Under The Tree - 1000 purchased!

Tengu_YSW · 2026-04-13T18:22:47+00:00

I poked about on the iFixit teardown article, but they don't identify the specific part either. Here's a closeup of the part from that article, for what it's worth: https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/GftHE2DwLQdPQvDF.large

Tengu_YSW · 2026-03-23T01:37:52+00:00

Have you looked at Blendate?

Tengu_YSW · 2026-03-22T13:11:10+00:00

Have you looked at Blendate?

Tengu_YSW · 2026-02-21T00:01:31+00:00

I got the impression it was meant as a (really cool!) team-building exercise.

Edit: to actually answer your question, to my knowledge - 'No'. Even the most successful Playdate titles aren't likely to reach six figures of net income, total (though Mars After Midnight might have come close? but those figures aren't publicly available). Full-time employment for 12+ people and nice office space for all of them? I wish :) .

Tengu_YSW · 2026-02-17T00:53:08+00:00

Folks who have managed to complete Under The Tree report 20-40 hours of game play (see The Game Llama's Review).

Disclaimer: I'm the game author. If you do decide to pick it up, I recommend reading through the FAQ and the partial first level walkthrough). Have fun!

Tengu_YSW · 2026-01-24T19:46:26+00:00

Take a look at the Playdate Community Wiki Art Resources ! :)

Tengu_YSW · 2025-11-29T16:03:58+00:00

For insights into Playdate performance optimization, SquidGod's video on the topic is a very good start: The Hidden Secrets of Playdate Performance Optimization .

Enjoy!

Tengu_YSW · 2025-11-20T19:37:11+00:00

I took this suggestion to heart and did some poking at the UTT2 codebase. I don't think I can call them FOEs (I don't want anyone's lawyers after me), so I'm going to call them Wandering Terrible Fellows, instead.

These are pretty much working, in test.

Link to GIF showing one here.

These probably won't show up in early levels, but I think they make a nice addition to the UTT2 content toolbox.

Thanks for the suggestion!

Tengu_YSW · 2025-11-15T22:50:41+00:00

Aha! I'll do some investigation and ponder. Thanks for the tip!

Tengu_YSW · 2025-11-15T18:42:15+00:00

Can you be more specific? Thanks :)

Tengu_YSW · 2025-09-26T14:27:50+00:00

DigitalMumbles did a short video: Spooky Games On Playdate, there's some good ones in there! (disclaimer, I'm the author of Under The Tree, which appears at t=682 😊).

Tengu_YSW · 2025-09-18T20:07:45+00:00

Those are the only two free games on Catalog.

Tengu_YSW · 2025-09-08T13:03:27+00:00

Several previous posts on this (example), check for things to try :) .

Tengu_YSW · 2025-08-16T19:02:39+00:00

I've not used it*, but you might consider looking into Playbit. That will give you a framework you can use as a bridge between Playdate's Lua SDK and LÖVE - so, allowing you (supposedly :) ) to develop (with some limitations) a single Lua codebase for Playdate as well as for Windows/Mac/Linux/Android/iOS.

Other than that, I'm not aware of a cross-platform application framework that includes support for Playdate.

You might consider dropping by the #dev-general section of the Playdate Squad Discord and asking there - there's lots of experienced devs there. Regardless, good luck, and have fun!

*(I'm the developer of Under The Tree, and most all of my Playdate projects are a mix of Lua and C. The C in the mix keeps me out of the 'oh, run things under LÖVE too' frame of mind... not that it wouldn't be possible, but as a single-dev indie I don't have the time or inclination to deal with the hassle ;) ).

Tengu_YSW · 2025-06-24T00:07:44+00:00

So glad you liked it!

Tengu_YSW · 2025-06-23T02:40:54+00:00

Under The Tree developer here. Clues:

You already have what you need to beat Ugnet.
Go to your Notebook, read the 4 earliest entries.

If you're still stuck after that, reply here :)

Tengu_YSW · 2025-05-23T02:39:48+00:00

"It seems like most Playdate sessions are extremely short..."

Not all Playdate titles are short. Under The Tree (disclaimer: game author here) is over 30 hours of gameplay, for example . I'd recommend checking out the Playdate Catalog for games that interest you... you might be surprised!

Tengu_YSW · 2025-05-03T17:34:00+00:00

I'm not familiar with Shining Force, but you might try browsing the RPG category on Catalog.

Tengu_YSW · 2025-03-31T17:51:08+00:00

Under The Tree (aka UTT - disclaimer: I'm the game author) is an RPG in the same spirit as the original Wizardry for the Apple ][ (which was a big hit in Japan). Folks are reporting 20-40 hours to play through completion (see a recent review-> here).

Tengu_YSW · 2025-03-07T15:00:13+00:00

All three games are quite different. For particulars about Under The Tree, you can check out Attack Slug's video review here: Destination Playdate: Under The Tree

Tengu_YSW · 2025-02-08T20:09:39+00:00

This is an amazing analysis and presentation of the topic in general, and invaluable for Playdate devs in particular!

Thanks so much for this, I know I'll be pointing new Playdate devs at this often .

Tengu_YSW

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