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Oblings brings Spore-style creature creation to the Playdate

2026-01-11
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 11, 2026
In: Retro games news

Retro and indie gaming fans have a new reason to check out the quirky Playdate handheld: the first game from Little Bot Games, called Oblings, is officially launching on the Playdate Catalog on 6 January 2026. Oblings is a creature creation sandbox inspired by Spore, letting players design, evolve, andRead More →

Suborbital Salvage leaves the Playdate behind (for now)

2026-01-07
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 7, 2026
In: Retro games news

One of the more memorable games to emerge from the Playdate scene is heading to PC, with Suborbital Salvage confirmed for a Steam release on February 11, 2026. Developer Games Right Meow has announced that the dystopian, cat-supervised endless runner will make the jump from Playdate to PC and SteamRead More →

Panic Confirms Playdate Games Library Additions for July 2023

2023-07-19
By: Christian Cawley
On: July 19, 2023
In: Retro games news

A bunch of new games have been announced for the Playdate handheld, crank-driven console. Landing on the curated on-device and web-based games store Catalog, the collection of games and apps are available now. New Playdate games for July 2023 Available now in the Playdate Catalog are Gun Trails, Kicooya MP3,Read More →

Neo-Retro Handheld Playdate Launches Curated Game Store

2023-03-13
By: Christian Cawley
On: March 13, 2023
In: Retro Consoles, Retro gear

One of the most intriguing mobile gaming devices of the past few years is the Playdate. A compact Game Boy-like system with standard buttons, controller, and a hand crank (no, really), it was released in April 2022 after almost three years of development. Software for the Playdate has so farRead More →

Evercade VS and Playdate Scalpers Are a Thing Now

2021-07-29
By: Christian Cawley
On: July 29, 2021
In: Retro games news

With the arrival of the Evercade VS later this year, you’d think that everything was happy and rosy in the world of retro gaming. High profile next generation console releases are regularly plagued by controversy, typically unauthorised add-ons, stands, cases, not to mention the bane of Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo:Read More →

Playdate Pre-orders Open Thursday July 29th

2021-07-24
By: Christian Cawley
On: July 24, 2021
In: Retro games news

Crank powered, retro-feel handheld game system Playdate is finally set to launch this month when pre-orders open for the quirky device. This Thurdsay, July 29th, at 10:00 AM PDT, you’ll get the chance to secure your own Playdate, and begin imagining various uses for that handcrank. In an email toRead More →

Crank-Powered Playdate Monochrome Handheld Preorders to Open

2021-06-11
By: Christian Cawley
On: June 11, 2021
In: Retro games news

Following the enforced delay of 2020, the Playdate handheld retro console that boasts new titles in “seasons” is set to be available for preorder in July! You may have seen – and forgotten about – this unique little device. Designed to fit in your hand, play original but retro-style titles,Read More →

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