Make Games for Playdate with Lua

Devlog

• Dungeon Crawler - Part 1 chapter published
  November 12, 2025 by Brett Chalupa

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  I just published an update to the book adding a new chapter: Dungeon Crawler - Part 1! It covers rendering maps from Tiled, collision detection, and talking to non-player characters. I just published... Continue reading

  
• Finally, an update! Added the new Sokoban chapter.
  September 07, 2025 by Brett Chalupa

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  I just published the first new version of the book in about half a year. It includes a full chapter on how to build Sokoban for Playdate. From parsing a custom level syntax to implementing the game ru... Continue reading

  
• I'm writing a book on how to make games for Playdate
  February 22, 2025 by Brett Chalupa

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  When my friend shared his Playdate with me, I immediately wondered, how can I make games for this thing? Turns out that it’s the easiest console of all time to make games for. Panic, the creators of... Continue reading