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@ldbrart.bsky.social
· Dec 22
Lots of gratitude for the @play.date community in supporting Hall of the Dwarf King - OVER 650 SALES and counting!
Today's its day on the Playdate Advent Calendar, it's on Sale on Catalog and the tabletop version is helping folks share the Playdate experience!
playdateadvent.com#/calender/20...
Today's its day on the Playdate Advent Calendar, it's on Sale on Catalog and the tabletop version is helping folks share the Playdate experience!
playdateadvent.com#/calender/20...
I don't envy the judges for these Awards. There's so many good games. It's so hard to pick
Day 2: Nominees for Best Action Game
@2darray.bsky.social @stoff.bsky.social @amanogames.bsky.social #playdate
@2darray.bsky.social @stoff.bsky.social @amanogames.bsky.social #playdate
February 10, 2026 at 9:46 AM
I don't envy the judges for these Awards. There's so many good games. It's so hard to pick
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@play.date Community Awards Season has started! Looking forward to nominations throughout the month
Pleased to start announcing the nominees for the 2025 Playdate Community Awards, starting with Accomplishment in Accessibility!
@rae.wtf @orangethief.bsky.social @2darray.bsky.social @pawprints.games #playdate
@rae.wtf @orangethief.bsky.social @2darray.bsky.social @pawprints.games #playdate
February 9, 2026 at 6:14 PM
@play.date Community Awards Season has started! Looking forward to nominations throughout the month
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It's Friday but it's also tooths-day, or something. Molar Mayhem from @organzola.games on Playdate Unofficial! www.playdateunofficial.com/the-games/molar-mayhem
Molar Mayhem — Playdate: The Unofficial Website
Secretary: [pounding her clipboard] TEETH, TEETH, TEETH!
www.playdateunofficial.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:03 PM
It's Friday but it's also tooths-day, or something. Molar Mayhem from @organzola.games on Playdate Unofficial! www.playdateunofficial.com/the-games/molar-mayhem
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Be a Dapper Dan Man today on Playdate Unofficial. It's Deep Space Dapper Squad: www.playdateunofficial.com/the-games/deep-space-dapper-squad
Deep Space Dapper Squad — Playdate: The Unofficial Website
A space roguelite in loving memory of General Luigi
www.playdateunofficial.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Be a Dapper Dan Man today on Playdate Unofficial. It's Deep Space Dapper Squad: www.playdateunofficial.com/the-games/deep-space-dapper-squad
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Oh, cool! @jonsimantov.bsky.social’s helloyellow voice chat app for the Playdate is now available on the Catalog; it has on-device voice note recording and asynchronous voice chatting between users and via group voice chats of up to 10 people. My user code is hy-512714. play.date/games/helloy...
helloyellow for Playdate
Voice chat for Playdate
play.date
February 4, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Oh, cool! @jonsimantov.bsky.social’s helloyellow voice chat app for the Playdate is now available on the Catalog; it has on-device voice note recording and asynchronous voice chatting between users and via group voice chats of up to 10 people. My user code is hy-512714. play.date/games/helloy...
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Here it is 🥁 your bimonthly (sometimes) Catalog Drop! #73
Visit play.date/games or crank over to Catalog in your Playdate 💫
Enjoy!
Visit play.date/games or crank over to Catalog in your Playdate 💫
Enjoy!
Playdate Catalog Games: Catalog
Our curated selection of amazing Playdate games
play.date
February 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Here it is 🥁 your bimonthly (sometimes) Catalog Drop! #73
Visit play.date/games or crank over to Catalog in your Playdate 💫
Enjoy!
Visit play.date/games or crank over to Catalog in your Playdate 💫
Enjoy!
i love this and was planning something similar for PUP CUP... maybe in a pupdate...
February 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM
i love this and was planning something similar for PUP CUP... maybe in a pupdate...
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One of our most anticipated titles!
New ☄Comet dev log- Signs of life
guv-bubbs.itch.io/comet/devlog...
#playdate #1bit #Indiegames #gamedev
guv-bubbs.itch.io/comet/devlog...
#playdate #1bit #Indiegames #gamedev
January 30, 2026 at 8:36 PM
One of our most anticipated titles!
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Y'all thought we were out of codes to give away? No way! Donate to bit.ly/iceoutminnea... for a chance to win BIG HOPS from @luckshotgames.com, the hottest platformer of 2026, and help us melt ICE! Watch our stream at www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow
January 31, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Y'all thought we were out of codes to give away? No way! Donate to bit.ly/iceoutminnea... for a chance to win BIG HOPS from @luckshotgames.com, the hottest platformer of 2026, and help us melt ICE! Watch our stream at www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow
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As I've been testing my game Sound Mind (which is 2-player hide and seek/keep-away), I'm noticing that I've inadvertently made like 80% of an adventure game engine.
Wondering if there'd be any interest in a *short* prequel adventure, or if it'd just feel like asset reuse?
Wondering if there'd be any interest in a *short* prequel adventure, or if it'd just feel like asset reuse?
January 30, 2026 at 9:32 PM
As I've been testing my game Sound Mind (which is 2-player hide and seek/keep-away), I'm noticing that I've inadvertently made like 80% of an adventure game engine.
Wondering if there'd be any interest in a *short* prequel adventure, or if it'd just feel like asset reuse?
Wondering if there'd be any interest in a *short* prequel adventure, or if it'd just feel like asset reuse?
it's quite a good tote
🛍️ FREE TOTE. For a limited time, we'll make our most popular Shop option an even better deal: buy a Playdate+Cover bundle and get a FREE Playdate Tote! Keep it together.
➡️ play.date/shop/free-tote
➡️ play.date/shop/free-tote
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 AM
it's quite a good tote
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More tinkering with Pulp today! 🍋 Template game is running smoothly already, now implementing the remaining PulpScript functions in JS... #Playdate #Gamedev #ScreenshotSaturday
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 PM
More tinkering with Pulp today! 🍋 Template game is running smoothly already, now implementing the remaining PulpScript functions in JS... #Playdate #Gamedev #ScreenshotSaturday
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A Fool’s Errand — our latest game for @play.date — is out now!
Get it now: play.date/games/a-fool...
Learn more: www.iorama.studio/afoolserrand
Get it now: play.date/games/a-fool...
Learn more: www.iorama.studio/afoolserrand
January 12, 2026 at 6:12 PM
A Fool’s Errand — our latest game for @play.date — is out now!
Get it now: play.date/games/a-fool...
Learn more: www.iorama.studio/afoolserrand
Get it now: play.date/games/a-fool...
Learn more: www.iorama.studio/afoolserrand
I finally cut apart and framed the giant Hall of the Dwarf King art - you can buy this poster from the shop and cut apart your own game board or get a full tabletop box set from theGameCrafter 👑
January 13, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I finally cut apart and framed the giant Hall of the Dwarf King art - you can buy this poster from the shop and cut apart your own game board or get a full tabletop box set from theGameCrafter 👑
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January 11, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Big ups to Blippo+ for being the wildest thing I experienced last year - and now getting rightful recognition!
OH MY GOB!
Blippo+ has been nominated for four awards for the 28th annual Independent Games Festival!
🏆 Seumas McNally Grand Prize
🏆 Nuovo Award
🏆 Excellence in Visual Art
🏆 Excellence in Audio
🏅Honorable Mention: Excellence in Narrative
See you @officialgdc.bsky.social!
Blippo+ has been nominated for four awards for the 28th annual Independent Games Festival!
🏆 Seumas McNally Grand Prize
🏆 Nuovo Award
🏆 Excellence in Visual Art
🏆 Excellence in Audio
🏅Honorable Mention: Excellence in Narrative
See you @officialgdc.bsky.social!
January 9, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Big ups to Blippo+ for being the wildest thing I experienced last year - and now getting rightful recognition!
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I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
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First Playdate Unofficial of the new year? It's Mad City, a game from 2022 about how bad it is to drive in a city. www.playdateunofficial.com/the-games/mad-city
Mad City — Playdate: The Unofficial Website
Darlin’ don’t you go and drive your car
www.playdateunofficial.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:28 PM
First Playdate Unofficial of the new year? It's Mad City, a game from 2022 about how bad it is to drive in a city. www.playdateunofficial.com/the-games/mad-city
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“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
lithub.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
Mousegun is a fantastic action game with procedural elements for the Playdate. It's finally up on Catalog. Go get it!
⑤ Mousegun is a top-down shooter in a rat maze. Jonathan (the mouse) is trapped in a lab! Aim with the crank, gather cheese, collect gun upgrades, and uncover the truth about his family and the lab he's trapped in.
🐭 play.date/games/mouse...
🐭 play.date/games/mouse...
January 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mousegun is a fantastic action game with procedural elements for the Playdate. It's finally up on Catalog. Go get it!
Poignant and wonderful little story with daily elements. Subdivision is finally out on Catalog!
④ Subdivision is a small, three-part exploration of grief. A daily mode provides a small, one-screen narrative that unfolds across 10 days and is centered in observation on how others relate to one another.
🐶 play.date/games/subdi...
🐶 play.date/games/subdi...
January 7, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Poignant and wonderful little story with daily elements. Subdivision is finally out on Catalog!
Just added a bunch of new YouTube shorts to the PD Arcade Playlist. These are some of my favorite games on the @play.date that can be described in under 3 mins 🤣
Feel free to comment to be featured in the next round of these
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Feel free to comment to be featured in the next round of these
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Playdate Arcade Showcase - YouTube
Interesting games that show off the Playdate and the Arcade system built by Dave from Panic Fantastic Arcade post https://www.reddit.com/r/PlaydateConsole/co...
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Just added a bunch of new YouTube shorts to the PD Arcade Playlist. These are some of my favorite games on the @play.date that can be described in under 3 mins 🤣
Feel free to comment to be featured in the next round of these
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Feel free to comment to be featured in the next round of these
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I've played a bit of this and will Absolutely be picking up the full version on Catalog tomorrow
It's still hard for me to believe, but I have a game coming to @play.date Catalog!
Subdivision will be on Catalog on 1/6
It's a short collection of narratives and microgames that deals with love, loss and the power of a good walk.
Subdivision will be on Catalog on 1/6
It's a short collection of narratives and microgames that deals with love, loss and the power of a good walk.
January 5, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I've played a bit of this and will Absolutely be picking up the full version on Catalog tomorrow
Love to see an update from this absolute incredible looking @play.date game
Hey #PitchYaGame people 👋 Here is my game
🛡️G l o o m G a t e⚔️
It's a pocket-sized, 1-bit action RPG/Dungeon Crawler exclusively for @play.date 💛
It has reaction based fights, a node based overworld and of course Souls-Like elements 😏
I hope you like it 🥰
🛡️G l o o m G a t e⚔️
It's a pocket-sized, 1-bit action RPG/Dungeon Crawler exclusively for @play.date 💛
It has reaction based fights, a node based overworld and of course Souls-Like elements 😏
I hope you like it 🥰
January 3, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Love to see an update from this absolute incredible looking @play.date game