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Life & fun · July 15, 2025

Playtiles

Stick-on mobile gamepad + weekly indie gems | pre-order now

Playtiles launched on July 15, 2025 with 7 votes, #3,844 of 9,223 launches that month. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

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What it does

Turn your phone into a handheld console with Playtiles—real buttons, no downloads, and weekly indie games. Pre-order for Q4 2025 with free shipping worldwide.

The Gear, The Link, The Quest. Get the Season 2 All-Access Pass: €60+ in curated indie games + the tactile Playtile controller for just €35.

"Playtiles offers fantastic value for money and a robust controller. Definitely niche, but perfect if it's your kind of thing (and it is mine)." "PlayTiles is a brilliant initiative that reinvents mobile gaming. With a simple concept, an electronics-free controller and small, low-footprint (but no less interesting) games, this product has everything it needs to win people over, and it makes a perfect gift at a small price." "It's a genuinely fun concept. For not much money you turn your smartphone into a little Game Boy console, and it works. The zero-electronics side is refreshing in a world where everything needs a battery and a Bluetooth connection." "[Playtiles] managed to capture what…from get.playtil.es

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