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Cranko! #7 May 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

It made us sweat a little, but it\u2019s finally here: a proper expedition into the untamed borderlands of fun, where the maps are dodgy, the compass has lost the plot, and the treasure probably has a crank sticking out of it.<\/p>\n

For this issue, we\u2019ve stuffed the hold with material as volatile as a warehouse full of dynamite. We open our exclusive coverage with the first chapter of a special report on making isometric games for Playdate: how they\u2019re built, who\u2019s already been unhinged enough to try, and who\u2019s currently chiselling tiny diagonal worlds into Panic\u2019s pocket-sized yellow oddity.<\/p>\n

And because our fuse is still dry, we\u2019ve got something for the restless tinkerers, bedroom devs, and unstoppable creative gremlins among you: we\u2019re giving away copies of the brand-new Make Games for Playdate with Lua<\/i><\/span><\/strong>, courtesy of the author himself.<\/p>\n

But the real nitroglycerin arrives in a gloriously unstable mix of reviews, hands-ons, and previews: Xorbius<\/i><\/span>, Paco & Lily<\/i><\/span>, Meschera<\/i><\/span>, Crookback<\/i><\/span>, Sam Saru<\/i><\/span><\/strong>, and plenty more besides. We also take shelter from the cracked, merciless sun at the Dig Dig Dino<\/i><\/span><\/strong> expedition camp, where we sit down for an exclusive interview \u00a0-and a few tequilas- with the people behind it and one of the most prolific authors in Catalog.
\nThen we swing by Gilly\u2019s Island<\/i><\/span><\/strong> before unearthing the real treasure: a special report on PDGO<\/strong>, a Playdate development environment ready to put Mr. C<\/strong> and Mrs. Lua<\/strong> firmly on the back foot.<\/p>\n

Of course, that\u2019s not all. We haven\u2019t even kicked the dust off the surface yet, so don\u2019t let yourself slip into siesta mode: run, ride, or crawl to grab your copy now, because this thing evaporates faster than the liquor in the only saloon in town.<\/p>\n

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Please notice:<\/strong>\u00a0 The price of this magazine is \u20ac14.90.- or the equivalent amount in the currency of the buyer’s country (shipping included).<\/em><\/p>\n

Very important information for US readers:<\/strong>
\nShipments to the United States are still blocked, so I can\u2019t send orders there yet. It\u2019s a seriously frustrating mess, and there\u2019s not much I can do, it hinges on a change to U.S. customs\u2019 tariff policies. That said, there’s now the chance to get a digital version of Issue 4 and 5 on pdf format<\/p>\n

Pour nous es lecteurs en France, Belgique<\/strong>
\nL\u2019envoi de magazines est d\u00e9sormais exempt de tout surco\u00fbt douanier. Plus de frais ni de taxes suppl\u00e9mentaires!
\nFor our readers in Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, Romania
\n<\/strong>You can get your magazines now exempt from any customs surcharges. No more extra fees or taxes!<\/p>\n

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