Closed beta

Every game you play is worth remembering.

Track what you play across retro handhelds, then see what other players are picking up, finishing, and replaying.

A RetroShelf profile showing recently played games, recent activity, and a beaten shelf.

Your games log themselves.

A tiny plugin runs on your handheld and captures every session as you play: the game, the minutes, the device.
Your shelf updates while you are still on the cushion.

  1. 01Drop the plugin on your SD card
  2. 02Link your device
  3. 03Sessions log automatically
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A Miyoo Mini Plus handheld running the retroshelf plugin, showing Status: Linked.

Your year of play, finally legible.

retroshelf turns scattered sessions across handhelds into a timeline you can browse later: what you played, where you played it, what you finished, and the notes you left along the way.

A retroshelf profile activity tab showing the year-so-far summary: 67h played, 3 beaten, 4 handhelds, 12 games logged, 5 reviews, with The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap as the most played game and Miyoo Mini Plus as the most played device, followed by recent activity entries.

Find games through real shelves.

See which games are catching on with handheld players, and which devices they’re playing them on.

Popular this week widget showing example trending games — Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Metal Gear Solid, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap — with session counts, player counts, and the handhelds they were played on.

Popular this week

What people are picking up, finishing, and replaying right now.

The retroshelf devices index, highlighting the Miyoo Mini Plus as the most-played device and a row of handhelds played this month.

Browse by device

Filter shelves by Miyoo, Anbernic, Odin, and the rest of the gear you care about.

A review of The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, showing a four-star rating, the time played, and the handheld it was played on.

Reviews with context

Star ratings come with the handheld they were played on, not just a number.

The Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow game page showing 7 players, 24.3 hours total time tracked, a breakdown of top devices, and a community review.

See how people play

Every game shows who is playing it, on what handheld, and for how long.

Closed beta

Start a shelf.
Help shape the closed beta.

We’re opening retroshelf in small waves, starting with retro handheld players who want to help shape the community from the beginning.