Three engineers in Warsaw who grew up with NES cartridges and decided to build the retro portal they wanted to use themselves.
RetroPlayland was founded in 2026 in Warsaw, Poland by three engineers who grew up with NES, Amiga, and Commodore 64 cartridges in shoeboxes under their parents' TV. We loved retro gaming portals — but felt every existing one looked like it had not been redesigned since 2009. So we built the one we wanted to use ourselves.
"We don't stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing." — George Bernard Shaw (allegedly).
We believe a great experience is worth $1. Anyone can play for free with daily limits. Unlimited access is $1/day, $5/month, or $20 for life. No subscriptions, no auto-renewals, no dark patterns.
Self-hosted analytics. No third-party trackers. No advertising profiles. Read our privacy policy — it's actually short and human-readable.
We will never become an indexer of 50,000 unverified ROMs. Every game on our library is played by a human before being published. Our quality bar is "would I show this to a friend?"
Our emulators are open-source (GPL, MIT). Our blog content is CC-BY-SA. Our public APIs are documented and free for research, fan sites, and tooling.
If we host something we shouldn't, tell us — see DMCA. We remove in 48 hours, no court orders needed.
"The first retro portal that doesn't look like 2009." — The Verge (probably, one day)
"They charge $1 and people happily pay. Refreshing." — imaginary VC tweet
Email hello@retroplayland.com, find us in the forum, or check out our blog. Press kit and brand assets available at press@retroplayland.com.
🎮 Made with ❤️ for the kids of the 80s & 90s · Warsaw, Poland · est. 2026 · still playing.