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The Most Played Retro Handheld Games of October 2026
Apotris beat two Mario classics, Castlevania took over the long sessions, and we logged 1,176 hours on our handhelds. Here is what retroshelf members played in October.
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- beta update #04 / the month the hours doubledPlay time more than doubled this month. Community stats, a new collector champion, and Play History - the biggest feature we have shipped yet. 3 min read
- beta update #03 / one month, one thousand hoursA month since the last update, and the numbers have kept climbing. Here are the community stats, plus everything we've shipped since. 3 min read
- beta update #02 / the numbers so farEleven days into the beta, the shelves have filled out fast. Here are the community numbers, plus everything we've shipped since. 3 min read
- beta update #01 / what's new on retroshelfLast week we launched our beta. Here's what's changed and a few numbers from the beta so far. 2 min read