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Playdate Season 2 review: Fulcrum Defender, Dig! Dig! Dino! and Blippo+

The first games from Playdate's Season 2 are here, plus a bonus treat: the bizarre 1-bit TV service, Blippo+.

Season Two kicked off on May 29 with the arcade action game Fulcrum Defender — from the studio behind FTL: Faster Than Light and Into the Breach — andthe delightfully chill Dig! Between all the on-screen information you need to pay attention to, the many different types of enemies that'll be attacking and the various weapon upgrades you can earn over the course of a run, there's a lot to take in, and I braced myself for a tense and complicated playing experience. Panic first teased it back in December 2024 as a Steam title, but here it is for the Playdate now, complete with a roster of channels playing hallucinatory programs and Femtofax, an interactive message board of sorts where you can find affirmations, neighborhood drama, chatter among amateur astronomers and more.

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