Playdate is a brand new handheld with black and white display and a crank – and it comes with a season of 12 new indie games

Playdate is a unusual new handheld, due for launch in 2020 and priced at $149.

Created by Panic, the writer of Firewatch and the upcoming Untitled Goose Game, Playdate includes a black and white display, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB-C, headphone jack and a crank that flips out from the facet.

Playdate comes with a “season” of games that releases one new game each week for 12 weeks. One of these games is Crankin’s Time Travel Adventure, created by Katamari Damacy’s Keita Takahashi and depends purely on the crank.

“This game uses the crank exclusively to control the flow of time, backwards and forwards. Your goal? Get Crankin’ to his date with Crankette while avoiding an ever-increasing series of ridiculous obstacles — obstacles that aren’t affected by the time control,” say Panic.

You can see the primary video of Crankin’s Time Travel Adventure beneath:

About these games. We reached out to a few of our favourite individuals, like @KeitaTakahash, @bfod, @helvetica, @shauninman, and lots of extra.

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Here’s a peek at one: Crankin’s Time Travel Adventure, from Keita. It’s enjoyable and humorous. pic.twitter.com/0Ibwqr5k3I

— Playdate (@playdate) May 22, 2019