Catalog

Released on 2023-03-07
Made by Panic
Download: Automatic
36.3 MB

Catalog is the official Playdate storefront, accessible on-device and online.

Some games are only available on Catalog or feature Catalog exclusive content such as online leaderboards, a feature exclusive to Catalog and Season One. Games on Catalog also benefit from direct to device downloads and automatic updates.

Catalog games are generally released in batches, with a new "drop" every other Tuesday at 10am Pacific time. New drops are indicated by a blinking, aqua-colored light on the Playdate.

The Catalog library is curated by Panic and developers can submit games for consideration.

Releases

Catalog Game	Developer(s)
Drop 27 (April 9th, 2024)
Chopter Copter	Sad Folks Interactive
Simple Mind	Fidi
Orrery	Ted Carter
Hillslide	Benzalo
Hand of the Divine	Powerdive Games
Drop 26 (March 26th, 2024)
What the Crow?!	Lumicreative
Escape the Arcade	Julie Bjørnskov
The Scrolling Enigma	Lugludum
Hodge Dodge	Buck Young
STARHACK	Powerdive Games
Drop 25 (March 14th, 2024)
Crunky	Carson Kompon
Jolly Chimp Champ	Drew Loebach
SatOlite	LuBu
ROTA	Buck Young
Playbook	Idrees
March 12th, 2024
Mars After Midnight	Lucas Pope
Drop 24 (February 27th, 2024)
Laser Sphere	Shaun Inman
Rendsword	Powerdive Games
PXLSKETCH	Jared Benson of Pxlverse Labs
Super ICARUS	Matt Sephton
Move & Match	Igor Stepanov
February 20th, 2024
Pullfrog	Amano
Oom	Gregory Kogos
Drop 23 (February 13th, 2024)
Space Master	Snask
Detective Face	Chris Subagio
ORBO	thermay.io
Pocket Math	Amigos 500
Poco's Maze Adventure	Akshay Patil
Drop 22 (January 30th, 2024)
Chess	Trent
diction	Dr Gabe O'Reilly & choosh
Easy Godding	Alex May
Medial	Stephen Allen
Shift II	Scenic Route Software
Drop 21 (January 16th, 2024)
Hermit	Matt Medal
Flinger	Tom White
Paper Pilot	Luke Sanderson
Crank Crawl	Fabian Fischer (Ludokultur)
Taxi Trouble	Powerdive Games
Drop 20 (December 19th, 2023)
Loona Landa	Dale Thomas
Kuroobi	Raphaël Calabro
Dash Arena	LuBu
Water Flow	Torsten Kramer
Trickle Greenweed Mermaid at Law in Christmas Catastrophe	Kieran Anthony Penrice
Drop 19 (December 12th, 2023)
Under The Tree	Yamabushi Softworks LLC
Mega Dystopia Micro Architect (MDMA)	Gytis Žaltauskas
Ausbruch	Klickaffen Studio - Matthias Mach
Tiny Tester Spanish	Axson Apps
A Ghost in the Gallery	Ledbetter Games
Drop 18 (December 5th, 2023)
Under the Castle	Dani Diez, ZCorbs, VolcanoBytes
Fore! Track	Matt Sephton
Steam'd Roller	Chris Campbell
F-out	DrouVirus
Crank and Shoot!	HiroshiIdenoPresents
Drop 17 (November 21st, 2023)
Root Bear	TEAM ROOT
YOYOZO	Matt Sephton
Chew Chew Mimic	Lowtek Games
Nightingale	Kodiak Games
Ljudbilden	Erik Sigth
Drop 16 (November 7th, 2023)
SpaceRat Miner	Starjuice
Jezzak	Optimal Prime Futureworks LLC
Ship Shape	Highly Integrated Gay Hijinks
The Fall of Elena Temple	GrimTalin
Block Buster	Dardoyle
Drop 15 (October 24th, 2023)
Lillybug	Scenic Route Software
Sketch, Share, Solve	RDK
HANA Spacetime Fantasy	KINGOFSHIBUYA Ltd.
Quest For The X	intellikat
GlagStone	vtr0n
Drop 14 (October 10th, 2023)
Blocky Balloons	Brando
You're Gonna Miss The Bus	Scenic Route Software
Platform 10	Gabe O'Reilly
Reel-istic Fishing	ToadleyUnderControl
Tau	Gareth Williams
Drop 13 (September 26th, 2023)
Pulpergeist	Crandaddy
CrankShaft	Toobuu
You Cannot Go Back	Tim Martin
Pikki Rikki	cole+ games
Castle Tintagel	Pixelated Opus LLC
Drop 12 (September 12th, 2023)
Resonant Tale	Orange Thief Ltd
Pulse	Andrew Palmer
Slitherlink PD	Sp*ecial Games
IFO	Total Battery
Life's too Short: A Christmas Spirit	Pixel Ghost
Drop 11 (September 5th, 2023)
Doink!	Mostly Bits
The Keyper	Cool Lemon Club
Four Corners	Scenic Route Software
Halfway to Dawn	Andrea Baroni
Life's 2 Short: Unhooked	Pixel Ghost
August 31st, 2023
Quantum Phantom Basketball	BRENDA ARTS
Drop 10 (August 15th, 2023)
The Tartine's Show	Flying Oak Games
Crash Mole	Kait Sousa
Soko	Tijn Kersjes
PlayDice	Largemann
Crank Tanks	Ethan Nicholas
Drop 9 (August 1st, 2023)
The Lushes Land	SN-Studios
Factory Farming	Tim Martin
To Dust	Cadin Batrack
Smolitaire	Twenty Minute Mile
The Crank Gym	fatnose games
Ribbit Rabbit Special!	Kieran Anthony Penrice
Drop 8 (July 18th, 2023)
Gun Trails	Yoyogi Games
Kicooya MP3	Abeno Studio
Possessions	Moonbeam Games
CodeWordPlay	Mike Suszek
Drop 7 (July 5th, 2023)
Mash Gadget	Bipedal Dog
Cranky Bird	Jerry Verhoeven
Bomber Panda	Rob Seto-Patchett
Clash Cards	Dardoyle
DYG	Burgess Voshell
Drop 6 (June 20th, 2023)
P-Racing	Risolvi Productions
Pocket Planner	Hydra Softworks
Greed	Scenic Route Software
Stars of the Screen	Mouflon Cloud
Treasure Chasers	crait
Drop 5 (June 6th, 2023)
Snoik!	Ash K, published by Strangest.io
The Barkless Doctrine	Neven Mrgan
Shift	Scenic Route Software
Playtime	Adams Immersive
PlayDaPon	Lonely Star Software
Drop 4 (May 23rd, 2023)
Necrocrisis	Strangest.io
Generations	Scenic Route Software
Loopsy	Paul
Along Came a Spider	fatnose games
Castle Helios	Patrick Witmer
Drop 3 (May 9th, 2023)
Time From Earth	Pixel Ghost
Legend of Etad	Gareth Williams
Spike II: The Great Emu War	Goloso Games
Post Hero	Scenic Route Software
Drop 2 (April 25th, 2023)
Shadow Gadget	Strangest.io
Shining Gadget	Strangest.io
Bub-O Collect	Gabboco Games
A Balanced Brew	Robert Curry
Skwish	Pawprints
ART&.. More	Ledbetter Games
Drop 1 (April 11th, 2023)
Core Fault	SquidGod and davemakes
Gravity Express	Nino van Hooff
Sparrow Solitaire	Mac & Matt
Life's Too Short	Pixel Ghost
Crankulator	Dustin Mierau
Launch Lineup (March 7th, 2023)
CARVE JR.	Chuhai Labs
Direct Drive	DACvector
Playmaker	Dustin Mierau
Skew	Oiffy
Swap Machina	NaOH & Zion D. Hill
Grand Tour Legends	IORAMA
Bloom	RNG Party Games
EYELAND	Ron Lent
The Botanist	Cadin Batrack
Tapeworm Disco Puzzle	lowtek Games, Itd
Down the Oubliette	RDK
A Joke That's Worth $0.99	kamibox
Reel Steal	Sweet Baby Inc.
Recommendation Dog	Sweet Baby Inc.
Hidey Spot	Neven Mrgan
Word Trip	Shaun Inman

Upcoming

Games known to be coming soon to Catalog.

Catalog Game	Developer(s)	Release Date
Faraway Fairway	Hedgehog Dreams	Releases Q1 2024
Labyrinth	NullPointer	Releases April 2024
RowBot Rally	Rae	Releases Late 2024
Sound Mind	Chuck Jordan	Releases 2024
Comet	Team Comet	Release date TBD
For Home	RNG Party Games	Release date TBD
Echoes of the Emergent	RNG Party Games	Release date TBD
Midnight Raider	Lumicreative	Release date TBD
Be Kind To Yourself	Mouflon Cloud	Release date TBD
Angel Pop	Nnnn	Release date TBD
Snekris	drmschmidt	Release date TBD
RocketBird Relaunched	Mjlo	Release date TBD

Collections

On May 23rd, 2023, alongside Drop 4, Collections were added as a means to group games together based on common factors such as engine, release status, gameplay or themes, and genre.

Collection Name	Description	Notes
Season One		Not a part of Catalog's front-page on device. Lists all of the titles in Season One.
Catalog Launch Titles		Added May 23, 2023, removed from front-page Nov 24, 2023.
Puzzle Games		Added Jun 6, 2023, removed from front-page Sep 12, 2023 with the introduction of Genres.
Pulp Hits	Did you know you can make your own game in Pulp right now? Using a little code, or no code!	Added Jun 6, 2023. Titled "Pulp Games" until Oct 25, 2023.
Coming Soon	Upcoming Playdate games. Wishlist them today!	Added Jun 10, 2023, alongside Playdate's spot in the Future of Play Direct. This collection hosts currently-unreleased titles.
Quick Plays	Got 2 minutes?	Added Jun 20, 2023. This collection is permanently accessible from the Genre nav-bar on web.
Action		Added Aug 15, 2023, removed from front-page Sep 12, 2023 with the introduction of Genres.
Staff Picks	Our Playdate favorites.	Added Sep 12, 2023. This collection is permanently accessible from the Genre nav-bar on web.
Spooooooooky	Spoopy, spooky, and downright scary Playdate games featured for Halloween 2023.	Added Oct 23, 2023, removed from front-page Nov 7, 2023.
🔥 Soundtracks	Excellent game music	Added Nov 21, 2023, removed from front-page Feb 27, 2024.
Staff Picks 2023	Panic editors' favorite Playdate games of 2023.	Added Dec 12, 2023, removed from front-page Jan 16, 2024.
Great Stories	Story-centric games	Added Jan 30, 2024.
Shmups	Shoot 'em up in these frenetic, projectile-heavy games of precise aiming and close-call survival.	Added Feb 27, 2024.
Playdate Community Awards 2023	See all the awards handed out to Playdate games by the Playdate Squad Discord server	Added Mar 8, 2024. Contains sub-collections: 2023 Playdate Game of the Year Outstanding Pulp Game of the Year The CRANKY Award Outstanding Technical Achievement in a Pulp Game Outstanding Technical Achievement in a SDK Game Accomplishment in Accessibility Best App or Nicknack Best Narrative Game Most Anticipated Game Best Sim/Strategy Game Best Arcade Game Best Action Game Best Adventure Game Best Puzzle Game Best Launch Experience Outstanding Visual Achievement in an SDK Game Outstanding Visual Achievement in a Pulp Game Best Sound Design Best Soundtrack
Collections	Browse Playdate games by theme, mood, and feature	Added Apr 9, 2024. This meta-collection contains all collections (except for Action and Puzzle Games).
Published by Panic		Added to Collections Apr 9, 2024; never featured on front-page.

History

Catalog was announced on the Early 2022 Playdate Update, and officially launched on March 7th, 2023 alongside Playdate Update #3.

Trivia

• Scenic Route Software has published the most games on Catalog with Post Hero, Generations, Shift, Greed, Four Corners, You're Gonna Miss the Bus!, Lillybug, and Shift II.
• Drop 7 was pushed from July 4, 2023 to July 5, 2023, to not fall on Independence Day (a national holiday in the US).
• Drop 11 was pushed from August 29, 2023 to September 5, 2023 so the games wouldn't clash with the then-running PAX West event.
• There was no drop on January 2, 2024, due to Panic being on holiday vacation at that time. Instead, there was an "extra" drop on December 12, 2023 — in between the two regularly-scheduled drops.
• Drop 25 was pushed from March 12, 2024 to March 14, 2024, so as to not clash with the release of Mars After Midnight or the store-wide anniversary sale.
• The Lushes Land was originally meant to be released in Catalog alongside Drop 8, but wasn't able to be included in time due to last-minute legal/financial complications. It was placed into the Coming Soon group temporarily, and officially released in Drop 9.
• Faraway Fairway, Quantum Phantom Basketball, Oom, and Pullfrog were all funded by Panic.
• Panic-published Playdate titles are typically released on their own, outside of any drops. Quantum Phantom Basketball was released on August 31st, 2023 due to its spotlight at the PAX West event, and Oom & Pullfrog were both released on February 20th, 2024.