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I think I found the most wholesome game in the Playdate Catalog

I didn’t set out to play jump rope STAR! when I picked up my Playdate this weekend. I was actually looking for something else, but lazily searched only half of the correct title and found myself staring at jump rope STAR! at the top of the results instead. Curious — in part because “Hot Rope Jump” was one of my favorite minigames in Mario Party 2 back in the day — I clicked on it, and was greeted by pictures that look like something I’d tape to my refrigerator if given by a 5-year-old. It was kind of a “say no more” moment; I purchased it immediately. <br /> As you’d expect from the title, jump rope STAR! is a jump rope game for Playdate. It offers a few different modes for solo and co-op play, the latter involving two players sharing one device. I haven’t run in [...]

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Playdate games to check out before the Catalog's 3-year anniversary sale ends

If your Playdate wishlist is anything like mine (endless), here's a good excuse to actually go ahead and free some of those games from limbo: Panic is running a sale across the Playdate Catalog t [...]

Match Score: 184.02

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The Playdate Catalog's 3-year anniversary sale is here

If your Playdate wishlist is anything like mine (endless), here's a good excuse to actually go ahead and free some of those games from limbo: Panic is running a two-week-long sale on the Playdate [...]

Match Score: 173.72

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Panic will showcase the second season of Playdate games on April 17

Panic has set a date for when it will share more about the second season of Playdate games. The company is hosting a Playdate Update event on April 17, at 1PM ET / 10AM PT where it plans to cover the [...]

Match Score: 138.77

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Playdate Season Two includes an action arcade game from Into The Breach studio Subset

The long-awaited second season of weekly Playdate game drops commences on May 29. During a showcase on Thursday, Panic revealed that players will get two fresh games on their console every seven days [...]

Match Score: 135.61

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Two Playdate games about cheese, and spooky campfire stories with a twist

After taking a break from the Playdate following Season Two and the wonderfully weird experience that was Blippo+, I finally dusted off my little yellow console this week and dove back in. And what be [...]

Match Score: 132.08

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Panic says the Playdate Catalog won't accept games made with generative AI

Panic, the company behind the tiny and excellent Playdate console, is taking a stand on generative AI. The company has published an AI disclosure that says as of this month, the Playdate Catalog “wi [...]

Match Score: 127.22

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Wholesome Direct 2025 will premiere on June 7

Wholesome Direct, an annual showcase of cute and cozy games, is returning on Saturday, June 7 at 12PM ET / 9AM PT. This year's event will show off "a vibrant lineup of artistic, uplifting, a [...]

Match Score: 126.96

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A big Playdate sale discounts 13 of our favorite games

It's the second anniversary of the Playdate's Catalog game store and to celebrate, you can get a bunch of great Playdate games and apps at a healthy discount — in many cases for 50 percent [...]

Match Score: 126.26

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Everything new at Summer Game Fest 2025: Xbox handheld, Resident Evil Requiem and more

It's early June, which means it's time for a ton of video game events! Rising from the ashes of E3, Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest is now the premium gaming event of the year, just i [...]

Match Score: 116.48