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Playdate is about to get a big batch of new games. Today, Panic confirmed the first details of the handheld’s upcoming season 2, which will include 12 new games and run from May 29th to July 3rd, with two titles releasing each week. The full season will cost $39.
When the Playdate first launched back in 2022, it similarly came with a number of games from notable developers that released over time. The idea was that every Playdate owner would receive these mystery games at the same time as they launched weekly throughout the season, but ensuing shipping delays put a wrench in that plan. Panic says that with this second season it “hopes to deliver on that original idea,” while adding that the season will also include “a must see surprise for all those who want something… a little different.”
In addition to the date and price of season 2, Panic also revealed four of the games that will be featured. They include:
- Fulcrum Defender, a “crank-powered, arcade action game” from Subset Games, the studio behind strategy classics Into the Breach and FTL: Faster Than Light.
- Taria & Como, a “physics-based puzzle platformer where movement is built around swinging instead of jumping,” from Popseed Studio Inc and JuVee Productions.
- A classic-style point-and-click adventure from Pixel Ghost called Shadowgate PD.
- And Dig! Dig! Dino! from Dom 2D and Fáyer, which is about, well, digging dino bones.
Panic also announced a new yellow case for the handheld, which is available to order today for $34.
