• Playdate SDK

  All you need: Lua and C APIs, docs, as well as a Simulator for local development, with profiling and more.

  I agree to the Playdate SDK License. Download Playdate SDK 1.13.7 for macOS Download Playdate SDK 1.13.7 for Windows Download Playdate SDK 1.13.7 for Linux See what's new
  
• BETA SDK

  Test the upcoming version of the Playdate SDK and OS. This release introduces backwards incompatibilities; please read about it before installing, and use it only for development.

  I agree to the terms of the Playdate SDK License. Download Playdate SDK 2.0 beta 4 for macOS Download Playdate SDK 2.0 beta 4 for Windows Download Playdate SDK 2.0 beta 4 for Linux

• Inside Playdate

  The official reference documentation for programming Playdate games.

  • Inside Playdate
  • Inside Playdate with C

• Designing for Playdate

  Advice on making your game accessible, pleasant to use, and at home on Playdate—from the UI to performance, and more.

  • Designing for Playdate

• Caps

  Online bitmap-font editor for Playdate fonts. Draw your own typographic characters, edit existing fonts, kern and preview them—all right here.

  • MAKE SOME FONTS

• Playdate Mirror

  A desktop app that mirrors the screen of your connected Playdate in real time. Perfect for capturing Playdate video so you can stream it or record it locally. Available for Mac, Windows, and Linux!

  • Download Mirror

• Nova

  You can use any code editor you like with our SDK. We happen to make a pretty nice one for macOS, and it's great for Playdate development, with easy building and debugging.

  • Try Nova for free!

SDK Support

• Dev Forum

  The place to talk to other Playdate developers about your game and see theirs. Post your progress, or questions about best practices and cool tricks.

  • Dev Forum

• Report SDK Bugs

  We're constantly improving the Playdate SDK. If you run into a snag making your game, or you have an API idea, let us know!

  • SDK bug report
  • SDK feature request

• Playdate SDK is made by a small team here at Panic. Meet them!

• pulp

  Web-based game editor for Playdate. Pixel art, chiptune music, and simple scripting built right in. It's fun!

  • TRY PULP NOW
  

Pulp Support

• Pulp Forum

  Ask questions about your Pulp game, share code tips with other developers, and learn from their source code and tutorials.

  • Pulp Forum

• Report Pulp Bugs

  If you believe you've found a bug in Pulp—an issue in our code, not yours—we'd appreciate it if you let us know. Thanks!

  • Pulp bug report

• Pulp is made by an even smaller group of people. Meet them!

• Useful Links for Developers! Tutorials, tools, libraries, and more.

• Playdate link badges for developers. Use these to link to your game.