Agents of Groove update 2.0 brings a new soundtrack made with @kashdanmusic.bsky.social, new look, improved readability, achievements, many more tweaks and fixes! New trailer below, buy on Catalog and itch (42% off until August 15) 🪩🕺 ➡️ play.date/g/AoG #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #TrailerTuesday

Agents of Groove Trailer

Agents of Groove is a story-driven rhythm game for Playdate. Join the undercover dancers of G.R.O.O.V.E. as they stumble upon a sinister plot and attempt to stop it! Update 2.0 of Agents of Groove br...

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On the occasion of this major update, #playdate magazine Cranko! will do a giveaway of two Agents of Groove codes among those who bought issue 8! Good luck!

Synaptic Sugar@synapticsugar.games · yesterday

Agents of Groove update 2.0 brings a new soundtrack made with @kashdanmusic.bsky.social, new look, improved readability, achievements, many more tweaks and fixes! New trailer below, buy on Catalog and itch (42% off until August 15) 🪩🕺 ➡️ play.date/g/AoG #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #TrailerTuesday

RE: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@synapticsugar/117038233640545071 Added to my #playdate. Time to Groove.

Agents of Groove update 2.0 brings a new soundtrack made with @kashdanmusic.bsky.social, new look, improved readability, achievements, many more tweaks and fixes! New trailer below, buy on Catalog and itch (42% off until August 15) 🪩🕺 ➡️ play.date/g/AoG #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #TrailerTuesday

Agents of Groove Trailer

Agents of Groove is a story-driven rhythm game for Playdate. Join the undercover dancers of G.R.O.O.V.E. as they stumble upon a sinister plot and attempt to stop it! Update 2.0 of Agents of Groove br...

vimeo.com

Agents of Groove on #playdate is $7 during Augustravaganza (cheapest it's ever been!) and brings with it update 2.0 with a fully remade soundtrack, a new look with 5 custom-made fonts, 24 achievements, and lots of other improvements! 🪩🕺 play.date/games/agents...

Agents of Groove for Playdate

A story-driven rhythm action game. Join the undercover dancers of secret agency G.R.O.O.V.E. and help them master the power of the Rhythm, as they stumble upon a sinister plot and attempt to stop it!

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rae@rae.wtf · 4d ago

augustravaganza 2026 is live NOW! #playdate it's a nice big community sale to ring in the new month. 2024 and 2025 went great, and we have over 80(!) games participating this time! if you wanna see all the participating games, visit catalog on your playdate, or head to: 🟨 play.date/games/tags/o...

Agents of Groove on #playdate is $7 during Augustravaganza (cheapest it's ever been!) and brings with it update 2.0 with a fully remade soundtrack, a new look with 5 custom-made fonts, 24 achievements, and lots of other improvements! 🪩🕺 play.date/games/agents...

Agents of Groove for Playdate

A story-driven rhythm action game. Join the undercover dancers of secret agency G.R.O.O.V.E. and help them master the power of the Rhythm, as they stumble upon a sinister plot and attempt to stop it!

play.date

rae@rae.wtf · 4d ago

augustravaganza 2026 is live NOW! #playdate it's a nice big community sale to ring in the new month. 2024 and 2025 went great, and we have over 80(!) games participating this time! if you wanna see all the participating games, visit catalog on your playdate, or head to: 🟨 play.date/games/tags/o...

augustravaganza 2026 is live NOW! #playdate it's a nice big community sale to ring in the new month. 2024 and 2025 went great, and we have over 80(!) games participating this time! if you wanna see all the participating games, visit catalog on your playdate, or head to: 🟨 play.date/games/tags/o...

All the video game studios that refuse to use generative AI aftermath.site/video-games-no...

Hi #Playdate Community! Me and some other devs have put together a new unofficial server for people developing for the playdate device. No minimum skill level required. The server is dedicated to human creativity (no AI) so come by Playdate Café if that sounds like your vibe: discord.gg/ppqeURy9m

Join the Playdate Café Discord Server!

A place for humans to discuss, help each other, and share cool stuff around Playdate development. | 15 members

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#playdate now supports Japanese! Despite not being in the video, our story-driven rhythm game Agents of Groove has supported Japanese and four more languages since launch. If your Playdate system language is set to Japanese, the game will automatically mirror that setting on your first playthrough!

Playdate@play.date · last wk.

Playdate。日本語になりました。 Playdate. Now in Japanese. Settings > System > System Update 3.1

#playdate now supports Japanese! Despite not being in the video, our story-driven rhythm game Agents of Groove has supported Japanese and four more languages since launch. If your Playdate system language is set to Japanese, the game will automatically mirror that setting on your first playthrough!

Playdate@play.date · last wk.

Playdate。日本語になりました。 Playdate. Now in Japanese. Settings > System > System Update 3.1

No crank? No problem. Playdate originals reimagined for Steam 💫 Featuring... 📺 Blippo+ 🛸 HEXA 🥌 office chair curling 👾 Ratcheteer DX ☄️ Suborbital Salvage Grab the Beyond the Crank bundle at 10% off ⬇️ 🛒 store.steampowered.com/bundle/7499...

Here's an update on our Hardship Fund: - We've received over 300 applications! - Our working group has been working diligently on processing these, and have currently reached out to over 100 applicants so far - Expect 2-3 weeks for us to reach out with next steps (1/2)

United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers.bsky.social · last mo.

Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun... If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.

🤕 We've been informed that an internal server error initially prevented this update from going live on Catalog, but the problem has now been fixed and 1.4.2 is available for download! 🪩

Synaptic Sugar@synapticsugar.games · 3w ago

We're aware of a crash that can happen with Agents of Groove and the new Playdate OS 3.1.0. This should be resolved in an upcoming Playdate system update but in the meantime a workaround is available in update 1.4.2 of Agents of Groove, already on itch and soon on Catalog. Thanks for the reports!

Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun... If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.

We're aware of a crash that can happen with Agents of Groove and the new Playdate OS 3.1.0. This should be resolved in an upcoming Playdate system update but in the meantime a workaround is available in update 1.4.2 of Agents of Groove, already on itch and soon on Catalog. Thanks for the reports!

i'm firmly of the belief that everyone should have a creative hobby. even if you aren't "good" at it. it keeps your critical thinking skills engaged, it reminds you that you're still capable of learning and growing and improving at things, it helps you connect to other people. you gotta make stuff!

Got an hour to spare today or tomorrow? Leave some kind comments on things you enjoy. Tell a developer they're doing a great job, or let an artist know their work is incredible. It can make a big difference in someone's day, trust me.

"These are delusional, careless, and tedious people who will never suffer consequences like these, attempting to massage a bad message so they can get patted on the back for it" aftermath.site/microsoft-xbox...

You Don't Have To Hand It To Microsoft For A Well-Planned Bloodbath

People are being laid off in a horrendous job market. You do not have to praise the muddled prose of the rich and insulated.

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With the recent news this form is open once again. If you've been in a (massive) layoff and feel like my products could help you in your career, please feel free to request any for free. Please don't abuse this, thank you. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The way corporations continue to treat game developers as disposable is gut wrenching, and the scale at which they're doing so unthinkable. So many families ruined, so much institutional knowledge lost.

A recap of the past few months and where we are with the upcoming updates to soundtrack and look of #AgentsOfGroove, in devlog form. Check it out on itch: synapticsugar.itch.io/agents-of-gr... #gamedev #indiedev #playdate

Toward a new soundtrack and future updates

Greetings! With Agents of Groove having been out for a few months now, I thought I’d share a new devlog to talk about the work that’s going into the major update we plan to release later this year...

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I don’t want this point to be lost in the discourse. Going digital-only means inequity for people who cannot afford internet or constantly purchasing new games. Libraries provide opportunities for people to experience games they otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford, and that will be lost.

ErikT@erik45824291.bsky.social · last mo.

My child loves going to the library and checking out a new video game every week. Going digital only eliminates libraries as a way people can access games.

A recap of the past few months and where we are with the upcoming updates to soundtrack and look of #AgentsOfGroove, in devlog form. Check it out on itch: synapticsugar.itch.io/agents-of-gr... #gamedev #indiedev #playdate

Toward a new soundtrack and future updates

Greetings! With Agents of Groove having been out for a few months now, I thought I’d share a new devlog to talk about the work that’s going into the major update we plan to release later this year...

synapticsugar.itch.io

You can find our Playdate Catalog page at: 💀 play.date/games/studio...

Playdate@play.date · last mo.

Small addition to the Catalog website: developers can now make Studio pages, showing all their Playdate titles. Check out some heavy hitters: 🐈‍⬛ play.date/games/studios/com.scenicroute 🐰 play.date/games/studios/wtf.rae ✋ play.date/games/studios/com.amano

60% drop in reviews if people even smell AI on your game - full supports the investors, developers, and publishers that took a hard "no gen-AI" stance, despite grifters' proclamations that they were "going to be left behind".

Mr. Hands is making SuccuDeck 😈🃏@mrhands31.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Someone actually crunched the numbers, and using GenAI can decrease reviews for indie game on Steam (a useful proxy stat for sales) by as much as *58%* 🤖

People, not companies, make games.

Always made by humans, never by AI #gamedev #indiedev

Synaptic Sugar@synapticsugar.games · 2mo ago

We're thrilled to announce that we're working with @kashdanmusic.bsky.social (Earth Must Die, Best Served Cold) to revamp the music in Agents of Groove! Here's a first preview, with the full soundtrack coming in a future free update! #gamedev #indiedev #playdate #ScreenshotSaturday

Putting the games industry up on the highest shelf until executives learn how to sustainably run a business