handheld game

Gaming on go

A handheld game is a portable electronic gaming device small enough to hold in your hands while playing—from early single-game units like Merlin and Simon to multi-game systems like the Game Boy and Nintendo Switch.

The term can also refer to the games themselves: I brought a few handheld games for the road trip.

Related

buttons · small screen · screen · joystick · battery · battery life · low battery · pixelated · arcade · tetris · cheat codes · save file · pocket · 8-bit · thumbs · beeps · backlit · childhood

Categories
Opposites
portability/platform type

handheld gamehome console

TV-based gaming device

console game · PC gaming · arcade cabinet · gaming PC · PlayStation

physical scale

handheld gamearcade game

Token-operated entertainment machine

arcade cabinet · arcade machine · pinball machine

gaming medium

handheld gameboard game

Marked-surface group entertainment

tabletop game · card game · outdoor game · lawn game · parlor game

Family

hand, held, game, hands, handed, handing, handy, handily, handful

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G