Game Genres

Beat 'em ups, run-and-guns, fighters, shmups, twin-stick shooters and light-gun games, all in one place. Over 100 picks with the system each runs on and what you need to play it.

Point-and-click adventures, visual novels, horror, stealth, Metroidvanias and retro platformers. Over 110 picks with the system each runs on and the control caveats that matter.

Racing, sports, rhythm and pinball games for retro handhelds. 71 picks with the system each runs on, plus the two hardware caveats that decide whether these genres work on a small screen.

Tactics, puzzle, tower defense, deckbuilders and management games for retro handhelds. Over 90 picks, the system each runs on, and why this is the best genre family for short sessions.

The best boomer shooters for handheld play, from Doom and Quake source ports that run on anything to modern throwbacks like Dusk and Ion Fury on Steam Deck.

Twenty one free, legal homebrew games to load onto your handheld right now, from new games for old consoles to open-source remakes and PICO-8 hits.

Twenty underrated retro games worth discovering on a handheld, the overlooked classics that never got the spotlight they deserved.

The best local multiplayer and co-op games for retro handhelds. 25 couch classics across every system, plus how to play them with a second controller on a TV.

The best games for short handheld sessions, from Tetris to Bomberman, picked for instant fun you can start and stop in five minutes.

The best RPGs for retro handhelds across every system. 25 classics from SNES to PS2, all perfect for handheld play with save anywhere and short session pacing.