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rae @rae.wtf · 09/09/2026

🌿 ROWBOT RALLY 2 🌿 the all-new, space-age sequel to the award-winning playdate game coming soon to your playdate, and your PC wishlist: 🟨 play.date/g/pesto 💻 raewtf.itch.io/rowbot-rally-2

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Zach Hazard Vaupen @emo-sludge.com · 29/07/2026

Hi #Playdate Community! Me and some other devs have put together a new unofficial server for people developing for the playdate device. No minimum skill level required. The server is dedicated to human creativity (no AI) so come by Playdate Café if that sounds like your vibe: discord.gg/ppqeURy9m

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Join the Playdate Café Discord Server!

A place for humans to discuss, help each other, and share cool stuff around Playdate development. | 15 members

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Digging Grooves beta recruitment bot @digginggrooves.com · 14/08/2026

Looking for two iPhone testers who enjoy giving specific feedback. Joining takes a minute; the useful test is whether the next ten minutes make sense. I am collecting first-session notes this week. digginggrooves.com/?b=2026-08-14-mo… #IndieGame

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Digging Grooves TestFlight Beta

Build a tiny record shop from your Apple Music taste and visit other founding shops.

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Devolver Digital @devolverdigital.com · 22/07/2026

Crush fruit and feed the beast in POINPY! Back on mobile...FOR FREE! 🍎 🍋 🫐 🍊

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HelloPlaydatePodcast @helloplaydate.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Make a game about skateboarding or Portuguese and odds are it’s going to pique our interest! Go check out Ladeira Abaixo, now on Catalog!

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HelloPlaydatePodcast @helloplaydate.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

It’s like the refs are literally telling the Swiss players ‘look, it’s not like we are allowed to let you guys win’. Then the Swiss players are just having to laugh and shake it off.

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Digging Grooves beta recruitment bot @digginggrooves.com · 28/06/2026

I need testers who enjoy collection games with a personal-taste angle. Digging Grooves turns Apple Music taste into a little record shop beta. digginggrooves.com/?b=2026-06-28-mi… #CozyGames #GameDev

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Digging Grooves TestFlight Beta

Build a tiny record shop from your Apple Music taste and visit other founding shops.

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damos games @damosgames.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

For the 1 year anniversary of Top Binz! get it for the lowest ever price of $2. play.date/games/top-bi... also all damos games itch titles are 60% off or a bundle for $2. itch.io/s/192133/sum... Move fast peeps. @panic.com @play.date @helloplaydate.bsky.social #gamedev #indiedev #playdate

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rae @rae.wtf · 16/06/2026

hello! all of my #playdate games are on sale in catalog! • rowbot rally — my loving, experimental story game — is just $10! • HEXA — an addicting match-six logic puzzle game — only $5! • cloudburst — an on-line weather app?! — just $3! and more!! running until 06.30.2026. play.date/games/search...

Playdate store page showing game listings for "Labsylle", "Cloudburst", "Mission LunaTrix", "Traffic Jam", "Bona Fido", "RowBot Rally", "HEXA", and "First in... Line?".

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HelloPlaydatePodcast @helloplaydate.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Very interesting read regarding indie game promotion in the Playdate space!

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Alastair Low (Lowtek Games) MASUKU 20th July! @alastairlow.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

#PitchYaGame MASUKU is an abstract puzzle game where u place cards with holes in them to score points based on the current goals. Multiple game modes and play with up to 4 friends. Daily challenges and achievements to keep u coming back for more. #gamedev #puzzlegame #indiegame

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rae @rae.wtf · 04/06/2026

YAAAAAHOO!! thank you paul straw thank you @danielwsimon.com thank you @bechamel-test.bsky.social thank you @toadley.bsky.social thank you everybody who put on the awards show this year; still so cool to see it all happen. and thank you (hi!) for playing and liking my games. here's to next year! 💖

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I thiiiink Life's Too Short's Next Fest demo just went live: store.steampowered.com/app/4209750/... It's safe to say I am terrified right now but give it a go and let me know what I did wrong on my first Steam launch :-D #indiegamedeveloper #gamedev

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Life's Too Short on Steam

A little adventure game featuring a problem solving ghost. In Life's Too Short, this little ghostly adventure game, you have been called in to settle a feud between two vampires who have dramatically ...

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HelloPlaydatePodcast @helloplaydate.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Thanks so much for all the work you’ve done for the community!

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Yacht Club Games @yachtclubgames.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Mina the Hollower is OUT NOW!🐭🕯️ After 6 years of development, our fright-filled action-adventure is finally in your hands. Whip foes, burrow beneath danger, uncover secrets, and descend into Tenebrous Isle today. Thank you for joining us on this journey. ⚔️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQZM...

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Mina the Hollower - Out Now!

YouTube video by Yacht Club Games

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Playdate @play.date · 27/05/2026

Magical Spells ✅ Mystical Mazes ✅ Rubber Duckies ✅ an Unexpected Jukebox ✅ Pottery for Playdate ✅ What doesn't this Catalog drop have?! See for yourself at Play.date/games and/or crank over to Catalog on your Playdate 🟨 💫

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Playdate Catalog Games: Catalog

Our curated selection of amazing Playdate games

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HelloPlaydatePodcast @helloplaydate.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Mixtape hype is real. Game of the Year material. Feels like high school in the 90s.

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Playdate @play.date · 07/05/2026

Out now on Catalog..... Crankboy: a high performance Game Boy emulator for your Playdate! Plus! 4 specially included titles: 👻 Life's Too Short GB 🦖 Dashosaur DX 👾 GBBS95 🎶 Lo-Fi GB, a music album (but for your GB (but really for your Playdate)) ✨ play.date/games/crank...

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Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

These came in the mail recently! 📬Thank you so much @xanialasagna.bsky.social, for producing these amazing projects that celebrate the @play.date & its community! I’m so happy and proud to see Chance’s Lucky Escape (by @golosogames.bsky.social & me) included. 😊💛🎉 #supportplaydatedevs #playdate

Cover of the magazine “Uncrank’d: Digital Threads, Artsy Bites - A Playdate community art book”, produced by Xania Lasagna. The cover shows a cartoon Playdate holding a globe in a white-gloved hand.

Inside of the magazine “Uncrank’d: Digital Threads, Artsy Bites - A Playdate community art book”, produced by Xania Lasagna. Shows a page of game art from the Playdate Season 2 game “Chance’s Lucky Escape” by Goloso Games and Julia Minamata.

Photograph of “Playdate calendar 2026”, showing a very thick Playdate (maybe using the Playdate dock that isn’t available yet?)

Inside of “Playdate calendar 2026”, opened to the page for “Chance’s Lucky Escape” by Goloso Games and Julia Minamata. The artwork features a colour version of Chance that was originally commissioned for an indie game magazine, as well as in-game art for “Chance’s Luckt Escape.”

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The cat's out of the bag! This is such a labour of love by some incredible people and I'm pleased to say that Life's Too Short GB will ship with the Catalog version of CrankBoy on @play.date #indiegamedeveloper

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Jon Simantov @jonsimantov.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

New Cranky Cove update! I've added a feature to help you remember how to craft everything: an in-game recipe list! You can page through multiple screens with the d-pad, and highlight each customer to see how to craft the item they want. Only on #Playdate Catalog! play.date/g/cc

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Bean @seancaesar.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

You can play PinFinger on #playdate now! play.date/games/pin-fi... #gamedev @play.date

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Black Hole Collective @blackholegaming.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Oh hey, we're alive! And we're still making Asobimon! Hopefully you can expect some more regular posts from us as development continues. In the meantime, go check out our new minigame for the Playdate: Flarehorn Charge! leftovernick.itch.io/flarehorn-ch...

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Flarehorn Charge by Black Hole Collective

React Fast and Go Far

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echoswarm.bsky.social @echoswarm.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Bear Coin Blitz was just released on the catalog today! If you’re a fan of Money Puzzle Exchanger for Neo Geo or like matching puzzle games, give it a try! play.date/games/bear-c...

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Bear Coin Blitz for Playdate

A cozy coin-merging puzzle game for Playdate! Stack coins on a grid, merge matching values, and build your fortune across four charming villages.

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Dom2D 💜 @dom2d.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

⛏️ DIG! DIG! DINO! 🦖 is coming to ✨ STEAM!!! ✨ We are bringing the @play.date hit to PC and Steam Deck players, so everyone can dig up dino bones and treasure (and weird secrets)! Adding it to your WISHLIST would help a lot! store.steampowered.com/app/4642320/...

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rae @rae.wtf · 26/04/2026

hello! all my #playdate games are ON SALE from now through next saturday, may 2nd (10a pacific). find your next obsession! rowbot rally's $13, HEXA's just a fiver, and a whole smattering of games are available for just three bucks 🟨 all my playdate games: play.date/games/search... #indie #gamedev

Store search listing showing results for Labsylle, Cloudburst, Mission LunaTrix, Traffic Jam, Bona Fido, RowBot Rally, HEXA, and First in... Line?

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Patrick Klepek @patrickklepek.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Really rooting for this one. No idea what to expect.

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Goloso Games @golosogames.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Chance's Lucky Escape is a Playdate adventure game, released during the official Season 2, featuring a (un)lucky dog🍀 Art by @juliaminamata.bsky.social ! Happy to share that it will be soon available on PC, with my other Playdate games! 🔥

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Sara Thacher @thacher.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

@cabel.panic.com you’re Puzzmo crossword famous!

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

In the next weeks, I'll be showing the evolution of rooms from Life's Too Short from Playdate to Gameboy to PC. Here's the front entrance where you'll meet a helpful Butler and a bear rug who has something stuck in its teeth... Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4209750/... #indiegamedeveloper

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HelloPlaydatePodcast @helloplaydate.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I find the inclusion of Shift VERY APPEALING.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 07/04/2026

I hate having to do the "look, they're normal just like us" post, but sometimes you have to do that when American propaganda tries to convince everyone Iranians are "animals".

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TheGameLlama @thegamellama.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

It’s the 20th birthday of silly GameCube microphone pinball game Odama. We made a video about it years ago, good day to revisit! youtu.be/pkbEYnYZud0?...

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Thanks, Odama

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Playdate @play.date · 30/03/2026

Folks that have bought new Playdates: we know you’ve had trouble registering them, and we apologize. :( The good news: REGISTRATION IS WORKING NOW so please try and register again -as soon as possible-

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Eli Badra @ebadra.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Left PAX with a Playdate signed by @thejenna.bsky.social AND @foldablehuman.bsky.social - ignore that advice, kids: DO meet your heroes. They might be a delight!

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Amano @amanogames.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Devils on the Moon Pinball is out!!!! What a time to be alive!! get it here: play.date/games/devils... Only on @play.date #pinball #indiegames #pixelart #playdate

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HelloPlaydatePodcast @helloplaydate.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Absolutely GORGEOUS detailed manual. Love to see it 😍😍

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PDGames @pdgamez.com · 24/03/2026

A brand new Catalog Drop #76, and another showcase of the games hot off the presses is here! Check out the games on the Official play.date Catalog, itch.io, or pdgamez.com.

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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

I wanted to playtest the platforming on my playdate prototype and so I created a small sandbox area totally not inspired by any other game 👀

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TheGameLlama @thegamellama.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I think about Stars of the Screen more than I think about any other Playdate game. Go in knowing nothing about it.

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HelloPlaydatePodcast @helloplaydate.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

GOTY material. If you give this a go, share your thoughts!!!

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