GamerCard® - Grab & Go Raspberry Pi® Gaming

Pre-loaded Games. Ready to Play
Straight off the peg, GamerCard® comes preloaded with two challenging, multilevel action games, originally released by indie developers on the Nintendo Switch™ store—now specially adapted and optimized for GamerCard®. These include Bloo Kid 2, a pixel-perfect action platformer packed with levels, swimming stages, and boss battles, and AstroBlaze DX, a hypercharged, rhythm-based space shooter bursting with neon thrills and upgrade mayhem. These aren't just demos—they’re full-featured adaptations, fine-tuned for the high-res square-screen GamerCard® experience. A Pi® Game App will be pre-installed giving users fast track access to specially optimised Raspberry Pi® games, created/modified exclusively for GamerCard's square screen format including Saboteur - a trilogy of Ninja stealth action-adventure games created by Clive Townsend which are sold on the Nintendo Switch™ store and currently being updated for GamerCard.

Emulation Powerhouse. Get Inspired
GamerCard® is capable of playing thousands of high quality: Arcade, Home-Console, PC and Handheld, classic hit games across a wide range of platforms, using popular emulator* apps such as Recalbox, RetroPie, and Lakka (not included). Such emulation offers users a unique opportunity to get inspired by a massive back-catalogue of classic games—ideal for exploring game history, design, and digital culture before starting your own creation. Note: Please consult resources such as MagPi magazine and other official Raspberry Pi publications for emulation guidelines.

Ideal for Game Creation with PICO-8™
Compatible with PICO-8™ (sold separately)—the fantasy console app for making, playing and sharing mini retro-style games. GamerCard’s 1:1 square display is a perfect match for PICO-8’s native resolution, delivering pixel-perfect visuals. Students can code, create and play full games within a single lesson—making it a powerful, compact learning tool for game design, logic, and creative coding in the classroom or at home. Completed games can be uploaded to PICO-8s Splore Game browser for everyone to enjoy and share worldwide.

Compact Hardware. Ultra thin form factor
A powerful Quad-core Raspberry Pi Zero 2W board, super-fast, Hi-res 4" square IPS display, stereo amps/speakers, and a battery all compressed into the size and shape of a retail gift card. An integrated radiator heat sink ensures cool, stable overclocking of the processor whilst tactile snap-dome buttons and silicone navigation discs deliver arcade-style responsiveness.

Fast-Track Gateway to the Pi Ecosystem
GamerCard® is a must-have for the ever-growing Raspberry Pi® community, with over 70 million users worldwide. Fully programmable and endlessly versatile, it supports a wide range of coding environments—including MicroPython, C, C++, and BASIC—making it ideal for homebrew developers, EdTech classrooms, and anyone interested in learning or teaching physical computing and game design. For those new to Raspberry Pi®, GamerCard® offers an easy, ready-to-use entry point into powerful open-source tech. With built-in Qwiic®, USB-C®, and HDMI™ ports, it’s fully expandable—just add peripherals to turn GamerCard® into a complete Raspberry Pi-powered PC. The Qwiic connector lets you easily modify GamerCard® without opening it up, while also giving you access to a vast plug-and-play ecosystem of sensors, displays, and modules from companies like SparkFun.

Impulse Buy. Immersive Play
Tapping into a multi-billion dollar market: retail gift cards consistently rank among the top-selling consumer products—loved for their compact size, convenience, and visibility at checkout counters. Inspired by this proven format, Grant Sinclair created GamerCard®: a powerful gaming device built in the shape and size of a standard gift card. Designed to slot seamlessly into existing retail gift card displays, GamerCard® transforms impulse buys into immersive gaming experiences. Whether bought online or picked up in-store, it’s high-tech entertainment in a fast, familiar format.

Grab-and-go gaming. Straight off the peg
An eye-popping desktop launcher comes pre-installed, delivering fast, streamlined access to games and apps. Navigate effortlessly using the silicone control pads for a TV-remote-style snap-and-click experience with no touchscreen required. The anti-bacterial navigation pads also keep things clean, making it fun and hygienic to use anywhere.

Audio

2x sub-miniature loudspeakers, 2x monoblock amps with audio codec IC for stereo sound.

Construction

Patented, sealed PCB sandwich construction with Zytel® layer.

Controls

Front: 8x silicone control pads using tactile snap-dome micro push buttons.
Back: L+R silicone shoulder-style buttons with tactile snap-dome switches.
Other: Silicone micro push buttons for START, SELECT and POWER-ON.
All silicone control pads and buttons have anti-bacterial coating.

Cooling

Ultra-thin passive heat sink radiator integrated into the Zytel® layer, sits on top of the processor. Helps reduce internal heat build-up and supports potential overclocking.

Display

4-inch IPS display with high resolution (254 ppi), high speed (60 fps), and flush-fit sapphire glass protective layer.

Expandability

Fully expandable via HDMI™ for HDTV etc, USB-C® for keyboard and mouse, and Qwiic® port for breaking out and modifying using the Qwiic® system.

Power Supply

Built-in 1600 mAh Li-Po battery, rechargeable via USB-C® port.
3x micro LEDs for battery recharge status:
Red = charging. Green = fully charged. Amber = low battery.

Processor

Raspberry Pi Zero 2W pre-welded inside. Specification:
Custom RP3A0 system-in-package. 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1 GHz, 512 MB SDRAM, Bluetooth 4.2 and Wi-Fi.

Storage

128 GB internal memory.

Dimensions & Weight
Length: 128 mm. Width: 88 mm. Thickness: 6.5 mm. Weight: 100 grams.

Now shipping. Deliveries estimated 8-10 weeks.

"GamerCard’s PCB sandwich construction has blown me away"  Gaming Retro

"GamerCard is incredibly thin at only 6.5 mm and weighs 100 grams. It's more pocketable than most handhelds"  Tom's Hardware

"The ZX Spectrum inventor’s nephew created a new ultra-thin handheld"  The Verge

"GamerCard Turns Raspberry Pi Into the World’s Slimmest Retro Handheld"  Yanko Design

"GamerCard®: an innovative Grab & Go gaming device that redefines portability"  Old School Gamer Magazine

"GamerCard is positioned as a stylish solution for fans of retro-gaming, who appreciate minimalism and portability"  GaGadget

"At just 6.5mm thick and a svelte 100 grams, the GamerCard boasts a clever stacked PCB design, thus eliminating bulky casing"  Tech E Blog

"GamerCard is a portable console designed by Sir Clive Sinclair's nephew"  Macitynet

"GamerCard, A Gift Card-Sized Gaming Console With Preloaded Arcade Games, Unveiled"  NaAvtotrasse.ru

"Raspberry Pi-based GamerCard is a super-thin portable console"  club.dns-shop.ru

"Just the thing for summer holidays and retro gaming on-the-go!"  Digital Life

"GamerCard: The Raspberry Pi mini handheld from the nephew of the ZX Spectrum creator"  PcDeMaNo

"It’s kind of genius. GamerCard is a retro handheld you can literally fit in your wallet"  Gadget Bond

"There are those very rare cases in which innovation and nostalgia merge into something absolutely new, brilliant, almost science fiction. GamerCard® is exactly this"  Corriere Nerd

It is the responsibility of the individual user to ensure they are complying with all applicable copyright laws and to verify the legality of downloading, owning, or using emulators or game files in their country or region. For further guidance on legal and ethical use, users are encouraged to consult resources such as MagPi magazine and other official Raspberry Pi publications.

GamerCard® is not affiliated with or endorsed by Retro Pi, Quake, Saboteur, Picor Player, Pico-8, Nintendo or the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Lexaloffle Games owns the trademark for PICO-8. Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo Co., Ltd. Raspberry Pi® is a trademark of the Raspberry Pi Foundation. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.