Here are some great games to sideload onto your Playdate

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If you’ve managed to get your hands on a Playdate or have one on the way, you’re guaranteed a full “season” of 24 games delivered to your device over the span of 12 weeks. And there are some great ones included — check out my full Playdate review for a round-up of my favorites. But there’s also more to the device than just those games, thanks to sideloading. Playdate maker Panic has made it very easy to get games onto your device. You can check out the process here, but essentially, you just need to download a file — usually from somewhere like Itch.io — and then either load it onto your device via USB or load them wirelessly by adding them to your account on the Playdate website.

It’s a pretty painless process, and there are already some interesting, weird, and fun experiences available to try out. Here are a few great games and apps to get you started.

Bloom might actually be my favorite Playdate game so far. It’s a bit like if Stardew Valley was also a slice of life drama told primarily through text messages. You play as Midori, who is starting up a new flower business via a rooftop garden instead of going to school like her parents think. One half of the game involves growing and selling flowers, steadily earning money to expand your space and purchase better seeds. The other half has you stuck to your phone, replying to messages from your friends, partner, landlord, and (gulp) parents. The writing feels very real, to the point that I dreaded waiting on a response from Midori’s dad, but it paints a vivid picture of the challenges of starting a new life.Bloom also takes place in real time, making it the kind of game you’ll check in on a few times a day rather than something to binge.

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