

When something knocks on the slot, Pope turns the Playdate’s analog crank to flip the slot open, revealing a curious monster on the other side. The gameplay scene is set at an anger management meeting for cyclops, with a sign advertising the session taped to a letter slot-style door. He describes the game as “less death, more laughs” and something he wanted his kids to be able to enjoy. One of the most exciting announcements was the news that Lucas Pope, acclaimed creator of Papers Please and Return of the Obra Dinn, is making a new game exclusively for the bite-sized handheld.ĭuring the video Pope showed off a brief snippet of a game called Mars After Midnight. Panic’s Playdate handheld had a big coming out party today with a video update that showed off its first slate of games and revealed its price/pre-order date.
