Making a Playdate Game (2025-06-21)

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To make a Playdate Game.

The Game

  1. make a main.lua file
  2. make a icon.png – The Playdate requires an Icon:
  • Image format: Black & white PNG (1-bit)
  • Size: 400x240 pixels
  • Filename: icon.png

Sideloading

  1. Go to Sign In
  2. Select or drag a zipped .pdx file to add it to your Playdate account.
  3. On your Playdate, go to Settings → Games to check for new games and download it.
    For more information on how this works, see this Help article.