In development — follow the build

A handheld for
indie games,
built in Rust.

Console32 is an open-source retro gaming handheld. Write games in Rust or C, test in your browser, and ship to real hardware — no OS, no compromise.

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RP2350 dual-core M33

320×240 IPS LCD

16-bit colour

12 buttons

USB-C

// try it now

Play in your browser

The same game code that runs on hardware, compiled to WebAssembly. No install, no emulation layer — this is the real SDK.

🐍

Snake — Console32 WASM Demo

Click to start

↑↓←→ MoveZ A buttonX B buttonEnter Start

// what you get

Built for developers who care about the metal

No OS. No heap. No compromise. Every architectural decision serves one principle: deterministic over clever.

⚡

Bare-metal Rust

No RTOS overhead. Your game runs directly on the hardware with a guaranteed 16.67ms frame budget.

🎮

Dual SDK

Write games in Rust or C. The SDK handles all the unsafe boundaries — you write zero unsafe code.

🌐

Browser emulator

Your game compiles to WASM with zero code changes. Test, share, and demo without hardware.

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Real audio

Dedicated audio core with I2S DAC, stereo headphone output, and hardware haptic feedback.

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Drag-and-drop games

Load games via USB mass storage. Drop a .c32 file onto the console and play. No app store required.

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Stable ABI

Games compiled today work on tomorrow's firmware. Indexed vtable design means no breaking changes.

// your first game

Clean API, no boilerplate

The complexity lives inside the SDK. Your game code stays readable, typed, and safe.

 my_game.rs
use console32::prelude::*;

struct MyGame {
    x: i32,
    y: i32,
}

impl Game for MyGame {
    fn init(console: &mut Console) -> Self {
        MyGame { x: 160, y: 120 }
    }

    fn update(&mut self, console: &mut Console) {
        if console.input.pressed(Button::Right) { self.x += 2; }
        if console.input.pressed(Button::Left)  { self.x -= 2; }
    }

    fn render(&mut self, console: &mut Console) {
        console.display.clear(Color::BLACK);
        console.display.sprite(&PLAYER, self.x, self.y);
    }
}

console32_game!(MyGame);