Cranko! #6 March 2026

A brand-new issue bursting at the seams with fresh news from every corner of the Playdate world!

This time, we went full trench-coat journalism: rummaging through bins and even bribing the postal worker delivering mail to the creator of Post Hero, all to dig up every last juicy detail on the newest entry in the series: Bedbeard’s Revenge. So don’t go burning your fingertips trying to steam open envelopes like some bargain-bin spy. At Cranko!, we’ve got the hottest gossip doing the rounds on this long-awaited sequel.

But once the last envelope’s been cracked open, reality comes knocking: is it still worth making games for Playdate?

Whether you’ve been wrestling with that question for ages or you’re just about to dive in, we’ve put together an exclusive report to help you make the smartest call possible. Built on input from no fewer than fifty respected Playdate developers, it paints a broad, brutally honest picture of where the market stands right now.

What do you need to know to avoid a total disaster? What are the smartest moves if you want to come out ahead? And how do you make the best use of your time, money, and rapidly vanishing hours of sleep when bringing a new Playdate game into the world?

Real numbers, Catalog case studies, hard-earned advice, and not a hint of sugar-coating.

You wanted reviews? You got reviews. Dozens of pages of them, plus interviews. Our own fresh analysis joins the chorus around some of the most incredible games to land in recent weeks. And that’s not all: we’re also debuting a brand-new feature: the battle of reviews!.

And we’re still not halfway through the issue. Next up is the latest instalment of our special 3D games section, where we sit down with Frédéric Souchu for an in-depth look at his latest project, Power Off – a beast of a game that looks ready to tear through fans of fast, furious, Doom-style action. Hard facts, deep-cut references, and coding tricks nasty enough to leave your head spinning. Promise.

Honestly, we’ve no idea how we’re keeping up this pace, so enjoy it while you can, before the crank packs it in!

Cranko! #6

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