r/RetroHandhelds↗
Retro Handhelds
Discuss and share anything related to retro handhelds, including original/reproduction hardware, emulation handhelds, mobile device emulation, console mods, and games for retro handheld systems. You can read the full rules text and flair descriptions required for posts on the wiki.
38k subscribers241 posts / mo in Sep 2026190 authors / mosince 2020
r/RetroHandhelds has 38k members (+127% over the last 12 months). It gets about 241 posts a month from 190 people. Top topics: Handheld Gaming Emulation, Anbernic Handhelds and Nintendo Handhelds & Collections.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Handheld Gaming Emulation14%
- Anbernic Handhelds8.1%
- Nintendo Handhelds & Collections6.4%
- Retroid Devices5.5%
- Mini Consoles & Gear3.5%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Retro Catalog
- Handhelds Wiki
- Aliexpress
- Anbernic
- etsy
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