The Latest Breaking News from Playdate

Despite Reacher star's new action movie only having 17% on Rotten Tomatoes, it's the number 1 movie on Prime Video

Playdate also stars Grown Ups' Kevin James

Total Film · Nov 17, 2025

‘Makes The Bottom Of The Barrel Look Like Everest.’ Critics Have Seen Playdate, And They Aren’t Holding Back On Alan Ritchson And Kevin James’ Action Comedy

Available to stream now.

Cinemablend · Nov 14, 2025

This game about channel surfing surreal alien broadcasts used to be exclusive to a 1-bit console with a crank—but now it's coming to Steam

Blippo Plus makes the jump to color next month.

PC Gamer · Aug 13, 2025

You had one job FedEx: $400,000 worth of stolen Playdate consoles reappear at a random restaurant

Crime never pays.

PC Gamer · Jun 6, 2024

Nothing Ear leak claims company's earbuds will see striking changes, both inside and out

New information claims the earbuds will last well over 30 hours with the case and the Ear (a) model could be in yellow.

TechRadar · Apr 9, 2024

Lucas Pope interview - how he swapped the Obra Dinn for a Martian colony in new Playdate game, Mars After Midnight

We interview game developer Lucas Pope about his new game, Mars After Midnight, which is out now for Playdate.

TechRadar · Mar 28, 2024

Lucas Pope's new Playdate exclusive is a delightful riff on Papers, Please, but for farty Martians and sad cyclops

Mars After Midnight is out now for $6, and it's delightful.

PC Gamer · Mar 14, 2024

Playdate's success proves there's a strong appetite for novelty handhelds

Panic's Playdate has vastly outsold its initial production run, showing unique selling points can resonate strongly.

TechRadar · Apr 18, 2023

The Playdate at 1: Not the Second Coming of the Game Boy

Nearly a year after Panic released the crank-equipped Playdate, the handheld isn't a revolution, but it's proof there's still plenty of room to experiment with hardware, game design, and community building.

Inverse · Mar 9, 2023

Playdate review: You’ll love this weird handheld, if you can find one

With a unique “season” of games that you can spin your way through using a tiny metallic crank, the Playdate is charming, expensive, and hard not to love.

Input · May 26, 2022