Out Today:
- ✝️ Castle Tintagel - A ‘classicvania’ retro action platformer.
- 🟤 Crank Shaft - A pseudo-3D puzzler where you control a bouncing ball through a crankshaft.
- 🧩 You Cannot Go Back! - A quick-to-play adventure game which will test your memory, skill, and reflexes.
- 🐰 Pikki Rikki - A 2D platformer where you play as a bunny collecting coins and picking plants!
- 🕵️♂️ Pulpergeist - A classic point-and-click adventure game made for Playdate with Pulp, Playdate’s web-based game-making tool.
Left to right: Castle Tintagel, Crank Shaft, Pikki Rikki, Pulpergeist
Released on September 12, 2023:
- 🔔 Resonant Tale - A classic top-down action-adventure game, pocket-sized.
- 👻 Life's Too Short: A Christmas Spirit - A holiday edition in the “Life’s Too Short” top-down adventure series.
- 👽 IFO - Use the crank to spin round and round and shoot down UFOs in this exhilarating shoot-’em-up.
- 🟦 Pulse - A stripped-down action-puzzle game made exclusively for Playdate.
- 🔢 Slitherlink PD -A logic puzzle game in a similar vein to Picross or Minesweeper.
Left to right: Resonant Tale, Slitherlink PD, Pulse, Life's Too Short: A Christmas Spirit
Catalog, on-device
Learn more about these games at play.date/games/catalog or on-device via Catalog.
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We are unfortunately unable to provide additional Playdate review units at this time.
Games for Playdate can also be sideloaded and purchased from sites like Itch.io. Playdate is available for pre-order for $199
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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/
Find Panic on Twitter
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