Casual-Games on Playdate

...the super-insider handheld.

Martin Wisniowski
January 15, 2025

I assume, playdate is still very unknown for most people. It is a handheld console with lots of limitations.

But it seems to be a perfect platform for casual games, because the game-creators community is super-creative in creating things. Execution matters!

Here are just 3 picks:

Pick Pack Pup for Playdate

Pick Pack Pup is a match-3 puzzle game where matches don't disappear immediately, making each new move trickier. In the game you play as Pup, the newest employee at a fulfillment center, who will discover the ups and downs of packing boxes and will unpack a lot of surprises along the way.

play.date/games/pickpackpup

Rock, Paper, Scissors, Boom! for Playdate

A combustible, arcade puzzle-y twist on Rock Paper Scissors!

play.date/games/rock-paper-scissors-boom

GridGlyphs for Playdate

Grid Glyphs is a nonogram-style puzzle game. Set with a light theme of treasure hunting, it captures all the classic nonogram puzzle satisfaction on PlayDate.

play.date/games/grid-glyphs

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