Playdate market Catalog expands to over 100 titles

Panic has added one other batch of titles to Playdate market Catalog, that means there are actually over 100 titles on the digital storefront.

It is a notable milestone for Panic’s crankable handheld, which earlier this 12 months beat inside gross sales expectations after promoting over 53,000 models in a single 12 months.

Catalog launched again in April and is a curated digital storefront overseen by Panic. Though there are different methods to launch Playdate titles (side-loading is feasible), Catalog permits builders to make their approach onto the system by way of an official channel.

Builders can submit their titles for Catalog consideration by way of a developer type, however Panic will get the ultimate say on what finally seems on {the marketplace}. Builders who do make it onto the storefront should be prepared to offer long-term help.

{The marketplace} launched with a mix of 16 apps and video games, together with 11 model new releases. Panic commemorated the event by including two of these titles, Advice Canine!!! and Reel Metal, to Playdate’s Season One roster totally free.

The most recent batch of video games consists of Ursidae-themed pint-pouring simulator, Root Bear; audio reactive vizualiser, ljudbilden; and atmospheric short-form horror title, Nightingale.

The success of Catalog appear to have taken Panic without warning, with head of particular tasks Greg Maletic explaining the corporate was uncertain if builders would rally behind the teeny yellow machine.

“After we began Playdate, we weren’t even positive some other builders could be intrested in making video games for our handheld. Hitting 100 titles on Catalog a few 12 months after launch is heartening,” stated Maletic.

In the event you’re curious to be taught extra about Playdate, you may take a look at our assessment of the console proper right here. For insights into the world of Playdate growth, why not tuck into our intensive interview with Advice Canine!!! and Reel Metal co-developer Candy Child or pore over our wider assortment of Playdate-focused deep dives, postmortems, and interviews.