The Playdate Community Awards 2023

The 2023 Playdate Community Awards is a Game of the Year show run by the Playdate Squad Discord server.
The show is a swanky affair, with hosts Donald & ‪@TinyYellowMachine‬ dressing up for the event.
Planned by ‪@GuvBubbs‬ with support from the Playdate Squad Discord channel
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Correction: Post Hero was incorrectly presented as the winner of Best Adventure Game when Resonant Tale should have been.
Post Hero is excellent, go play it.
play.date/games/post-hero/

[@adrien8712]

As a constructive criticism I would say that things go way too fast, you barely have time to identify the nominees before you know the winner, and sometimes you get less than 10 seconds of gameplay. Like some big video game awards, this one focuses more on trailers that on celebrating talents. I'd rather have separate shows for trailers.
Still love the concept though, congratulations on all your work growing the community!

[@charlieshuck]

Cranky Dog has such Shel Silverstein vibes and i am so here for it

[@PixelAddictGames]

I cant wait for you all to play it!

[@CitrusArchitect]

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS! 😊

[@BenjaminJex]

I wish we got to see clips of the nominees so that I can understand the games I haven't played yet, new games trailers are getting much more time than the people who are supposedly being honored here. And where are the game makers who won? I'd love to hear their thoughts, that's a big part of what makes awards shows special

[@GuvBubbs]

I 100% agree with you. I am but one man. With a day job, wife, new child and game of my own to develop.
The awards almost didn't happen at all this year.
This is good feedback, but it's just not possible.
#wishlist☄Comet

[@wleon4068]

Could not agree more.

[@zacksnyder5861]

Thank you for including my trailer, Great show!

[@FlashBang_MemeZ]

I got mine 3 days ago and it was my favourite purchase ever!

[@PlaydatePlayer]

Really enjoyed that! 2024 is looking pretty good for the Playdate too...

[@fantasythinkerfan]

This was so well put together! Hopefully next year you can get hosted on the main channel so more people see it

[@GuvBubbs]

Tiny Yellow Machine didn’t make the awards this year, it was myself and the Playdate Squad Discord.
We just got Gant in for his good looks.

[@scrappedbits]

That was so fun! Got a lot of new games I want to play now!

[@liova_quinoaYT]

This channel is sooo underrated. This content is epik

[@LomographyTromography]

thanks for putting this on! there are a lot of games nominated here ive not heard of and am gonna check out :)

[@craigjohnson6566]

Feels like a few too many categories, meaning you had to rattle through the nominees and winners -- I also would like to see footage of the nominees to get a feel for what these games are about and particularly WHY were they nominated, what is it about game x that meant it had outstanding sound design or what have you?

[@ListeningGlass]

3:00 looks like something straight out of frank! (Jim Woodring)

[@matthewharr6372]

TOAD

[@Shaymon23]

TOADLEY!

[@stuffbyrae]

LETS GOOOOOOOO

[@stevesaidby4764]

Hoo-ah!

[@matthewharr6372]

A-TOAD-A-SO ;)

[@wleon4068]

I think that this game system could be the catalyst for the next pop art. Some of the game designs could, in time, be viewed as digital pop art in black and white.

[@osohista]

congrats to gaming

[@levelzwei8148]

💛

[@Moonwaterz-nh9sf]

He/him? Is this for real or a joke?

[@adam-tu9dj]

deviant art reddit garbage