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Raised and recessed the gray tiles so they stand out more and give the grid more texture, tweaked the counter view design, gave SAM-Y a thicker border and reinstalled the logic board a bit more expertly. #playdate
October 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Raised and recessed the gray tiles so they stand out more and give the grid more texture, tweaked the counter view design, gave SAM-Y a thicker border and reinstalled the logic board a bit more expertly. #playdate
Added a parallax layer to make things feel less static, and it speeds up briefly when you or SAM-Y make a clear above a certain size. #playdate
October 3, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Added a parallax layer to make things feel less static, and it speeds up briefly when you or SAM-Y make a clear above a certain size. #playdate
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3️⃣ OUT TODAY: Playdate system update 3.0. Now with Folders, and a new Game Library app. Organize your games, your way.
⬇️ Get it: Playdate > Settings > System > System Update
🔡 Read more about it: help.play.date/manual/3.0/
⬇️ Get it: Playdate > Settings > System > System Update
🔡 Read more about it: help.play.date/manual/3.0/
October 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
3️⃣ OUT TODAY: Playdate system update 3.0. Now with Folders, and a new Game Library app. Organize your games, your way.
⬇️ Get it: Playdate > Settings > System > System Update
🔡 Read more about it: help.play.date/manual/3.0/
⬇️ Get it: Playdate > Settings > System > System Update
🔡 Read more about it: help.play.date/manual/3.0/
This was just supposed to be a video of SAM-Y getting mad about having tiles stolen, but it turned into a video of SAM-Y doing the same thing to me but four times worse. #playdate
September 28, 2025 at 4:06 AM
This was just supposed to be a video of SAM-Y getting mad about having tiles stolen, but it turned into a video of SAM-Y doing the same thing to me but four times worse. #playdate
I'm curious if folks that were put off by the time pressure in the original game will feel more at home here. This is way more of a strategy game, though SAM-Y still manages to out-strategize me most of the time. #playdate
September 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I'm curious if folks that were put off by the time pressure in the original game will feel more at home here. This is way more of a strategy game, though SAM-Y still manages to out-strategize me most of the time. #playdate
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① Cheese 'n Crackers is a strategy game where your job is to re-arrange toppings on a cutting board to combine them into the most delicious snacks possible!
🧀 play.date/games/cheese-n-crackers/
🧀 play.date/games/cheese-n-crackers/
September 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
① Cheese 'n Crackers is a strategy game where your job is to re-arrange toppings on a cutting board to combine them into the most delicious snacks possible!
🧀 play.date/games/cheese-n-crackers/
🧀 play.date/games/cheese-n-crackers/
September 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I wrote a hint routine for the iOS rewrite of Four Corners and realized I could make the game play itself. I've turned that into a mode where you fill up the entire counter before a CPU opponent can.
I need to make it smarter than "pick biggest rectangle", but it's already pretty challenging.
I need to make it smarter than "pick biggest rectangle", but it's already pretty challenging.
September 9, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I wrote a hint routine for the iOS rewrite of Four Corners and realized I could make the game play itself. I've turned that into a mode where you fill up the entire counter before a CPU opponent can.
I need to make it smarter than "pick biggest rectangle", but it's already pretty challenging.
I need to make it smarter than "pick biggest rectangle", but it's already pretty challenging.
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Writing Swift for tiny devices: an article on Playdate game Four Corners, recently rewritten in Swift for faster performance news.play.date/news/four-co...
TL;DR "Any game that is particularly demanding that you would typically want to write in C could probably be achieved with Swift."
TL;DR "Any game that is particularly demanding that you would typically want to write in C could probably be achieved with Swift."
Four Corners: the first game in Catalog written in Swift - Playdate News
Official news about Playdate, the yellow handheld video game system with a crank.
news.play.date
September 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Writing Swift for tiny devices: an article on Playdate game Four Corners, recently rewritten in Swift for faster performance news.play.date/news/four-co...
TL;DR "Any game that is particularly demanding that you would typically want to write in C could probably be achieved with Swift."
TL;DR "Any game that is particularly demanding that you would typically want to write in C could probably be achieved with Swift."
Things in the iOS version of Four Corners that are different from the #playdate version:
- There are specials that become the color you started on.
- There are specials that reduce the board to two colors.
- After level 10, a fourth color is introduced.
- You can choose which color to bomb.
- There are specials that become the color you started on.
- There are specials that reduce the board to two colors.
- After level 10, a fourth color is introduced.
- You can choose which color to bomb.
August 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Things in the iOS version of Four Corners that are different from the #playdate version:
- There are specials that become the color you started on.
- There are specials that reduce the board to two colors.
- After level 10, a fourth color is introduced.
- You can choose which color to bomb.
- There are specials that become the color you started on.
- There are specials that reduce the board to two colors.
- After level 10, a fourth color is introduced.
- You can choose which color to bomb.
Fun with color tweens.
August 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Fun with color tweens.
The Swift re-write was for Four Corners and it’s now live on Catalog!
And, since a lot of the models weren’t #Playdate specific I figured I’d resurrect the iOS version of the game, too. It’s not done yet, but it’s getting there!
And, since a lot of the models weren’t #Playdate specific I figured I’d resurrect the iOS version of the game, too. It’s not done yet, but it’s getting there!
August 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The Swift re-write was for Four Corners and it’s now live on Catalog!
And, since a lot of the models weren’t #Playdate specific I figured I’d resurrect the iOS version of the game, too. It’s not done yet, but it’s getting there!
And, since a lot of the models weren’t #Playdate specific I figured I’d resurrect the iOS version of the game, too. It’s not done yet, but it’s getting there!
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the second installment of the playdate community sale, augustravaganza 2025, is here!! over 60 titles, on sale all week!
head to play.date/games/tags/o... to see what's on sale — something from your wishlist? something you've never even heard of? — and pick up some new games to ring out the summer!
head to play.date/games/tags/o... to see what's on sale — something from your wishlist? something you've never even heard of? — and pick up some new games to ring out the summer!
August 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
the second installment of the playdate community sale, augustravaganza 2025, is here!! over 60 titles, on sale all week!
head to play.date/games/tags/o... to see what's on sale — something from your wishlist? something you've never even heard of? — and pick up some new games to ring out the summer!
head to play.date/games/tags/o... to see what's on sale — something from your wishlist? something you've never even heard of? — and pick up some new games to ring out the summer!
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@toopoo2002.bsky.social made sure to capture some of our process while making PURPLE NURPLE! vimeo.com/1104900514?s...
Please check out our game at studioweenus.itch.io/purplenurple
#playdate #gamedev #indiedev
Please check out our game at studioweenus.itch.io/purplenurple
#playdate #gamedev #indiedev
the making of PURPLE NURPLE
Play PURPLE NURPLE on the Playdate!
vimeo.com
July 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
@toopoo2002.bsky.social made sure to capture some of our process while making PURPLE NURPLE! vimeo.com/1104900514?s...
Please check out our game at studioweenus.itch.io/purplenurple
#playdate #gamedev #indiedev
Please check out our game at studioweenus.itch.io/purplenurple
#playdate #gamedev #indiedev
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happy birthday, HEXA! this game released one year ago on july 30th, and to celebrate...there's a new update out in #playdate catalog (hopefully) later today!
• achievements!
• custom missions!
• a new-and-improved hard mode!
• bunches of bug fixes
read the patch notes: rae.wtf/blog/hexa-ma...
• achievements!
• custom missions!
• a new-and-improved hard mode!
• bunches of bug fixes
read the patch notes: rae.wtf/blog/hexa-ma...
July 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
happy birthday, HEXA! this game released one year ago on july 30th, and to celebrate...there's a new update out in #playdate catalog (hopefully) later today!
• achievements!
• custom missions!
• a new-and-improved hard mode!
• bunches of bug fixes
read the patch notes: rae.wtf/blog/hexa-ma...
• achievements!
• custom missions!
• a new-and-improved hard mode!
• bunches of bug fixes
read the patch notes: rae.wtf/blog/hexa-ma...
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☘️ Coming soon: Playdate system update 3.0. Folders, Game Library, and it's optimized for enormous game collections.
July 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
☘️ Coming soon: Playdate system update 3.0. Folders, Game Library, and it's optimized for enormous game collections.
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Here's what's new in Catalog for Playdate!
July 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Here's what's new in Catalog for Playdate!
I'm re-writing an older #Playdate project in Swift because 1) I love Swift and 2) I'm optimistic that there could be performance gains.
While I am delighted to have all the nice language features of Swift, I had no idea how much stuff the Lua API has that the C API lacks.
This will be fun!
While I am delighted to have all the nice language features of Swift, I had no idea how much stuff the Lua API has that the C API lacks.
This will be fun!
July 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I'm re-writing an older #Playdate project in Swift because 1) I love Swift and 2) I'm optimistic that there could be performance gains.
While I am delighted to have all the nice language features of Swift, I had no idea how much stuff the Lua API has that the C API lacks.
This will be fun!
While I am delighted to have all the nice language features of Swift, I had no idea how much stuff the Lua API has that the C API lacks.
This will be fun!
June 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM