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| || || || | || [[A Ghost in the Gallery]] || A visual novel that tells a story alongside the game ART-O-Ween: Night at the Gallery || Ghosts, Visual Novel || [https://play.date/games/a-ghost-in-the-gallery/ Catalog], [https://ledbetter-games.itch.io/ghost Itch] | ||
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|| [[Along Came a Spider]] || Explore the world as a spider! Go on an adventure with a total of 5 endings! || Spider, Adventure, Exploration || [https://play.date/games/along-came-a-spider/ Catalog], [https://fat-nose-games.itch.io/along-came-a-spider Itch] | |||
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|| [[Baito Fight!!: Part-time Devil Hunter]] || Use your sick baseball skills to exterminate monsters from your neighbors' apartments as a part-time devil hunter!! || Monsters, Action || [https://play.date/games/baito-fight-part-time-devil-hunter/ Catalog], [https://kingofshibuya.itch.io/baito-fight Itch] | |||
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|| [[Castle Tintagel]] || A retro action platformer where you go on an epic quest to fight monsters to reclaim Castle Tintagel || Castlevania, Monsters, Gothic, Action || [https://play.date/games/castle-tintagel/ Catalog], [https://pixelatedopus.itch.io/castle-tintagel Itch] | |||
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|| [[Chew Chew Mimic]] || You're a mimic and your goal is to eat the adventurers. With 100 levels and plenty of problem solving to do. || Monsters, Dungeon, Skeletons || [https://play.date/games/chew-mimic/ Catalog] | |||
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|| [[Chopter Copter]] || A score chaser game where you use your copter to chopter through monsters. || Monsters, Castle, Arcade, Action || [https://play.date/games/chopter-copter/ Catalog], [https://sadfolks.itch.io/chopter-copter Itch] | |||
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|| [[Echoes of the Emergent]] || Embark on a personal journey through a shattered post-apocalyptic world, where your pursuit for answers unveils the remnants of both a forgotten past and uncertain prospects for the future. || Apocalypse, Visual Novel, Adventure || [https://play.date/games/echoes-of-emergent/ Catalog], [https://rngpartygames.itch.io/echoes Itch] | |||
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|| [[Frizzle]] || Unravel the dark secret within Frizzle, a small but captivating virtual pet game for the Panic Playdate. While the pixelated world promises warmth and companionship, an unsettling undercurrent simmers beneath the surface. As you nurture your digital friend, a struggle for dominance unfolds, forcing you to question everything you thought you knew. || Horror, Virtual Pet, Apps, Puzzle || [https://play.date/games/frizzle/ Catalog], [https://unicornergames.itch.io/frizzle Itch] | |||
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|| [[Halfway to Dawn]] || This hybrid shooter and narrative game follows the protagonist's struggle to survive a night in a dystopian world, where only a few humans remain after a mysterious monster invasion. || Zombies, Survival, Action, Adventure || [https://play.date/games/halfway-to-dawn/ Catalog], [https://cyberleaf.itch.io/halfway-to-dawn Itch] | |||
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|| [[Hana: Spacetime Fantasy]] || Explore a post-apocalyptic Earth in a glorious 1-bit action-adventure game || Sci-fi, Mystery, exploration, Adventure, Action || [https://play.date/games/hana/ Catalog], [https://kingofshibuya.itch.io/hanaden Itch] | |||
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|| [[Knoblins]] || Hatch musical creatures to preform songs for an adoring audience. Each Knoblin has a different sound that you can tweek in real time while performing. || Monsters, Virtual Pet, Rhythm, Apps || [https://play.date/games/knoblins/ Catalog], [https://professir.itch.io/knoblins Itch] | |||
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|| [[Labyrinth]] || A dungeon crawler featuring monsters to fight and an ever changing labyrinth of levels. Go for a high score in this infinitely replayable game. || Monsters, Dungeon Crawler, RPG, Action || [https://play.date/games/labyrinth/ Catalog], | |||
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|| [[Legend of Etad]] || Fight monsters and demons in this handcrafted dungeon crawler. || Monsters, Demons, Dungeon Crawler, Adventure, Puzzle || [https://play.date/games/legend-of-etad/ Catalog], [https://gareth.itch.io/etad Itch] | |||
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|| [[Life's 2 Short: Unhooked]] || Explore a tropical island as the series’ spectral problem solver in this little point-and-click-lite adventure for the Playdate as you meet quirky characters, solve puzzles, play mini-games and ultimately leave things in a better place than you found them! || Ghosts, Pirates, Adventure, Puzzle || [https://play.date/games/lifes-2-short-unhooked/ Catalog], [https://pixel-ghost.itch.io/lifes-2-short-unhooked Itch] | |||
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|| [[Life's Too Short: On Reflection]] || The residents of a medieval tower are being taunted by what lies on the other side of a mysterious mirror. Reflection can come in many forms and the voice on the other side of the mirror is not always a friend. Maybe the mirror and the residents need your help? || Ghosts, Adventure, Puzzle || [https://play.date/games/lifes-too-short-on-reflection/ Catalog], [https://pixel-ghost.itch.io/lifes-too-short-on-reflection Itch] | |||
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|| [[Monster Elevator]] || Make endless burgers for monsters but don't forget their order or you'll be sent back to floor one. || Monsters, Ghosts, Gore, Horror, Pulp Mill || [https://play.date/games/monster-elevator/ Catalog], [https://joellestuff.itch.io/monster-elevator Itch] | |||
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|| [[Penrose]] || Face eldritch giants, encounter sentient malls, explore hidden catacombs, and piece together who you were, are, and want to be. || Monsters, Adventure, Puzzle, Pulp || [https://play.date/games/penrose/ Catalog], [https://whyfie.itch.io/penrose Itch] | |||
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|| [[Pullfrog]] || Take control of a slippery lil' frog and use your tongue to pull around the falling blocks. Clear lines, get power-ups and discover the secrets this devilish puzzle platformer has for you! || Occult, Lovecraftian, Puzzle, Platformer, Action || [https://play.date/games/pullfrog/ Catalog] | |||
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|| [[Nightingale]] || An atmospheric horror game, centered around themes of hospitalization, illness, and what it means to feel safe in your own body. || Horror, Monsters, Hospital, Adventure, Puzzle || [https://play.date/games/nightingale/ Catalog], [https://kodiakgamesatx.itch.io/nightingale Itch] | |||
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|| [[SCP-D38813]] || Unlock SCP readings by decyphering articles with creepy ambient music and the ability to add more levels through a level editor. || Text, Creepy, Story, Puzzle || [https://play.date/games/scp-d38813/ Catalog], [https://subpixel.itch.io/scp-d38813 Itch] | |||
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|| [[Stars of the Screen]] || A collection of screensavers for the playdates with mysteries to uncover || Surreal, Puzzle, Apps || [https://play.date/games/stars-of-the-screen/ Catalog], [https://mouflon-cloud.itch.io/stars-of-the-screen Itch] | |||
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|| [[Touch Egg]] || Touch the egg as many times as you can before time runs out! because, why shouldn't you? || Arcade, Score Attack, Blood, Action, Pulp || [https://play.date/games/touch-egg/ Catalog], [https://joellestuff.itch.io/touch-egg Itch] | |||
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|| [[Under The Tree]] || A dungeon crawler featuring tons of spooky enemies to defeat. Sell items to purchase better gear to progress even further into the dungeons || Monsters, Dungeon Crawler, RPG, Adventure || [https://play.date/games/under-the-tree/ Catalog] | |||
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Revision as of 01:04, 24 September 2024
Introduction
How to Use
This list is comprised of five main sections:
- Catalog: Games that are available on Catalog and may also be available on Itch.io.
- Itch.io: Games that are not available on Catalog and can only be Sideloaded.
- Movies: A collection of Movies formatted for Playdate and playable using Playorama.
- Upcomming: Games that are in active developement.
- Season One: Games that are available through Season One.
Each section includes the game name with link to the wiki article, Description which gives a brief overview of the game, Themes which details what tags may be appropriate for each game and Links which will direct you to the game page.
Catalog
First we have a list of games that are available to buy on the Catalog.
| Catalog | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Description | Themes | Links | ||
| A Ghost in the Gallery | A visual novel that tells a story alongside the game ART-O-Ween: Night at the Gallery | Ghosts, Visual Novel | Catalog, Itch | ||
| Along Came a Spider | Explore the world as a spider! Go on an adventure with a total of 5 endings! | Spider, Adventure, Exploration | Catalog, Itch | ||
| Baito Fight!!: Part-time Devil Hunter | Use your sick baseball skills to exterminate monsters from your neighbors' apartments as a part-time devil hunter!! | Monsters, Action | Catalog, Itch | ||
| Castle Tintagel | A retro action platformer where you go on an epic quest to fight monsters to reclaim Castle Tintagel | Castlevania, Monsters, Gothic, Action | Catalog, Itch | ||
| Chew Chew Mimic | You're a mimic and your goal is to eat the adventurers. With 100 levels and plenty of problem solving to do. | Monsters, Dungeon, Skeletons | Catalog | ||
| Chopter Copter | A score chaser game where you use your copter to chopter through monsters. | Monsters, Castle, Arcade, Action | Catalog, Itch | ||
| Echoes of the Emergent | Embark on a personal journey through a shattered post-apocalyptic world, where your pursuit for answers unveils the remnants of both a forgotten past and uncertain prospects for the future. | Apocalypse, Visual Novel, Adventure | Catalog, Itch | ||
| Frizzle | Unravel the dark secret within Frizzle, a small but captivating virtual pet game for the Panic Playdate. While the pixelated world promises warmth and companionship, an unsettling undercurrent simmers beneath the surface. As you nurture your digital friend, a struggle for dominance unfolds, forcing you to question everything you thought you knew. | Horror, Virtual Pet, Apps, Puzzle | Catalog, Itch | ||
| Halfway to Dawn | This hybrid shooter and narrative game follows the protagonist's struggle to survive a night in a dystopian world, where only a few humans remain after a mysterious monster invasion. | Zombies, Survival, Action, Adventure | Catalog, Itch | ||
| Hana: Spacetime Fantasy | Explore a post-apocalyptic Earth in a glorious 1-bit action-adventure game | Sci-fi, Mystery, exploration, Adventure, Action | Catalog, Itch | ||
| Knoblins | Hatch musical creatures to preform songs for an adoring audience. Each Knoblin has a different sound that you can tweek in real time while performing. | Monsters, Virtual Pet, Rhythm, Apps | Catalog, Itch | ||
| Labyrinth | A dungeon crawler featuring monsters to fight and an ever changing labyrinth of levels. Go for a high score in this infinitely replayable game. | Monsters, Dungeon Crawler, RPG, Action | Catalog, | ||
| Legend of Etad | Fight monsters and demons in this handcrafted dungeon crawler. | Monsters, Demons, Dungeon Crawler, Adventure, Puzzle | Catalog, Itch | ||
| Life's 2 Short: Unhooked | Explore a tropical island as the series’ spectral problem solver in this little point-and-click-lite adventure for the Playdate as you meet quirky characters, solve puzzles, play mini-games and ultimately leave things in a better place than you found them! | Ghosts, Pirates, Adventure, Puzzle | Catalog, Itch | ||
| Life's Too Short: On Reflection | The residents of a medieval tower are being taunted by what lies on the other side of a mysterious mirror. Reflection can come in many forms and the voice on the other side of the mirror is not always a friend. Maybe the mirror and the residents need your help? | Ghosts, Adventure, Puzzle | Catalog, Itch | ||
| Monster Elevator | Make endless burgers for monsters but don't forget their order or you'll be sent back to floor one. | Monsters, Ghosts, Gore, Horror, Pulp Mill | Catalog, Itch | ||
| Penrose | Face eldritch giants, encounter sentient malls, explore hidden catacombs, and piece together who you were, are, and want to be. | Monsters, Adventure, Puzzle, Pulp | Catalog, Itch | ||
| Pullfrog | Take control of a slippery lil' frog and use your tongue to pull around the falling blocks. Clear lines, get power-ups and discover the secrets this devilish puzzle platformer has for you! | Occult, Lovecraftian, Puzzle, Platformer, Action | Catalog | ||
| Nightingale | An atmospheric horror game, centered around themes of hospitalization, illness, and what it means to feel safe in your own body. | Horror, Monsters, Hospital, Adventure, Puzzle | Catalog, Itch | ||
| SCP-D38813 | Unlock SCP readings by decyphering articles with creepy ambient music and the ability to add more levels through a level editor. | Text, Creepy, Story, Puzzle | Catalog, Itch | ||
| Stars of the Screen | A collection of screensavers for the playdates with mysteries to uncover | Surreal, Puzzle, Apps | Catalog, Itch | ||
| Touch Egg | Touch the egg as many times as you can before time runs out! because, why shouldn't you? | Arcade, Score Attack, Blood, Action, Pulp | Catalog, Itch | ||
| Under The Tree | A dungeon crawler featuring tons of spooky enemies to defeat. Sell items to purchase better gear to progress even further into the dungeons | Monsters, Dungeon Crawler, RPG, Adventure | Catalog | ||
Spoooooky Collection
These games have already been recognized as apart of the Spooooky Collection[1] on Catalog and are included separately to distinguish them from New titles and undiscovered games on the Catalog.
Itch.io
Next up are games that can only be found on Itch.io right now and will need to be Sideloaded Onto the device.
Movies
Upcoming Games
These are games that are not yet out and in active development.
Season 1
These are games included in Season One that match the Spooky feel of this list. This list is collapsed to prevent potential spoilers.
This list contains major spoilers for Season One!!
Season One games go here