Playdate game Cranky Cove

Made by Jon Simantov

Welcome to Cranky Cove, a stubborn little town in need of a guiding hand! Use the crank to spin three rings, lining up workers, tools, and materials to craft items for the ever-demanding townsfolk. From fresh-baked bread 🍞 to handcrafted jewelry 💍 and the treasures of the sea 🦀, every order helps the town grow.

With each new challenge, your customers demand more—can you keep up?

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Features

Satisfying crank-based gameplay
Over 100 unique items to craft and serve
Over 60 levels, including special levels that shake things up
A heartfelt epistolary tale of love and adventure
Crankipedia, with info on workers, tools, items, and recipes you unlock
Achievements to earn and online scoreboards to compete on
Optional no-fail mode for a chiller experience
Bacon! 🥓

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Scoreboards

Challenge Level 1 🪙

1: JonS; 1,270
2: pailey; 1,230
3: gurtt; 1,180

Challenge Level 2 🪙

1: JonS; 975
2: 3022693218830031; 830
3: pailey; 825

Challenge Level 3 🪙

1: pailey; 750
2: JonS; 735
3: engcamino; 730

Challenge Level 4 🪙

1: JonS; 995
2: y_c; 990
3: pailey; 970

Challenge Level 5 🪙

1: JonS; 1,055
2: apjjabi; 875
3: pailey; 760

Challenge Level 6 🪙

1: JonS; 1,690
2: y_c; 1,300
3: MattAces; 1,260

Challenge Level 7 🪙

1: JonS; 1,350
2: DrewX17; 995
3: pailey; 860

Challenge Level 8 🪙

1: JonS; 1,610
2: MattAces; 1,580
3: pailey; 1,275

Epilogue 1 Challenge Level: Food 🪙

1: JonS; 2,615
2: MattAces; 2,200
3: pailey; 2,135

Epilogue 2 Challenge Level: Crafts 🪙

1: JonS; 2,540
2: pailey; 2,460
3: MattAces; 1,910

Special 🐙: Cleaning up Cranky Cove

1: JonS; 54
2: wzc722; 45

Special 🐙-2: Revolve, Retrieve, Recycle

1: JonS; 58

Special 📕: Take a Look! It's in a Book!

1: JonS; 48

Special 📕-2: Throw the Book at Them!

1: JonS; 97

Special 📕-3: Every Trick in the Book!

1: JonS; 74

Special 🪨: Roshambo!

1: JonS; 60
2: rusak; 51

Special 🌴: By the Numbers

1: JonS; 8

Level 1-1: Wheat Dreams

1: Sarcastik; 44
2: engcamino; 43
3: JonS; 43

Level 1-2: Fruits of Labor

1: JonS; 68
2: Sarcastik; 62
3: pailey; 58

Level 1-3: Fungus Among Us

1: JonS; 64
2: Sarcastik; 53
3: TarasRex; 52

Level 1-4: Pie Day

1: Sarcastik; 55
2: engcamino; 52
3: JonS; 49

Level 1-5: Coffee Talk

1: JonS; 40
2: engcamino; 36
3: Sarcastik; 34

Level 2-1: Hammer Time

1: JonS; 52
2: Sarcastik; 48
3: engcamino; 47

Level 2-2: Knock on Wood

1: JonS; 58
2: engcamino; 48

Level 2-3: Flower Child

1: JonS; 56
2: engcamino; 46
3: anadevi; 39

Level 2-4: Head in the Sand

1: engcamino; 51
2: JonS; 47
3: anadevi; 23

Level 2-5: Pearl of Wisdom

1: JonS; 55

Level 3-1: Animal Farm

1: JonS; 91
2: engcamino; 86
3: anadevi; 75

Level 3-2: Dairy Queen

1: JonS; 69
2: engcamino; 57
3: anadevi; 42

Level 3-3: We Have the Meats

1: JonS; 87
2: anadevi; 67

Level 3-4: Three Course Meal

1: JonS; 56
2: anadevi; 39

Level 3-5: To Catch a Crab

1: JonS; 52
2: engcamino; 43
3: wzc722; 27

Level 4-1: Gearing Up

1: JonS; 47
2: engcamino; 38

Level 4-2: Glass Beach

1: JonS; 46

Level 4-3: Dear Diary

1: JonS; 64

Level 4-4: A Thousand Words

1: JonS; 48

Level 4-5: Crafted Treasures

1: JonS; 60

Level 5-1: Smooth Like Butter

1: JonS; 66
2: engcamino; 59

Level 5-2: I Melt With You

1: JonS; 56

Level 5-3: Clammy Hands

1: JonS; 49

Level 5-4: A Crabby Mood

1: JonS; 43

Level 5-5: See? Food!

1: JonS; 34

Level 6-1: Garden Party

1: JonS; 49

Level 6-2: Cast in Iron

1: JonS; 53

Level 6-3: Pot of Gold

1: JonS; 54

Level 6-4: Matryoshka Maker

1: JonS; 61

Level 6-5: Dead Wood

1: JonS; 29

Level 7-1: Corn Fed

1: JonS; 74

Level 7-2: All Abuzz

1: JonS; 56

Level 7-3: Top of the Muffin to You!

1: JonS; 47

Level 7-4: Flower Power

1: JonS; 54

Level 7-5: From Field to Fryer

1: JonS; 58

Level 8-1: Sheep's Clothing

1: JonS; 46
2: wzc722; 24

Level 8-2: Tough as Leather

1: JonS; 69
2: wzc722; 45

Level 8-3: Sweater Weather

1: wzc722; 38

Level 8-4: Swift Tailoring

1: wzc722; 9

Level 8-5: Wearable Art

1: wzc722; 14

Epilogue 3: Ship Shape

1: JonS; 181
2: wzc722; 118

44.0 MB.
First published 02/25/2025
This game's developer created it without the use of generative AI.
This game contains abstract representations of characters preparing meat and other animal products.
This game uses the crank as well as either the d-pad or A / B buttons, and requires a fair amount of precision with the crank. The controls can be switched to use d-pad and buttons only, without the crank, if desired. Additionally, the in-game timer can be turned off by using no-fail mode for a less stressful experience.

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