Pocket Retro Gamer publishes retro handheld reviews, buying guides, portable retro gaming news, and game recommendations for devices like Miyoo, Anbernic, Retroid, and Powkiddy.
Pocket Retro Gamer helps you choose the right hardware, skip the weak launches, and rediscover the games that still feel good on a small screen.
DroidDeck puts Valve's Steam client and Proton on Snapdragon handhelds. Now at 0.6.9 (31 October 2026): one library, Xbox and itch.io stores, dual-screen fixes.
If you are new to retro handhelds, these pages answer the questions people usually ask too late.
A shortlist of current handhelds with prices we checked this week.
Save 17%Android handheld whose 3.5-inch 720x720 touchscreen rotates open; D-pad, no sticks.
5.5-inch 120Hz AMOLED Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 handheld for Switch and PS2.
The budget dual-screen Retroid: 5.5-inch and 4.2-inch screens from $149.
Recent hardware coverage, from budget classics to premium Android handhelds.
The Anbernic RG DS is a $94.99 dual-screen DS-style handheld with Android 14. Specs, what reviewers found, and how it compares with the RG DS Plus and RG DDS.
Retroid Pocket Nova: QCS8550, 4.5-inch 4:3 AMOLED at 120Hz, from $239 at Retroid on 24 October 2026, and what four outlets that tested it found.
Every dual-screen handheld you can buy or pre-order, from the $94.99 Anbernic RG DS to the AYN Thor, with prices, screens, chips and ship dates.
Setup help, current handheld news, and the games still worth your time.
Firmware, setup, and practical fixes.
Turn an ASRock AMD BC-250 mining board into a Bazzite Steam machine: parts, power, cooling, BIOS flash, install, GPU governor and the frame rates to expect.
How to play Steam games on an Android handheld: GameNative, GameHub Lite, DroidDeck or Steam Link, and what runs on the Retroid Pocket 6, Nova and AYN Thor.
Launches, sales, and handheld movement.
Cocoon 3 redesigns the free Android frontend for handhelds like the AYN Thor and RG DS. Version 3.1 (26 October 2026) adds suspend and resume and self-updates.
The Anbernic RG 55G1 is a 5.5-inch 1080p Android handheld on the Snapdragon G1 Gen 2, from $139.99 at Anbernic. Specs, store prices and three reviews.
The classics worth loading first.
The 20 best Nintendo DS games, from Chrono Trigger and The World Ends with You to Mario Kart DS, plus the dual-screen handhelds that play them today.
Discover the top five Game Boy Advance games to enjoy on the ANBERNIC RG 34XX, a perfect retro gaming device for enthusiasts.
The handhelds readers keep comparing, buying, and asking about.
Miyoo Mini Plus
Ultra Compact
$69.99
Anbernic RG34XX
Classic Style
$54.11
Retroid Pocket Flip 2
Flip Handheld
$349.99
Retroid Pocket 6
Premium Android
$429.99
Anbernic RG DS Plus
Flip Handheld
$93.52
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