Ars Technica (Sam Machkovech, 18 Apr 2022). "This game's simplest sales pitch is 'Advance Wars meets Pokemon Snap'… the absolute chocolate-and-peanut-butter combo."
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/04/all-24-of-playdates-included-games-reviewed/Games / Season One / Sasquatchers
OverviewSeason One
Sasquatchers
Strategy / RPGCrank: yesSeason One (included)
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What it is
Sasquatchers is "a turn-based tactical cryptozoology game". You command a team of "fame-seeking scientist-influencers" through increasingly dark and creepy forests, moving them across a grid to uncover terrain, lure creatures out and set up the best angle for a photo or video of an elusive cryptid. When it's time to shoot, the crank frames the picture in a pseudo-3D view. Good shots earn likes on the game's fake social network. Your crew's abilities, such as attracting beasts or widening their field of view, matter more as the forest gets harder.
It's by Chuck Jordan, with music and sound by Jared Emerson-Johnson. It unlocked in Week 9 of Season One alongside Snak, free with the console. Jordan's next game, the two-player Sound Mind, is part of Season Three.
Who made it
What others are saying
Gabriel Toschi (blog, undated). "I love stupid premises in my video games, so Sasquatchers got my attention since I opened the app for the first time."
https://www.gabtoschi.com/blog/playdate-full-review/Callout (?): No review yet. We haven't reviewed Sasquatchers 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/sasquatchers/
- 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/
- Sasquatchers site. https://sasquatchers.wtf
- Playdate Podcast transcript: research/gamepages/sources/sasquatchers/podcast.txt.
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On the card
Advance Wars meets Pokémon Snap: lead a team of scientist-influencers through creepy woods and line up the perfect cryptid photo with the crank.
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