+-    )
+-    list(APPEND CHDR_LIBS zlibstatic)
+-  endif()
+-
+-  # zstd
+-  option(ZSTD_BUILD_SHARED "BUILD SHARED LIBRARIES" OFF)
+-  option(ZSTD_BUILD_PROGRAMS "BUILD PROGRAMS" OFF)
+-  add_subdirectory(libchdr/deps/zstd-1.5.6/build/cmake EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+-  list(APPEND CHDR_LIBS libzstd_static)
+-  #--------------------------------------------------
+-  # chdr
+-  #--------------------------------------------------
+-
+-  set(
+-    CHDR_SOURCES
+-    libchdr/src/libchdr_bitstream.c
+-    libchdr/src/libchdr_cdrom.c
+-    libchdr/src/libchdr_chd.c
+-    libchdr/src/libchdr_flac.c
+-    libchdr/src/libchdr_huffman.c
+-  )
+-
+-  list(APPEND CHDR_INCLUDES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libchdr/include)
+-
+-  add_library(chdr-static STATIC ${CHDR_SOURCES})
+-  target_include_directories(chdr-static PUBLIC ${CHDR_INCLUDES} PUBLIC libchdr/include)
+-  target_link_libraries(chdr-static PRIVATE ${CHDR_LIBS} ${PLATFORM_LIBS})
+-  target_compile_options(
+-    chdr-static
+-    PRIVATE $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:Clang,AppleClang>:-Wno-unreachable-code -Wno-unused-function>
+-  )
++  find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
++  pkg_check_modules(libchdr REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET GLOBAL libchdr)
++  add_library(chdr-static ALIAS PkgConfig::libchdr)
+ endif()
+ 
+ add_library(
+@@ -111,12 +65,4 @@ set_target_properties(sljit PROPERTIES FOLDER thirdpar
+ set_target_properties(ymfm PROPERTIES FOLDER thirdparty PREFIX "")
+ set_target_properties(tzxfile PROPERTIES FOLDER thirdparty PREFIX "")
+ set_target_properties(sljit PROPERTIES FOLDER thirdparty PREFIX "")
+-if(ARES_ENABLE_CHD)
+-  set_target_properties(chdr-static PROPERTIES FOLDER thirdparty PREFIX "")
+-  if(NOT WITH_SYSTEM_ZLIB)
+-    set_target_properties(zlib PROPERTIES FOLDER thirdparty PREFIX "")
+-  endif()
+-  set_target_properties(lzma PROPERTIES FOLDER thirdparty PREFIX "")
+-  set_target_properties(libzstd_static PROPERTIES FOLDER thirdparty PREFIX "")
+-endif()
+ set_target_properties(qon PROPERTIES FOLDER thirdparty PREFIX "")
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/emulators/ares/pkg-descr b/emulators/ares/pkg-descr
index 1d1df5876394..51eba6b65b62 100644
--- a/emulators/ares/pkg-descr
+++ b/emulators/ares/pkg-descr
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 ares is an open-source multi-system emulator with a focus on accuracy and
 preservation. It is a descendant of the emulators higan and bsnes. It's source
 code is structured to be maximally readable and self-documenting.
 
 ares supports the following systems: Arcade, WonderSwan, WonderSwan Color,
-Pocket Challenge V2, ColecoVision, PC-Engine / TurboGrafx, SuperGrafx, My
-Vision, NES / Famicom, Famicom Disk System, SNES / Super Famicom, Satellaview,
-Sufami Turbo, Nintendo 64, Nintendo 64DD, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy
-Advance, SG-1000, Master System / Mark III, Mega Drive / Genesis, Mega CD, 32X,
-Game Gear, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color
+Pocket Challenge V2, ColecoVision, PC-Engine / TurboGrafx, PC-Engine SuperGrafx,
+My Vision, NES / Famicom, Famicom Disk System, Game Boy, SNES / Super Famicom,
+Satellaview, Nintendo 64, SuFami Turbo, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64DD, Game Boy
+Advance, SG-1000, Master System / Mark III, Mega Drive / Genesis, Game Gear,
+Mega CD, 32X, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color
 
 ares has experimental support for the following systems: Atari 2600, MSX, MSX2,
-PC-Engine CD / TurboGrafx CD, ZX Spectrum, Neo Geo (AES/MVS), PlayStation
+PC-Engine CD / TurboGrafx CD, LaserActive, ZX Spectrum, Neo Geo (AES/MVS),
+PlayStation
 
 ares has all the features one would expect from a great emulator system: native
 multi-platform UI, dynamic rate control, save states, run-ahead, rewind and
 fast-forward, pixel shaders, color correction, input multi-mapping, debugger
 
 ares uses librashader for its pixel shader engine. This means it is highly
 compatible with existing slang shaders, e.g. the slang-shaders from libretro.
diff --git a/emulators/ares/pkg-plist b/emulators/ares/pkg-plist
index 035623ec753e..476ac9756832 100644
--- a/emulators/ares/pkg-plist
+++ b/emulators/ares/pkg-plist
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 bin/ares
-%%TOOLS%%bin/arm7tdmi
+%%TOOLSARM7TDMI%%bin/arm7tdmi
 %%TOOLS%%bin/genius
 %%TOOLS%%bin/i8080
-%%TOOLS%%bin/m68000
+%%TOOLSM68000%%bin/m68000
 %%TOOLS%%bin/mame2bml
 %%TOOLS%%bin/mia
 bin/sourcery
 share/applications/ares.desktop
 %%DATADIR%%/Database/Arcade.bml
 %%DATADIR%%/Database/BS Memory.bml
 %%DATADIR%%/Database/Famicom.bml
 %%DATADIR%%/Database/MSX.bml
 %%DATADIR%%/Database/MSX2.bml
 %%DATADIR%%/Database/Neo Geo.bml
 %%DATADIR%%/Database/Sufami Turbo.bml
 %%DATADIR%%/Database/Super Famicom Boards.bml
 %%DATADIR%%/Database/Super Famicom.bml
 %%LIBRETRO%%%%DATADIR%%/Shaders
 share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/ares.png