Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. March 30, ...

The retro gaming movement is thriving in 2026, and I put together an affordable PC build for classic games and emulation.

Max has been an enthusiast of computers ever since first laying hands on his family's home PC over 20 years ago, playing and even creating custom mods for his favourite games, such as Counter-Strike, ...

The Polymega Remix lets you play your own retro games on a Windows 11 PC, with built-in optical drive and cartridge support ...

Highly anticipated: Developer showcases over the last few weeks have filled release calendars for 2024 and 2025 with reissues of numerous classic games, some of which are available now. The growing ...

San Francisco-based studio Petallix Games has announced Backtrace: Mechanisms for Forgetting, a pixel art yuri mystery and ...

The Ace Magic Retro X5 is a compact mini PC that blends the nostalgic design of the NES console with modern hardware capable of impressive performance. Featuring an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU paired ...

Soaring modern PC component prices are prompting gamers to turn toward retro PC builds, with interest surging in 2026. These systems, often costing under $500, can emulate a wide range of classic ...