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Life & fun · December 20, 2022

Play your retro games in a browser with cross device saving

Afterplay lets you buy and play retro games instantly in your browser or on mobile — no emulators to set up, no downloads, with saves that sync across every device.

Play your retro games in a browser with cross device saving launched on December 20, 2022 with 6 votes, #1,588 of 3,688 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

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    We just launched the Afterplay Store. It lets you buy new retro games and start playing instantly in your browser, with no installs or setup. Here’s a quick demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoChUbaspbI We’re launching with publishers like Mega Cat Studios and Incube8, with more to come. The goal is to make retro games as easy to access as modern ones. Would love any feedback.

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