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Artist, Playdate developer Ledbetter.games Ldbr.art https://play.date/games/search/?q=Ledbetter

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Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · Aug 5

HALL of the DWARF KING is Out Now on @play.date Catalog! It's a unique Dungeon Puzzler made for Solo OR Co-op Boardgame play!
www.reddit.com/r/PlaydateCo...

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Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · 9h

it has long been my dream to play on that giant playdate

Playdate @play.date · 10h

👋 Come see us at Portland Retro Gaming Expo next weekend!🕹️

📅 Oct 18+19
📍 Oregon Convention Center
👾 Playdate + Panic Games Booth #1311
🎟️ Tickets available at retrogamingexpo.com

P.S. Stop by our booth and compete for the Root Bear ✨perfect pour✨ high score of the day! There will be prizes 🍺🐻

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Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · 15h

discord.gg/GexrZ9wNG

Join the Playdate Squad Discord Server!

We chat about all things Playdate! The tiny handheld by Panic inc. | 9338 members

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Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · 15h

Announcing a collaborative Halloween themed project! Come join us and make a spooky @play.date Pulp game... Full details at the link and organized in the PD Squad discord.

Submission cutoff Midnight 10/19/2025

ledbetter-games.itch.io/ware-wolf

Ware-wolf by Ledbetter Games

A night around the campfire...

ledbetter-games.itch.io

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Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · 6d

From Terratopia: March of the Demon King. So good

Spookie @spookiepie.bsky.social · 7d

I didn't have time to make a full character illustration of @kodiakgames.bsky.social 's character Nym back when their game came out, so here she is! ✨

#Spookie-art

Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · 6d

Fantastic UI update in OS 3.0 for @play.date ! Folders!

youtube.com/shorts/7u0_B...

PD Arcade - Playdate OS 3.0.. Folders!

YouTube video by Ledbetter

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Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you so much for doing such a playthrough! It was great to watch

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Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · 13d

Free coloring book on itch! ledbetter-games.itch.io/hotdk/devlog...

HotDK FREE Coloring Book Released!

Unlocked as a FREE PDF for anyone to enjoy! We have LOVED seeing your printed setups and hearing your stories about HALL of the DWARF KING taking over your game nights. One of our players shared the c...

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Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · 13d

Out now on Catalog play.date/games/hall-o...

HallOfTheDwarfKing for Playdate

You were knocked out, and your party is stranded in the Dungeon of N'ven. You Cannot move. This is not a Dungeon Crawler, but a Dungeon Puzzler! Survive until you meet the Dwarf King. He may free you....

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Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · 13d

Fantastic video showing off the first fully colored setup for Hall of the Dwarf King that I've seen! This was actually the inspiration for the free coloring book 🙂

I love to see folks enjoying what I've made (YouTube can Auto generate captions in English if needed)

Zockeromi @zockeromi.bsky.social · 13d

Richtig originell:
@ldbrart.bsky.social
Hall of the Dwarfking, Ledbetter Games, Playdate
youtu.be/qkbE0Zp93io

Hall of the Dwarfking, Ledbetter Games, Playdate Review german / deutsch

YouTube video by Zocker Omi

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Zockeromi @zockeromi.bsky.social · 13d

Richtig originell:
@ldbrart.bsky.social
Hall of the Dwarfking, Ledbetter Games, Playdate
youtu.be/qkbE0Zp93io

Hall of the Dwarfking, Ledbetter Games, Playdate Review german / deutsch

YouTube video by Zocker Omi

youtu.be

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Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 19d

Still playing with this, but going in no particular direction. It's just fun seeing the Melkhior's Mansion characters come to life on the PlayDate.

#melkhiorsmansion #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #playdate www.bitglint.co.uk

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Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · 22d

Don't Press A To Jump is one of my favorite 'Go as far as you can' games on the @play.date

luc-walz.itch.io/dont-press-a...

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scraecrow @rae.wtf · 24d

☂️ just pushed up cloudburst v1.0.5 for #playdate — featuring UV index, visibility, and 3 new wallpapers!

the full changelog: rae.wtf/blog/cloudbu...
in catalog soon: play.date/games/cloudb...
on itch now (free!): raewtf.itch.io/cloudburst

hope you enjoy it! and thanks for using cloudburst 💖

Black and white idle clock screen for a game console. In the center-right of the screen, atop a white background, is a large black analog clock with a gray hour hand, and a white minute hand. The top left corner displays weather information (Sunny, 64º), the bottom left corner displays the date (September 15th), and the bottom right corner displays battery percentage.

Black and white idle clock screen for a game console. There's a stylized graphic of an old-school flip clock, showing the time 10:22. The bottom left corner displays weather information (64º, Sunny); and the bottom right corner displays battery level.

Black and white idle clock screen for a game console. White, blocky text on a black background, reading "Cloudburst version 1.0.5. The current time is 10:23. The date is September 15th. You're in San Jose. The temperature is 64 degrees."

Black and white game screen, showing weather info. In the center, UV index and visibility data are displayed. Surrounding it are other pieces of data such as moon phase, wind speed, and the time the info was last updated.

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Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · 24d

Let's keep it going with one of my favorites. Gecko Snacks! Heard about this one from @helloplaydate.bsky.social and it's a great mix of meditative-frantic-meditative

mcdevon.itch.io/gecko-snacks

@play.date #indiedev #showcase

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Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · 27d

Happy Friday! Please enjoy me living out the BEST DAY EVER and giving Cups to Pups at the local Puppy Bowl

youtube.com/shorts/wdWE4...

PUP CUP is Out Now on Playdate Catalog and just in time for PUPPY BOWL! #GiveBack #PLAYDATE #puppy

YouTube video by Ledbetter

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Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · 28d

Links!

Fantastic Arcade Reddit post
www.reddit.com/r/PlaydateCo...
Playdate Mirror
play.date/mirror/
Dave's github
github.com/daveatpanic/...
Uncrank'd
uncrankd.myshopify.com/collections/...

From the PlaydateConsole community on Reddit: Playdate.. Arcade Cabinets!?

Explore this post and more from the PlaydateConsole community

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Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · 28d

A little bit about how the @play.date Arcade Cabinet came to be..

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Patrick Klepek @patrickklepek.bsky.social · 28d

Last month, I used the Louvre's (now retired) 3DS audioguide. It was *so* cool and I almost fucked it up because I promised my 9yo we'd tour the museum this way and, upon arrival, learned every 3DS was sold out. My distressing story for @crossplayblog.bsky.social: www.crossplay.news/p/how-ninten...

How Nintendo Made Visiting a "Boring" French Museum Incredibly Special

Or, the story of how I almost completely screwed it all up.

www.crossplay.news

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Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · 29d

I've been wanting to get more videos up from the @play.date Arcade cabinets, and you all seemed to love the last one.

Here's a showcase playlist that I'll add to periodically and will post the videos themselves here over the next couple weeks!

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...

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Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · Sep 9

I cannot express how much I love bootleg things. AI knockoffs just don't hit tho

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Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · Sep 9

i can't imagine Blippo+ went into the millions and it's everything i didn't know i wanted. point that money cannon at real creators and see what happens

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Team Lazerbeam @teamlazerbeam.bsky.social · Sep 8

It's been 1 year since we released the Shroom and Gloom prototype!🎉

Created over 3 months, the prototype was created to asses the viability of turning Shroom and Gloom into a full game.

Here's how it turned out, alongside the OG jam game made in 10 days:

#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment

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Chuck Jordan @sasquatchers.wtf · Sep 7

A minor update to my #Playdate game "Sound Mind" that's still hugely satisfying: I finally replaced the placeholder animations for the bookcases.

Keen-eyed viewers will notice that the secret passages create a space that doesn't make sense, but that's okay because the game doesn't make sense.

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Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · Sep 7

Yup just a mini PC running the Sim with a controller.

Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · Sep 7