Catalog
New in Catalog: Dead in Splundia and Isolates
A stop-motion crank brawler and a split-flap math arcade game joined Playdate Catalog on 13 October.
Community
V.R. Playdate brings Virtua Racing to the crank
Alex Urbano's free fan adaptation of SEGA's 1992 arcade racer packs three circuits, 15 rivals and crank steering into 1-bit.
Community
CRANKFLIP turns the crank into a skateboard
Matan Dessaur's one-bit skate game, new on itch.io, has you holding an arrow and turning the crank to flip the board across 50 levels.
Community
Dancing Cowboy: a free, in-development crank shooter on itch.io
yl1204's Dancing Cowboy has you spinning with the crank to aim at bandits and lasso your way out of trouble. It's free, and still in development.
Community
MeowDiver sends a cat to clean up the sea
Xiuqi Zhang's free incremental game puts a cat in a home-made submarine: crank to dive, tilt to steer, sell the trash and build a better sub.
Playdate OS
Update your Playdate before 15 October
A security certificate in older versions of Playdate OS expires on 15 October 2026. Get to version 3.0.5 or later now, while it's still a quick Wi-Fi update.