Glider PD
1 · official itch.io gameplay GIF (1-bit still: gameplay-still.webp)
2 · official itch.io screenshot
3 · official itch.io screenshot1 · official itch.io gameplay GIF (1-bit still: gameplay-still.webp)2 · official itch.io screenshot3 · official itch.io screenshotWhat it is
Glider PD is, in the developer's words, "an implementation of Glider 4.05 by John Calhoun for the Playdate." Glider is the classic Macintosh game where you steer a paper airplane through the rooms of a house.
Its big extra is a level editor. The "Run Game" button on the itch.io page opens a web-based editor where you can make and play your own levels. The developer says those levels are fully compatible with the original game for classic Macs and can also be sideloaded onto a Playdate and played there.
The developer calls the editor the main thing that sets Glider PD apart from the similar port in Catalog (Glider Retro), along with the fact that, unlike that one, it was made without AI. It was published on itch.io on 29 Oct 2026 with no price tag.
Who made it
Liam O'Connor, credited as the author on itch.io. Glider and Glider 4.05 are by John Calhoun.
What others are saying
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Sources
Checked 29 Oct 2026. Times on itch.io are shown in UTC; dates here are as itch.io shows them.
- Official itch.io page (description, size, date, price, AI note). https://liamoc.itch.io/glider-pd
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John Calhoun's classic Mac paper-airplane game, on Playdate, plus a web level editor.
