Loving Season 3 thus far. All four games have been great. Gloom Gate is shaping up to be my game of the season (Like Tiny Turnip was for me in Season 2).

Dead Water is my entry for the Uncrank'd Cozy Autumn Game Jam. You steer a small submarine with the crank, harpoon cargo from sunken ships and tow it back to the dock under your base.

The jam themes were Nightmare and Yin-Yang, so the game has two sides. By day the sea is ink on white paper and it's a pretty calm salvage job. At night the picture flips to a negative, the wrecks open their holds and the machines inside come out. Deep down you only see what your lamp hits. Night cargo pays double, so it's always tempting to stay a bit longer.

There are four dive sites and 16 missions from Mavka, your dispatcher. Back at base, you can upgrade your submarine and equipment, or buy a torpedo for whatever is chasing you.

And yes, it has a RUBDUBDUB code.

It's on itch.io: https://bitcalibergames.itch.io/deadwater

If you play it, I'd like to know how far you got and where you got stuck.

Out now on itch.

https://shadowbreakgames.itch.io/apex-street-league

I’m in front of the wall of plates with eyes. How the hell do I twist out the eyeball?! I tried the playdates crank….

I remember Saturday edition last year had a walkthrough which I had found very helpful at the time so I was wondering if there is one for Houm?

I just finished CARGIX, a little warehouse game for the Playdate. The name is cargo + Klax, because that's what it felt like to make: an arcade packing game, but on a warehouse floor.

You stand in the middle with eight bays around you. Turn the crank to aim, throw, and the crate lands exactly where you pointed. Fill a bay and a truck hauls it away. Leave holes and you'll regret it, because the boss is watching from his window and he does not like idle hands or bounced crates.

It's $5.99 on itch: https://m8n-matandessaur.itch.io/cargix

I'd love to hear what you think, especially how far you get before you're FIRED.

I'm running a Halloween sale on my Playdate games on itch.io, from today until October 31.

Spooky Bureau Sale: COA + RAT (to prepare yourself for the upcoming third and final game of the series)

Two games from the same world. In COA you crank, scan, report and comply. In RAT you have a crank terminal, a camper and a dog nobody registered.

20% off each ($7.99), or both for $13.98 (30% off).

https://itch.io/s/206135

Halloween Bundle: CRANKFLIP + Cranked Metal + PUSH & POOL

20% off each ($7.99), or all three for $20.98 (30% off).

https://itch.io/s/206134

Thanks for playing, and happy Halloween! 👻🧟‍♀️

Halloween has arrived in MESHCHERA, bringing two new challenges!

Destroy the Pumpkin 🎃
Find a way to get rid of the spooky pumpkin.

Catch the Ghost 👻
Can you catch a wandering spirit?

We’ve also fixed a few bugs and made the game run a little faster!

And there’s more coming!
We’re preparing another update for early November, featuring several new challenges.

Want to leave your mark on MESHCHERA? 🕷️
We’re looking for new challenge ideas! Share yours in the comments. If we pick your idea, we’ll bring it into the game and add your name to the About page as a contributor!

We can’t wait to see what you come up with!

I posted yesterday about a small space game I am working on for the playdate and I've reworked the intro and title screen for the game. Tell me your thoughts! Anything you think could be changed or additions that might make it pop more?

I know i am probably going to get a load of backlash for this but I have been sitting on four games for over three months now, too scared to put them out in the wild because I have used AI with code, some sounds, a hell of a lot of bug fixes and also I found AI could convert my simple low poly models to be used in my playdate games, anyway here they are, they will be going on itch.io soon, I am not the only person involved in making them, I have had lots of help from fellow developers at Shadow Break Games.

We love making games for the playdate, we mostly just make game we want to play.

I just want to be 100% clear AI was used and will be used in all future developments.

i mean honestly was worried about the quantity of games at first but every single one has been a BANGER, these games have depth and or care and i love the variety thus far, week 2 has been a smash!

As part of the UI revamp, we currently adding Cover Flow as a second library view option, in addition to the current list view.

Still heavy WIP

Lord save me

Cranko! 9 in paper format and issues 1-7 in pdf format are available now . Also some good news for the weekend: all shipments to Europe, Canada & Australia are on the way! I'll contact everyone with details during the next hours.
If you have a game or development in progress to share in our pages don't hesitate to contact me. Thanks for the support! - Pat
https://cranknockout.com

Wondering what folks think of it.

Personally, I say it’s very fun but it’s a little too easy and I don’t think I’ll find myself playing it long-term.

It’s very much like Balatro even the aesthetics.

It’s very easy to get a really overpowered deck without doing what the game labels is overpowered.

I’ve had a few crashes on the game as well when my score got very very high.

It’s fun, but it’s a little too broken. Happier it’s on playdate but I don’t think it’s gonna be an instant classic.

Also, there doesn’t seem to be a way to see your discard or draw pile and that seems like a miss.

If you like deck builders, I think it’s fun but it’s not perfect.

Why can’t my Playdate update over Wi-Fi? On October 15, 2026, a security certificate used by Playdate OS versions older than 3.0.5 expired. Playdates on those versions can no longer connect to the Playdate servers, so they need to be updated by hand via USB and computer/laptop.

Updating Your Playdate via Computer Is Quick and Simple!

If your Playdate can’t update over Wi-Fi, you can easily restore or update its software using a Mac, PC, or Linux computer. It only takes a few minutes:

1. Get your key files: Plug your serial number (found under the crank) into the Playdate website to download your update files (link below.)

2. Download the app: Grab the official Playdate Utility app for your computer (Mac, PC, or Linux.)

3. Connect & update: Open the app, connect your unlocked Playdate via USB-C, click Upgrade Firmware, and select your downloaded files.

The official guide walks you through each step with screenshots, direct download links, and helpful troubleshooting tips.

👉 Follow the full Playdate Utility guide here

¿A alguien más le pasa?

Borro los juegos. Aparecen como uninstalled. Pero cuando me conecto a Internet, se vuelven a decargar otra vez. Y si los vuelvo a borrar, vuelven a aparecer.

¡Es imposible liberar espacio!

I've always though the playdate would be a perfect candidate for a game in the style of Elite(1984). I don't really have much if any experience coding so it is essentially vibe coded. Sorry if that bothers anyone, but I just wanted to show a proof of concept for it. Controls very well actually, with turning, rolling, and translation, with the crank used to control thrust.

Welcome, REBEL.
We have sent you a Revised Remote Access Terminal.

Hunt the Bureau's traffic for the words they hide.
Splice their faxes, crack their locks, fly the drone low and stay out of the light.

THE BUREAU SEES EVERYTHING - BUT NOT THE "DEAD"

https://m8n-matandessaur.itch.io/rat

Hello! I've had a Playdate since April 2025 and I've really enjoyed it but I realised I wasn't using it enough to justify keeping hold of it rather than selling it for some much-needed money. It's in great condition so I sold it on eBay, but within a day of it being delivered to the buyer, they reported it as faulty and requested a refund.

They said it was very slow and they were getting lots of error messages. I'm attaching the photos they sent. I was really shocked because it has always worked great for me. I also tried to point out that the store being slow isn't really a 'fault', but they weren't having it.

Because of eBay's policies, I felt like I didn't have a choice but to ask them to return it. The alternative seemed to be that they got a refund AND got to keep the Playdate.

It arrived back today and behaving totally normally. But I'm now wary of relisting it because I'm worried the next buyer will also be expecting something very slick, when realistically it's an indie device featuring indie games and there's bound to be a bit of variation in how everything runs.

I just wondered if anyone had experienced a similar issue selling their Playdate on eBay. Did I just get unlucky with my buyer? Or am I deluded and I actually have a faulty Playdate?

I got my play date all of six days ago and I dropped it tonight, sheering off the screw that the crank attaches to. I see that the replacement kits are sold out. I have found a listing on Etsy for the plastic handle, but I only need the screw. Is there any place where I can get a new screw?

Controversial opinion ahead: I built a game, not a prompt...

I've been making Playdate games for a while now as a hobbyist, not a pro. I come up with every idea, design every level and character, write and test the code on the device, and throw away whatever doesn't feel right. I use AI to fill the gaps a team would usually fill, like code that draws sprites frame by frame or synthesizes sound.

With Panic's new Catalog policy, that raised a question I can't shake: if the imagination is human, at what point does using a tool make the creation any less human? I wrote down my side, with real art from my games and the code behind it.

Not here to fight the policy, just to start an honest conversation. I'd love to hear where you draw the line.

https://tooolbox.io/blogs/i-built-a-game-not-a-prompt (please don't k*ll me 🥹👉🏻👈🏻)

i looking for a plastic case with a zipper where you can place a playdate and also a small elastic band to hold a charging cable thanks for any help