the tomodachi life level up song........

I can’t wait to get home to my Miis

All the games want to be movies and all the movies want to be in Fortnite

UI with a slider, but whoops looks like the knob and switch are missing on respawn of the ~puzzle pad~ but all I have time for before work
#playdate #gamedev

‘Unity game’ feel is like driving through a nice neighborhood you used to live in

I like it

Started dredge

What is a game dev thread

100% of indie game devs are more profitable than OpenAI.

Made a replay function! Puzzle mode is pretty stable so far but still some edge case bugs where a block will do weird things sometimes. But now I can save replays on the fly via a dev menu. Really stoked about this! wasn't too long ago I didn't know any programming, but getting better!
#playdate

Star Bento!
More progress on NPCs
#playdate #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

This exists! Way back in 2022!
hinokodo.itch.io/human-made

Mom-Bot!
It just wants the best for _username
#pixelart #gamedev #playdate

Star Bento NPCs!

#screenshotSaturday #gamedev #playdate

Devils on the Moon Pinball is out!!!!
What a time to be alive!!
get it here: play.date/games/devils...

Only on @play.date
#pinball #indiegames #pixelart #playdate

subway ad that says "your idea could be live by the time you reach your stop"

as a culture we have really given "ideas" way too much credit. ideas are a dime a dozen. they happen all the time. the magic is way more in the doing, and the doing's diminished stature is linked to lack of respect for labor and, more recently, skill and expertise.

Ex-Blizzard president says gamers need to 'man up' over AI usage in games after Crimson Desert devs issue apology "AI, in one form or another, will be in every single video game."

www.pcgamer.com/games/action...

A heartfelt thank you to AAA Companies for creating a point of difference that indies can claim at no extra cost.

Simply by continuing to make games with intent and reliable tools, we can show our audience respect, and be respected as professionals in return.

Yeah I been playing some Marathon

Fuck this DLSS 5 shit and this race for the "Most Graphics" Gaming peaked here IMO! Give me more games that look like this!

Hear me out If the oscars cut all the pre-awards bits we can have a 90 minute in memoriam

The idea of turning this into an adventure game has been the one that’s been using up all my spare brain cycles over the last month, thinking over possible puzzles.

I’ve come to this conclusion: adventure games are the most resource-intensive type of game there is. How did they ever become a thing?

TRUEEEEEE

The Playdate Community Awards 2025 YouTube video by Playdate Squad

🏆 Congratulations to all the winners of Playdate Community Awards for 2025! Your dedication and creativity blow our minds every time.

➡️ See the full awards show here: www.youtube.com/live/hTuOXD-...

~Official Announcement Trailer~ for Star Bento!

#playdate #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotSaturday

It increasingly seems like one of the biggest problems in game design is a lack of developer confidence. It's like everyone's waiting to get rich & famous to start making cool, which doesn't pan out cuz even the big boi devs are just chasing the bigger fish and talk like they're prisoners still

Game development is a process where you move a slider to full, then grudgingly move it down by 5% every week until others can stand the output.

in case you've never seen it, this is Roger Ebert on The Mummy

Hablet for Playdate A daily-habit city-builder game, can you beat entropy?

play.date/games/hablet/

Hablet is only 2$ during the catalogue anniversary sale!