Are you looking for the best handheld gaming PC? Valve ignited the handheld PC arms race in 2022 with the release of the Steam Deck. Still, it wasn’t the first, as a few older players have been iterating and improving their designs, alongside new competitors in the Asus ROG Ally and soon-to-be Lenovo Legion Go throwing their hat into the ring.

To make sense of this rapidly changing market, we’ve collated a list of all the best handheld gaming PCs. Unlike the best gaming PCs, these models have a portability factor that means you can carry them anywhere. We’ve taken a look at specifications, build quality, value, and software to sort the wheat from the chaff, even including something that might technically fit on our best gaming laptop list too.

We’ve already mentioned the venerable Steam Deck but you may be after something with a little more oomph – a question best answered by the Asus ROG Ally with its Z1 Extreme chip. If portability is your main concern, perhaps the Aya Neo Air may tickle your pickle with its minuscule footprint and vibrant OLED display.

If you’re all work and play then the GPD Win Max 2 and its novel convertible design may just hit two birds and one stone with its unique pairing of a controller and traditional laptop design.

There’s plenty to choose from, so read on to see what handheld gaming PC might be best for your hands.

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