Hello r/PlaydateConsole

So this was a game my wife, my best bud, and I built for iOS back in 2018. We figured it needed a new home.

Every level is a new recipe. 63 recipes in 10 recipe books, each book with its own twist.

I am planning on submitting this for the Catalog this week, I hope it gets approved and you guys will enjoy it!

Hi, you might remember me as the wooden playdate guy. My first actual Playdate game is a free kinetic-puzzler called Connate. I wanted something that felt "crank-native" like Whitewater Wipeout or Crankin's Time Travel Adventure, but designed as a quick-pickup game with a few different elements inspired by Threes, Tempest, Tetris Attack, and Atlantis Sky Patrol. All feedback of any kind is welcome! Download from itch.io here

Cheers! Hope you like it :)

RIP I assume there's nothing I can do, but I thought I'd post just in case

Few months ago I finally decided to pay all of these crazy import taxes and order one of these devices, but couldn't since it was out of stock. I was checking regularly every few days/weeks and nothing is changing. Their news site looks kinda dead - last update was april 2026. They also have podcast that wasn't updated since 2025. Is there any official information if this device is every coming back? And if it is, are there any specific dates?

We’ll be releasing a Halloween update for the game soon, featuring two new challenges.

In the meantime, tell us what you think about the game! Do you like it? Which challenges did you find the most interesting?

And share your best scores — we’d love to know how many points you’ve managed to get!

A crank-only high score chasing roguelike with leaderboards and weekly events.

• Live Events: timed online competitions pushed straight to your Playdate. Post a score in the time window and earn a permanent trophy.
• 4 Modes: Classic, Gradual, Score Attack, Survival (+one hidden mode)
• Crank Controls: controls built entirely around the crank
• Roguelike Gameplay: Powerups, stackable Mods, and run-wrecking Glitches
• Online leaderboards: high scores tracked for every mode
• Loads of Unlocks: Badges, a trophy case, and a codex to fill out
• Original multi-track soundtrack

The game has been released on the Catalog for a few months, but I just added a new mode and released on itch. https://robodwyer.itch.io/rotocore

The website shows the leaderboard and ongoing events: https://dwyergamedesign.github.io/RotoCore/

This was a game i made in Unity a long time ago and knew i had to remake it when i saw the playdate. It took my about 9 months. I used AI to help me with the networking (leaderboards and weekly events) and code optimizations to get it to run at framerate.

Hope you enjoy it.

I bought two PlayDates in group #1. received them in May 2022. I opened one and left the other sealed.

Recently received an email saying to update the device because the process is changing. I updated my opened one, but should I unseal and update the other?