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== What is PortMaster? ==
It basically handles the configuration and installation for a lot of games that can run without an emulator on your handheld device. Those specific versions of games are called "Ports" and can be run natively on the handhelds that run a linux based operating system.


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== Official Website ==
== Official Website ==


https://portmaster.games/
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== Popular Games ==
Here are some of the most popular games from PortMaster (as of September 2025).
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== Troubleshooting ==
Follow the instructions for the game you want to run on the [https://portmaster.games/games.html portmaster] website.
Lots of games also require specific "runtimes". You can download these files via the options tab in the portmaster app.


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Revision as of 14:14, 2 September 2025

What is PortMaster?

It basically handles the configuration and installation for a lot of games that can run without an emulator on your handheld device. Those specific versions of games are called "Ports" and can be run natively on the handhelds that run a linux based operating system.

Official Website

https://portmaster.games/

Popular Games

Here are some of the most popular games from PortMaster (as of September 2025).

  • Discord Server

    This is the official PortMaster discord server. It's a pretty big community. Test builds of new games that are not included in the official release are posted there too.

    https://discord.gg/DTVvtwST

    Screenshots

    These screenshots have been taken on ArkOS R3XS V2.0 (08232024-1)

    Troubleshooting

    Follow the instructions for the game you want to run on the portmaster website.

    Lots of games also require specific "runtimes". You can download these files via the options tab in the portmaster app.