Ars Technica (Sam Machkovech, 18 Apr 2022). "I like how this mechanic scales… making it a delight to hand to players of any skill range."
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/04/all-24-of-playdates-included-games-reviewed/Games / Season One / Lost Your Marbles
OverviewSeason One
Lost Your Marbles
Action / RPGCrank: yes (precision)Season One (included)
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What it is
Lost Your Marbles is a branching visual novel. PROTA has to find her lost dog MINTY in Pomegranate Village and make it to the annual Festi-Ball before the day is out. The catch is a malfunctioning decision-making invention: whenever someone asks her a question, you rotate a pinball-and-pachinko-style machine with the crank (and tilt) to guide a marble into one of several answer orbs. The silliest answers tend to be the hardest to reach. The store page says it "requires precision with the controls".
It's by Sweet Baby Inc. & Friends, directed by David Bedard and written by Kim Belair. It unlocked in Week 3 of Season One alongside Pick Pack Pup, free with the console.
Who made it
What others are saying
Gabriel Toschi (blog, undated). "The characters were cute, the marble thing wasn't that good, but you have a scientist cat and everything is fine."
https://www.gabtoschi.com/blog/playdate-full-review/Callout (?): No review yet. We haven't reviewed Lost Your Marbles yet. This page is an overview built from official and press sources.
Sources
Checked 12 Oct 2026.
- Official Catalog page (description, credits, size, dates, content/AI/accessibility notes). https://play.date/games/lost-your-marbles/
- Season One page. https://play.date/games/season-one/
- Ars Technica, Sam Machkovech, 18 Apr 2022. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/04/all-24-of-playdates-included-games-reviewed/
- Gabriel Toschi (undated). https://www.gabtoschi.com/blog/playdate-full-review/
- Playdate Podcast transcript: research/gamepages/sources/lost-your-marbles/podcast.txt.
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No score. This page is built from official and press sources.
On the card
Help Prota find her lost dog Minty, but every choice goes through a buggy marble machine. Tilt it with the crank to steer the ball into an answer.
