One notable title launching today as part of Catalog is the fast and gorgeous shoot 'em up (schmup), Gun Trails by Yoyogi Games. Its detailed art and fluid graphics have left even Panic surprised by what they are accomplishing on the device. Learn more about the development of Gun Trails and its inspirations on Playdate’s news site, and find the game on Catalog.
As a short shipping update, Panic continues to ship Group 4 of 5 of their Playdate pre-orders that began going out to customers last month.
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Playdate Catalog - Games for July 2023
Gun Trails, an MP3 player!?, PLUS: 8 more games & apps!
Out Today:
- Gun Trails - $6
- By Yoyogi Games
- Description: Experience three stages of thrilling action, heart-pounding music, and score-chasing-delight as you navigate your way through intricate bullet patterns and larger-than-life bosses. Dodge, attack, survive! Pushing the system to its limits, Gun Trails runs at the device's maximum display speed, can you keep up?
- Credits: Josh Filstrup, Design, Direction & Programming. Sam Filstrup, Art. Adam Carey, Music & SFX. Matt Martin, SFX. John Sremac, Voice Over.
Gun Trails
- Kicooya MP3 - $9
- By Abeno Studio
- Description: Kicooya MP3 is a music player for Playdate. Analyze MP3 files and display song information and artwork. The sound quality can be adjusted with a 5-band parametric equalizer. Retro mode gives you the feel of old device. Switch the Music Player page to the Face of your choice. You can create your own Face using JSON / Lua Script. Play videos encoded for Playdate (.pdv). Supports English and Japanese.
Kicooya MP3
- Possessions - $3
- By Moonbeam Games
- Description: Welcome to Possessions, a ghoulish game of programs, puzzles, and poltergeists. In Possessions, you play as a restless spirit, wandering from neighborhood to neighborhood and home to home, possessing the residents therein, and messing with their relationships however suits your fancy. Why? Gotta pass time in the afterlife somehow.
- Credits: Mick Johnson, Programming and Game Design. Eve Moroyoqui, Art. Additional Art by Mick Johnson and Aimee Venot. Music, Steven Wahl (@stevenwahlmusic).
Possessions
- A Special Note on The Lushes Land -
- While mentioned in the above video, The Lushes Land has been delayed for release on Catalog.
- CodeWordPlay - $4
- By Mike Suszek
- Description: You are a code breaker who stumbles across a device that spits out coins every time you solve a four-letter code. As your wealth grows, so do the questions: Where did this device come from? Who made it? What happens if you keep playing, or worse yet, if you walk away from it all?
- Credits: Developed by Mike Suszek
CodeWordPlay
Released on July 5, 2023:
- Mash Gadget - $5
- By Bipedal Dog
- Description: Stretch that forearm, crack those knuckles -- it’s time to test your mashing skills in Mash Gadget, a digital (emphasis on the digit) throwback toy perfect for training trigger fingers or fidgeting away the minutes.
- Credits: Ray Barnhol
Mash Gadget
- Cranky Bird - $3
- By Jerry Verhoeven
- Description: After a hard day's work in the mines, our bird is CRANKY. Who could blame him? He's tired, hungry and has a hellish commute ahead of him… Navigate this cranky bird through 32 perilous levels full of spikes, water hazards and crackling electricity. Along this herculean journey you'll get to meet a small cast of friendly birds that help to motivate our cranky bird reach his loving family back home.
- Credits: Jerry Verhoeven, code, art, and writing. Asa Azuma, music.
Cranky Bird
- Clash Cards - $3
- By Dardoyle
- Description: Clash Cards is a competitive card battler game. Fight for control of the board by battling against your opponent's cards. Whoever controls the most cards after everything has been played is the winner!
- Credits: Darcy Hatfield, Programming, Design, Art, Music
Clash Cards
- Bomber Panda - $2
- By Rob Seto-Patchett
- Description: Help the 'Bomber Panda' save his species from extinction by... blowing stuff up! This fun and challenging game has 31 levels of increasing difficulty for you to blast through. Collect power-ups to increase your bomb capacity, explosion size and walking speed. Avoid or blast the aggressive enemies while you try to find the exit.
- Credits: Rob Seto-Patchett, Code, Design and Graphics. Brandon Gomez, Music. Yoshinori Fujioka, Catalog graphic design.
Bomber Panda
- DYG - $3
- By Burgess Voshell
- Description: Labor in the field.
The Barkless Doctrine
Catalog, on-device
Learn more about these games at play.date/games/ or on-device via the Catalog. Games for Playdate can also be sideloaded and purchased from sites like Itch.io. Panic is still hard at work on fulfilling all of its pre-orders for Playdate and expect to catch up to their orders this year. Playdate is available for pre-order for $199.
About Playdate
Playdate is a truly unique gaming handheld system that is a celebration of video games. It’s yellow. It fits in your pocket. It includes games from amazing creators, it has a beautiful black and white screen, and yes, it also has a crank.
Created with great attention to detail and affection by app developer and video game publisher Panic, Playdate hopes to capture the spirit of endless possibility and excitement that games have given us since the beginning. Playdate’s collection of games will delight players with their inventiveness and ingenuity. And in addition to introducing players to brand new games, Playdate also encourages people to create their own imaginative games and interactive software using a suite of easy development tools. In short, Playdate was made just for fun.
Playdate is a truly unique gaming handheld system that is a celebration of video games. It’s yellow. It fits in your pocket. It includes games from amazing creators, it has a beautiful black and white screen, and yes, it also has a crank.
Created with great attention to detail and affection by app developer and video game publisher Panic, Playdate hopes to capture the spirit of endless possibility and excitement that games have given us since the beginning. Playdate’s collection of games will delight players with their inventiveness and ingenuity. And in addition to introducing players to brand new games, Playdate also encourages people to create their own imaginative games and interactive software using a suite of easy development tools. In short, Playdate was made just for fun.
For hardware information, pictures, and more details on Playdate visit the Press Kit here: play.date/mediakit
Find Playdate on Twitter at @playdate and on their website at play.date
For special interview requests or any other requests, get in touch with pr@popagenda.co
Find Playdate on Twitter at @playdate and on their website at play.date
For special interview requests or any other requests, get in touch with pr@popagenda.co
About Panic Inc.
Founded in 1999, Panic is an ancient startup in Portland, Oregon that loves to make nice things and bring people everyday joy. Originally — and still — a Mac app developer, Panic has also become a highly-focused video game publisher that helped release Firewatch and Untitled Goose Game into the world. They now set their sights on even more games, starting with Nour: Play With Your Food and despelote. And in the ultimate spirit of creating products that bring joy, Panic has also created its very own handheld video game system: Playdate.
Visit their website: https://panic.com/
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