I am pleased to announce the launch of AROS Portable Games, a special distribution of AROS designed with retro gamers in mind. The system runs without installation, without modifying your hard drive and without the need for dedicated hardware - all you need is a USB 3.0 flash drive.

Download the system and view the installation guide:
https://aros.games

What does AROS Portable Games offer?

- boots directly from a USB stick (UEFI, x86_64),
- a ready-to-use graphical environment upon launch,
- an experience similar to running on native hardware,
- a set of emulators and configurations tailored for retro gamers,
- the ability to run games from the Amiga, consoles and arcade machines.

The system is based on an AROS build prepared by Deadwood (ABIv11, 20250418-1 U3) and includes additional themes, configurations and selected programmes prepared by Retrofaza.

Hardware requirements:

- x86_64 computer,
- USB 3.0 (host + USB stick),
- UEFI,
- virtualisation enabled in BIOS/UEFI (Intel VT‑x / AMD‑V).

To prepare the USB stick, simply write the image to a >16 GB drive, e.g. using Rufus (Windows).

If you like the project, please consider supporting the AROS developers:

Kalamatee:
PayPal: kalamatee@gmail.com
Ko‑Fi: https://ko-fi.com/kalamatee

Deadwood:
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/4deadwood

Please feel free to test it and share your feedback!

My most powerful computer is being repaired, I will not fail to donate as soon as I can

Awesome idea, the kind that attracts new users. I just would like to suggest that you add a list of the games included (specially for forums and social media) so potential viewers get more interested

That’s exactly the goal: to reach new users. The image contains only free games, so as not to violate any licenses. But for Amiga games, for example, there’s a scripted AmigaGuide from which you can launch any game using WHDLoad (it downloads automatically from the internet).

https://www.youtu...dbUYfWpDkw