Events
From Playdate Community Wiki
This page details events that are hosted by the community from award shows to Game Jams.
Playdate Community Awards
The Playdate Community Awards is a game of the year show hosted live on the Tiny Yellow Machine Twitch channel.
The show is a swanky affair with the hosts GantProdux & Guv_Bubbs dressing up for the show.
| Year | Air Date |
|---|---|
| The 2022 Playdate Community Awards! | December 8th, 2022 |
| The 2023 Playdate Community Awards | March 8th, 2024 |
Playdate Community Direct
The Playdate Community Direct is a quarterly ____ created by the YouTube channel Tiny Yellow Machine. Each direct features trailers for upcoming games or content created by the community.
| Community Direct Number | Air Date |
|---|---|
| Community Direct 1 | July 6th, 2023 |
| Community Direct 2 | October 5th, 2023 |
| Community Direct 3 | January ???, 2024 |
Playdate Community Census
As the name implies, this is a census run by the community so we can learn about who we are, how we're using our devices and what we want the future of Playdate to look like.
| Page | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Playdate Community Census 2022 | August 24th, 2022 |
| Playdate Community Census 2024 | Q1, 2024 |
Game Jams
| Name | Start Date | End Date | Entrants | Winner | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlayJam | 2022-06-25 | 2022-06-28 | 11 | Avava | Link |
| PlayJam 2 | 2022-12-03 | 2022-12-06 | 24 | Super High School Sports Day Crankathlon | Link |
| PlayJam 3 | 2023-05-12 | 2023-05-15 | 18 | Digscovery (Playdate) | Link |
| PlayJam 4 | 2023-11-10 | 2023-11-13 | 21 | Snooze or Lose | Link |
| PlayJam 5 | 2024-04-12 | 2024-04-15 | - | - | Link |
| Yellow Square Jam | 2023-10-01 | 2023-10-29 | 14 | What the Crow?! | Link |
| Minigame-Jam | 2022-04-02 | 2022-04-08 | 15 | Catch the thief | Link |
| Global Game Jam 2023 | - | - | 4 | - | Link |