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Retroid Pocket Nova

Retroid Pocket Nova by Retroid / Moorechip, priced around $229, Horizontal retro handheld, running Android 13, with a 4.5 inch display

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Specifications

  • Brand: Retroid / Moorechip
  • Release Date: 2026 / 07
  • Price: $229 - $274 (Hover for detailed prices)
  • Form Factor: Horizontal
  • OS: Android 13

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$229 - $274 (Hover for detailed prices)
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Quick Take

The long-form editorial block is being regenerated, so this quick summary is built from the latest console specs.

Retroid Pocket Nova is a retro handheld from Retroid / Moorechip.

Its horizontal design keeps the hardware focus clear for players who already know the shape they prefer.

The device runs Android 13, which shapes setup, frontend options, and day-to-day usability.

Inside, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (QCS8550) chipset sets the ceiling for emulation and overall responsiveness.

Playable Games

Games shown here match systems this handheld can run at a B grade or better.

Cosmo Tank
Cosmo Tank

1990 •Game Boy

The player controls an armoured fighting vehicle from either a first-person perspective or a third-person perspective; depending on the level design....

Cosmos Chaos!
Cosmos Chaos!

2010 •Nintendo DS

With Cosmos Chaos, players are in for an exciting and challenging role playing adventure where they'll need to apply the knowledge and skills they acq...

CosmoWarrior Zero
CosmoWarrior Zero

2000 •PlayStation 1

Cosmo Warrior Zero, originally created and supervised by Reiji Matsumoto, a game combining an action/shooting game and a digital comic! A game with 3...

Costume Quest 2
Costume Quest 2

2014 •PlayStation 3, Wii U

In developer Double Fine’s triumphant return to Auburn Pines, our candy-crazed crusaders Wren and Reynold must once again protect Halloween from untol...

Cotton 100%
Cotton 100%

1994 •PlayStation 1, PlayStation 3, PSP, Super Nintendo

Cotton 100% is a side scrolling shooter by Success and Datam Polystar, and likely sequel to the arcade game Cotton originally released in 1989. Previ...

Cotton Boomerang
Cotton Boomerang

1998 •Sega Saturn

A followup game to Cotton 2, Cotton Boomerang uses the same graphics, sound and enemies, but slightly different gameplay. Gone are the lifebars, now...

Count Pacula
Count Pacula

2024 •Nintendo Entertainment System

In this hack of Devil World, you play as Count Pacula, who is a blight on the good Pac family name. In order to rid the countryside of this embarrassi...

Countdown Vampires
Countdown Vampires

1999 •PlayStation 1

Because Capcom's Resident Evil single-handedly created the modern survival horror genre, the critically acclaimed adventure spawned countless sequels...