New influx of titles takes us to more than 100 in the catalogue now.
November 21, 2023
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Panic :
PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 21, 2023 - Getting everything together to prepare your favorite Thanksgiving stuffing, Panic is happy to share the latest group of games arriving later today to Catalog - their curated on-device and web-based games store for Playdate - as well as recap the games that came to Catalog earlier in November.
Catalog has also reached a major milestone at achieving over 100 Playdate titles on their storefront. "When we started Playdate, we were not even sure any other developers would be intrested in making games for our handheld, hitting 100 titles on Catalog about a year after launch is heartening," says Greg Maletic, Head of Special Projects and Playdate at Panic.
A highlight of this month includes the frosty beverage pour simulator, Root Bear.
100 Playdate Catalog Titles Celebration Graphic
Playdate Catalog - Games for November 2023
Out Today:
������ Root Bear - You are the Root Bear serving bears their root beer. Achieve the Perfect Pour.
������ YOYOZO - Control a space yoyo—a small ring-shaped spaceship that is attached to a larger ball. Your task? Grab the stars of space!
������ Chew Chew Mimic - Play as a hungry mimic treasure chest in this head-scratching puzzle game where you have to guide unsuspecting knights to their doom.
������Nightingale - An atmospheric horror game, centered around themes of hospitalization, illness, and what it means to feel safe in your own body.
������ ljudbilden - An audio reactive visualizer and micro lo-fi vj app
Left to right: YOYOZO, Chew Chew Mimic, Nightingale, ljudbilden
Released on October 10, 2023:
������ Space-Rat Miner - A fast-paced roguelite mining game where you play as a rat!
☄️ JEZZAK - An arcade-style area capture game similar to Qix, Jezzball, or Barrack with a bit of apocalyptic flare.
������ Ship Shape - A quick and clever shape matching game.
������ Block Buster - A fast-paced block-placing puzzle game that will test your reflexes and strategic thinking.
������ The Fall of Elena Temple - An old-school puzzle platformer in which you explore rooms, avoid perils and collect all coins to progress. Rotate the crank to undo your previous falls, keeping what you've collected. Missed some coins? Rotate! Falling in some spikes? Crank!!
Left to right: Space-Rat Miner, JEZZAK, Ship Shape, The Fall of Elena Temple
Catalog, on-device
Learn more about these games at play.date/games/catalog or on-device via Catalog.
Request Catalog Game Codes for November
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. Panic also recently released during the last Playdate Update a new Aqua-colored Playdate cover, also available to purchase at shop.play.date.
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. 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 [email protected]
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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