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Developing for #Playdate sure is a humbling experience. 3+ years of dev on and off. 130 sales in the first month. 🥲 No regrets, did it for enjoyment and learning. It's calibrated my expectations appropriately I think. (Sale in March, wishlist perhaps? play.date/games/spinsh... )

play.dateSpinShot for PlaydateAn arcade block-breaker score-chaser with a spin.

11/2/26, 2:22 pm0 reposts6 likes

miguelbandera

@miguelbandera.bsky.social

11 Feb

It looks great! One month on playdate eco and it seems the market is mature and it will be something like the pico8 ecosystem. Also getting vibes that most of the buyers are developers like in the early VR years.

miguelbandera

@miguelbandera.bsky.social

11 Feb

I´m making a port/version of bloxorz that will release for free on itch io, and playing with ideas for games I can make on one month. I think playdate is great for game design gym, but not for sales, but again not an expert 😅

Steve Dennis

@subcide.com

11 Feb

Yeah I think that's a very solid read on it tbh, and also pretty bang-on with the VR comparison (I wasn't a dev there, but have been in that ecosystem since the DK1). For folks who can build something in 1-2 months, it's great!

Richard

@benjymous.bsky.social

11 Feb

Yeah - 70 sales for me after two months - got a little boost with a new year sale, but none in February so far - have ideas for more games (and updates to my current game), but it takes the excitement off developing knowing there just isn't a big market out there (or the market is too saturated now)

Steve Dennis

@subcide.com

11 Feb

Yeah, I know 130 sales in that timeframe is also pretty good. I've got nothing but good feedback, just from what I can tell, not a great attach rate, and there is like 1 creator I could find doing any sort of active coverage because the audience is so niche. Reddit and discord seem most active.