#playdate week-end project: voxel world! running on device - about 1600 solid blocks / 4800 quads #indiedev

Tech demo for #playdate P⭕WER ⭕FF is out! Get your crank ready for #quake like gameplay on the yellow device! Grab for free at: freds72.itch.io/power-off

hey snow! is in the list 😍 if you want to experience it firsthand: play.date/games/snow/

This is going to be your starting place in my incoming #quake #playdate engine demo (insert heavy 1bit dither here 😬)

#playdate quake-ish engine game has a name 🎉 *** P◉WER ◉FF *** insert extra original scenario evil AI corrupting past & future 🤖 #indiedev #gamedev

the plan / the outcome (note the lil 50) or how to improve from 16fps to 50 (with some slack)😬 codebase credit Tengu + bizqwit #playdate #gamedev

Got my copies of Cranko! in mail! Excellent print quality & content looks positively good @cranknockout.bsky.social #playdate

nice review of my game 😙 (and not even sponsored!)

boing boing! #playdate

Having a lot of fun building rooms lately. I certainly have to keep my own "playtesting" time in check!

Preview of upcoming #playdate demo level Removed support for sky for now to remove a huge perf bottleneck (and using #quake sunlight settings to the max!) note: captured on device

#pico8 experiment of the weekend, ported: towardsdatascience.com/a-quick-and-... (credits Mole5000 for link!) was interesting to bang my head against Python slicing semantic 😱

#playdate snow! update on it’s way to fix crash on Chamois 😙

a bit late to the party, but #playdate snow! should really be nominated in almost all categories of the 2025 Playdate Community Awards 😜 (ok maybe not Best Puzzle...) Vote here: tinyurl.com/playdateAwar...

What's your new favorite goggle on #playdate snow! ? play.date/dev/catalog/... mine is the far far away variant 🕶️

#playdate snow! "almost winter" update: - new goggles (and new prices, hope you saved during the year :) - leaderboard on Chamois track - rev. A fix (and better perf, yeah!!) Grab your copy at: play.date/games/snow/

weee!! teleport!! #playdate

Depth buffers have their own aesthetic... #playdate #indiedev

As we come out of spooky season, it's time to start looking ahead to the winter holidays, and the #pico8 advent calendar! The elves are already hard at work on a collection of games for this year's calendar, but we could still use your help. itch.io/jam/pico-8-a...

snow! is in there (😋)- right before some nice update coming for winter! play.date/games/snow/

no better time than spooky October to rediscover #pico8 Demi Daggers! 🗡️ freds72.itch.io/demi-daggers

With almost laughably low power, a monochrome screen, and unique controls, niche-micro console Playdate shouldn't make any sense in a world of modern gaming. Yet, it's near impossible not to love it. www.wired.com/story/three-...

long summer days? why not make a #doom clone on #pico8? new SDK published with a couple of bug fixes/new features! github.com/freds72/poom...

got back to #pico8 POOM SDK and fixed some long due texture alignement bugs! new SDK version to be released soon - good time for a total conversion :) art from: @brullov.bsky.social (from old tentative collab!)

menuing + chain level loading + custom start map (hub) #playdate #quake #indiedev

testing/fixing #playdate quake-ish engine (some gameplay tests with a gun 😱) #indiedev

super cute puzzle game 👌 (bonus point point if you like dead dinosaurs 😬)

some not-going-be-Quake engine progress - got billboard in game (cheaper than 3d models) note: captured on device (capture steals 5-10fps) gfx credits: ID Software @play.date #indiedev

Gday! Trophy Case, the achievements app for Playdate, is out now! It works with any supported games—some of your favourites already have achievements, and more are being added all the time. You can download Trophy Case at gurtt.dev/trophy-case 🏆 #playdate #trophycase #gamedev

#playdate snow! just reached 1000 players! I am now officially an "average" game according to @panic.com statistics 😜 Stay tuned for upcoming fix/content update play.date/games/snow/

little known fact - there a ski resort on Tatooine :) #playdate upcoming content update for: play.date/games/snow/

serious #pico8 work happening here

#playdate quake-like engine got correct sky rendering. (single layer only) running from device (via Mirror - tanks a bit perf) #indiedev #screenshotsunday

it’s super shiny outside, snow is melting fast ❄️☀️- grab your endless skiing experience while it’s cheap! #playdate #indiedev

good games don’t need 4K

yet another perfect match between focused design and #pico8 - excellent 👌

spring is here! snow is melting! #playdate #indiedev Grab while it lasts: play.date/games/snow/

spring is here! snow is melting! #playdate #indiedev Grab while it lasts: play.date/games/snow/

if @itch.io stats are to be trusted, #pico8 POOM just surpassed 500.000 browser plays since release! 🎉 (and 100K downloads 😋) Thanks you Doom-lovers! @paranoidcactus.bsky.social Can we reach 1M? freds72.itch.io/poom

welp! #playdate snow! is now buried deep in the Catalog after an avalanche of games. Dig it up! play.date/games/snow/

the always surprising part when publishing a game is to see what players will ‘do’ with it - the top score is spider-man-like reflexes⚡️ #gamedev (#playdate snow! leaderboard)

snow! picked up by Panic #playdate 🎉 grab your nearest playdate and head to catalog play.date/games/snow/

#playdate skybox experiment (temp. 2d cockpit from DCS for good measure!) #gamedev

Playdate Player (youtube user) made a video review of my #playdate game snow! See the game in action with comments here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd7z...

③ Take a zero carbon footprint virtual trip in the French Alps in Snow, a unique FPS (first person skier) game for Playdate! Plus, do some sick tricks to earn coins for new goggles that match your style. play.date/games/snow/ ⛷️

snow! for #playdate version is now available on: freds72.itch.io/snow-playdate note: no leaderboard support outside @play.date Catalog

some healthy competition on #playdate snow! play.date/games/snow/ see you on the slopes!

snow! on #playdate is now officially released! Grab your gear and hit the tracks! #gamedev play.date/games/snow/

aren’t we 1 week away from snow! release on #playdate? yes we are! #gamedev #retrogaming youtu.be/WbQkXkvjlN8?...

Some more gameplay footage for #playdate snow! Avoid walls (and other hazards!) #gamedev #indiedev youtu.be/Al7_xXp0Gzg