Top 23 playdate Open-Source Projects

1. awesome-playdate

   1 4 601 3.4

   A list of awesome resources for Playdate (https://play.date) game development and the Playdate SDK (https://play.date/dev/)

   

2. InfluxDB

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3. NobleEngine

   2 3 455 8.6 Lua

   A li'l game engine for Playdate.

   

4. playdate-reverse-engineering

   3 1 261 5.7 Python

   Panic Playdate reverse-engineering notes/tools - covers file formats, server API and USB commands

   

5. gamekid

   4 1 232 2.6 C

   Play Game Boy games on your Playdate. (by mierau)

   

6. playboy

   5 2 214 0.0 Rust

   Playboy is a Nintendo Gameboy emulator for the Panic Playdate written in Rust! 👾

   

7. playdate-mode7

   6 1 187 3.7 C

   A Mode 7 library for Playdate.

   

8. playdate-arcade-fonts

   7 1 183 7.5 Svelte

   A collection of classic arcade game fonts for the Playdate

   

9. CodeRabbit

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10. Memory

    8 2 141 5.2 TypeScript

    Memory Icon Set; ideal for use with Sharp Memory Display 2.7" (by Pictogrammers)

    

    Project mention: Memory Icons | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-11-05

11. sketch-share-solve

    9 1 80 2.9 Lua

    Playdate’s #1 nonogram game

    

12. pd-camera

    10 1 73 6.9 C++

    Experimental camera addon for the Playdate handheld console

    

13. playdate-vscode-template

    11 1 71 3.4 Lua

    VS Code template with tasks for building and running in Playdate simulator.

    

14. crankstart-klondike

    12 1 66 10.0 Rust

    An example of how to use the Crankstart crate to write games for the Playdate handheld gaming system in Rust

    

15. pdParticles

    13 1 50 2.4 Lua

    a Playdate particle system

    

16. playdate-puppy-llm

    14 1 50 7.3 Lua

    A LLM interface that pays homage to rabbit r1 on Playdate.

    

    Project mention: Playdate-puppy-LLM: A LLM interface that pays homage to rabbit r1 on Playdate | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-05-10

17. playorama

    15 3 49 0.8 Lua

    A cranky video player for the Playdate

    

18. MicroCity-Playdate

    16 2 48 3.2 C

    City simulator game for microcontrollers

    

19. pdDialogue

    17 1 43 4.2 Lua

    a Playdate dialogue system

    

20. glitterbomb

    18 1 26 2.0 Lua

    An easy to use particle system for the Playdate (by manaliveadam)

    

21. NobleEngine-Example-Project

    19 1 18 6.1 Lua

    A simple project showcasing various functions of NobleEngine for Playdate

    

22. artillery-game

    20 1 14 0.0 Lua

    Artillery game for Playdate

    

23. Chip8-PlayDate

    21 1 12 0.0 C

    The Original Chip 8 Emulator for the Playdate

    

24. illumination

    22 1 9 10.0 Lua

    A Panels mini-comic (by cadin)

    

25. panels-project-template

    23 1 9 3.2 Lua

    A starter template for your Panels comic (with examples).

    

26. SaaSHub

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    SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

    

playdate related posts

• Memory Icons

  1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 5 Nov 2024

• Mode7 Graphics Library for Playdate

  4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 8 Jan 2024

• I'm Chris Mandra and Dmitry Zhukov and I created Direct Drive - feel free to ask anything :D and let us know what you thought of the game !

  2 projects | /r/PlaydateConsole | 18 Mar 2023

• Anyone have good restart() code?

  1 project | /r/PlaydateDeveloper | 5 Mar 2023

• Is there a list of non-itch (github etc.) already released games?

  1 project | /r/PlaydateConsole | 7 Nov 2022

• I’m brand new to this but would like to learn how to code games for Playdate.🟡

  2 projects | /r/PlaydateConsole | 12 Sep 2022

• Playorama, my video player for the Playdate, is now available on itch

  2 projects | /r/PlaydateConsole | 5 Aug 2022
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