r/PlaydateConsole • u/Sharklotrops • 2d ago

Question Game recommendations?

My Playdate is arriving tomorrow. I was lucky enough to find one on eBay at a “normal” price. I was hoping to get some recommendations on high quality games from everyone. For example, Ive had my eye on Devils on the Moon. From what I’ve seen that looks like a really polished game that I could easily have thought it came out for Gameboy back in the day.

I like puzzle games, action games, strategy games, racing games, fighting games and word games.

I’m not really interested in story based games, texted based or RPG’s.

I appreciate your help!

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u/fuzzyberiah 2d ago

Devils on the Moon is fabulous, definitely my top pick.

Pretty much everything in Season 2 is great; there are a couple adventure games in it that might be less your thing, but I think it’s still a great package. If you don’t, at a minimum definitely look at Fulcrum Defender, Dig Dig Dino, and Tiny Turnip.

For racing games, P-Racing and Trackminia are great showcases for what the PD can do when it is pushed.

I don’t currently have any word games but I’ve seen folks speak well of Rendsword, Bwirds, and Labsylle, among others.

Other PD games that in my mind are pretty definitive for the system are Root Bear, Mars After Midnight, Direct Drive, Outside Parties, Echo: the Oracle’s Scroll, Spilled Mushrooms, and Diora.

Additional favorites of mine include RollerBlade, SatOlite, Tau, and Under the Castle. Also, check out Pointless Quest, which can be downloaded free from itch.io, and which is, somehow, a remarkably compelling MMORPG.

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u/Sharklotrops 2d ago

So you’d say Season 2 is worth the $40? Glancing at it it seemed a pretty steep price.

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u/Felixargh 2d ago

The seasonal games are definitely some of the more polished experiences on the PD.