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Case Portman @caseportmanaudio.com · 25/09/2026

Hi, I’m Case! 👋 I’m a sound designer who loves crafting sounds from scratch. Recording, tweaking, experimenting and getting my hands dirty. No dang AI generation here! While the digital world gets more “tokens this” and “credits that”, I’m happy keeping things old-school. 💜

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Tom White @tomwhite.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Peedee ICF-390 launches on Catalog tomorrow! Be transported as you crank through random radio stations from around the world. Unique to the Catalog release is a sleep timer! #playdate #indiedev #solodev

A banner with the text "Listen with Serendipeedee" to the left, and a Playdate console to the right. The screen of the Playdate is displaying an old-school radio interface.

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Playdate @play.date · 09/09/2026

Season 3 CONFIRMED, starts October 8. Pre-order now! 🛼 play.date/s3

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yserbius.bsky.social @yserbius.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

As a programmer, I am intimately familiar with my own code until the moment my PR/MR is approved, at which point the code could be an Enigma encryption for all I know.

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Alistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

RIP Tim Curry. Here having the time of his life in a video game. youtu.be/U_U59u69tys?...

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Tim Curry as Premier Cherdenko - Space!

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Obsolete Sony @obsoletesony.com · 06/08/2026

I just think they're neat

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Rojo Velasco @rojovelasco.itch.io · 06/08/2026

Are you a speed demon? Do you have grease in your veins? Join the Chevalier Racing League. #playdate #indiedev #gamedev

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Eva Navratilova @evanavratilova.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

This is deeply emotional for us.🥹 Scarlet Deer Inn, our dark medieval folk tale with physical embroidery, is OUT NOW on Steam! Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us on this journey. ❤️ Steam: store.steampowered.com/app1553260

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Playdate @play.date · 09/07/2026

small handheld. big ben.

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toldtheworld @toldtheworld.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/06/2026

I've stopped playing the #Playdate , but the #Peedee #radio app mamota-games.itch.io/peedee-icf-390 has brought it back into my life. I turn it on while cooking, when the environment is loud enough that high fidelity doesn't matter and high frequencies are desirable, and discover quirky […]

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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Making a game for the Playdate knowing the sales data will be anecdotal at best is really liberating. After many years of making games for companies, following market trends, and making what I was asked to make instead of what I wanted to do... now I have total freedom. And it feels wonderful ❤️

Playdate game prototype running on the handheld.

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Tom White @tomwhite.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

New release for #playdate: Peedee ICF-390 Grab it on itch, pay what you want: mamota-games.itch.io/peedee-icf-390 #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

A rendering of an analogue radio in 1-bit. Below, text says "The Source FM, Cornwall, UK".

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Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

My book Make Games for @play.date with Lua is finally done after 18 months of writing and revising! It's now available on all ebook retailers. The book is written for beginners, covering the key concepts of game programming, Lua, and the Playdate SDK. pdbook.net

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Make Games for Playdate with Lua

A fun introduction to game programming with Lua and the Playdate SDK by Brett Chalupa.

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Playdate @play.date · 12/05/2026

⑤ Crankwords is a daily word game for Playdate. Find all the words within the letters in 5 minutes, and compare your score to your friends with online scoreboards. 🔠 play.date/games/crank...

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Tom White @tomwhite.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

My little project Crankwords landed on the #playdate Catalog today, it's a dollar, go get it! play.date/games/crankw...

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Crankwords for Playdate

Crankwords is a daily word game for Playdate.

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Tom White @tomwhite.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Hyper Vector is out! Crankwords is releasing on Catalog next week! Which means it's time for a new project... #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

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hailsanta.bsky.social @hailsanta.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

And some fun little dither experiments that came out of the process but that were not suitable for something that needs to be printable.

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hailsanta.bsky.social @hailsanta.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

A poster commission for @tomwhite.bsky.social's retro game inspired by classis like Escape Velocity for the Playdate handheld, Hyper Vector. You can check the game out here: play.date/games/hyper-...

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Playdate @play.date · 16/04/2026

Students of any age can create real, playable games on a device that they can hold in their hands, a pretty powerful entrance to learning computer science and game development! Learn more about Playdate for education, and special discounts for qualifying educators below 👇 🍎 play.date/education

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Playdate. Order now!

It’s yellow. It fits in your pocket. There’s a crank. It comes with 24 free games to get you started. Say hi to Playdate from Panic.

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Playdate @play.date · 15/04/2026

③ Embark on your galactic journey and plot your own course through factional conflict, piracy and an ever-changing economy in Hyper Vector! 🪐 play.date/games/hyper...

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Playdate @play.date · 15/04/2026

Fire up those Playdates! 5 new games have been added to Catalog 🔥 Visit play.date/games or open Catalog directly in your Playdate. Enjoy!

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Playdate Catalog Games: Catalog

Our curated selection of amazing Playdate games

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Tom White @tomwhite.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Hyper Vector releases in tomorrow's Catalog drop! #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

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Johan Peitz - Icy Tower is coming soon! @johanpeitz.com · 03/03/2026

picoCAD 2 launches on March 16! Check out the trailer 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr-m... #gamedev #lowpoly #pixelart

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Retro Tech Dreams @retrotechdreams.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Kai's Power Goo (1996). I bought my boxed copy from CompUSA.

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potch @potch.me · 19/02/2026

now with rich cinematic sound

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Tom White @tomwhite.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Crankwords, daily wordgame for Playdate is now available on Itch. This was a tiny project to unwind after submitting Hyper Vector to the Catalog, and I ended up releasing it pay-what-you-want. mamota-games.itch.io/crankwords #playdate #indiedev #solodev #gamedev

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Crankwords for Playdate by Tom White

A daily wordgame for Playdate

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Keith @keithdunn.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Damian Hall began loop 3 barefoot at 22:54:26. Mathieu Blanchard and Sébastien Raichon began loop 3 shortly thereafter. #BM100

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Keith @keithdunn.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

After a brief memorial, laz lit the cigarette at 6:00am. The 2026 Barkley Marathons has begun. #BM100

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yaoi gagarin @mel.bzky.team · 30/01/2026

january 30th: a partially formed mr. blobby stands by the perimeter fence and screams for thirty seconds before disappearing

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Tom White @tomwhite.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Can’t believe they went to Aldhani to film the Traitors final!

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Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Hello, it's my birthday so I feel bold enough to suggest; if you'd like to make a small, for-profit game or two together in 2026 please get in touch!

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Tom White @tomwhite.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Finally getting metadata assets set up for Hyper Vector, launch animations are fun! #playdate #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

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Tom White @tomwhite.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

There's been a bit of a break in Hyper Vector development, but I've been on another stint recently. Gradually ironing out bugs and improving balance. Today I've been tweaking the slot machine payouts, here's what I'm using to simulate!

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Cyriak @cyriak.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

This is incredible. They took this picture down, not because its a nightmare ai monstrosity, but because "it looks like immigrants a bit. maybe." Like 2 different strains of insanity colliding and somehow cancelling each other out

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Nanoraptor @nanoraptor.danamania.com · 18/11/2025

Truly smart devices would choose not to connect to the internet.

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Rojo Velasco @rojovelasco.itch.io · 23/10/2025

Even with advancements granted by Ruhetek, planetfall is still rather risky. Better have a good Cloning Contract before venturing forth. #playdate #indiedev #gamedev

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Tom White @tomwhite.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Added a log-overdue feature to Hyper Vector: an explorable map. #gamedev #playdate #indiedev #solodev

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Playdate @play.date · 15/10/2025

Playdate game developer Keith Baker has created a super handy, unofficial Mac app for managing a Playdate device. Easy access to screenshots, achievements, logs, and lots more. Check out pdmanager! 🍎 apps.apple.com/us/app/pdman...

screenshot of the app and its icon, showing the "Playdate connected" view listing some key stats about the device

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Tom White @tomwhite.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

I've made a few improvements to trade in Hyper Vector, completely overhauling the Market to provide much more information, which should make profitable trading much easier. There's also more information in the Manifest on good routes! #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

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Richard @benjymous.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

In a long ago place, in a far away time, The villagers cast out one whose song didn't rhyme... Defeat the Mysterious Monsters! Retrieve the four Mysterious Musical Notes and collect the Mysterious Gems! sing-song ding-dong coming to @play.date Catalog on the 9th of December! #playdate #gaming

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Tom White @tomwhite.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

A playtesting build is available for Hyper Vector! If you'd like to give this rather rough version a go I'd appreciate any feedback! #gamedev #playdate #indiedev #solodev discord.com/channels/675...

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

The Sunken Bell is an unpleasant pub. Grim men, salt-scarred and edging mania, hold to its tables as if to let go would cast them adrift in some terrible storm. Even the local farm perries cannot compensate for what can only be called an atmosphere of doom. - Hookland Fruit Cider Pub Guide, 1980

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Tom White @tomwhite.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Hyper Vector is nearing public playtesting! I'm working my way through the game end-to-end personally first, and finding/fixing a lot of bugs and performance issues. Device Info is my new friend! #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

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