{"id":1886466,"date":"2026-04-16T18:13:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1886466"},"modified":"2026-04-16T18:13:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:13:40","slug":"playdate-season-3-is-coming-later-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1886466","title":{"rendered":"Playdate Season 3 is coming later this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/DOKk.Q5SiNVqQ116eEJYmQ&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD03MjA-\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/playdate_7330.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"article-87df1b11-58d7-4ddf-9830-29c80eceffed\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px]\">\n<nav class=\"prestige-breadcrumb relative mx-4 md:mx-0\" aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<ol class=\"no-scrollbar overflow-scroll whitespace-nowrap text-battleship\">\n<li class=\"inline\">\n<li class=\"inline-block cursor-default last:pr-10 md:last:pr-20 font-bold\">Gaming<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<header class=\"mb-4 px-4 md:mb-6 md:px-0\">\n<h1 class=\"layout-h1 my-2 font-bold leading-tight\">Playdate Season 3 is coming later this year<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"my-2 text-[18px] font-light leading-5 md:max-w-[660px] md:text-[20px]\/[28px]\">Surprise!<\/h2>\n<div class=\"flex-col items-start lg:flex lg:flex-row lg:items-center lg:justify-between mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative md:mr-[10px]\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-2\">\n<div class=\"shrink-0 cursor-pointer inline-block size-[42px] lg:size-[48px]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt role=\"img\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full rounded-full object-cover object-center shadow-[0_0_0_2px_#ffffff]\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/25VCJEDlyhvGdlO1clrMig--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-\/https:\/\/o.aolcdn.com\/images\/dims?image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fs.yimg.com%2Fos%2Fcreatr-uploaded-images%2F2023-09%2F04b773d0-5cbd-11ee-bbee-fb1bf060105b&amp;compress=1&amp;progressive=1&amp;quality=75&amp;client=hawkeye&amp;signature=0cbacc2ca3cac6650f7a242f12d6f4c7d37ff457\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block\">\n<div class=\"w-max text-sm\/5 font-semibold lg:!flex flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<div class=\"flex w-max items-center\">Cheyenne MacDonald<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"font-normal sm:before:inline-block\">Weekend Editor<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lg:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-16T18:13:40.000Z\">Thu, April 16, 2026 at 6:13 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-0 mt-4 flex items-center lg:ml-3 lg:mt-0\">\n<div class=\"ml-0 mr-2\">\n<div class=\"relative flex\">Add Engadget on Google<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden lg:block\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-16T18:13:40.000Z\">Thu, April 16, 2026 at 6:13 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-x-8 lg:gap-x-0 mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px] md:grid-cols-[[main-start]_1fr_[main-end_right-start]_min-content_[right-end]] lg:!gap-x-8\">\n<div class=\"md:col-main\" data-i13n-boundary=\"true\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[[fullbleed-start_body-start]_minmax(auto,750px)_[body-end_fullbleed-end]]\">\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden fig-image-round left-1\/2 w-screen -translate-x-1\/2 md:left-0 md:w-auto md:translate-x-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt class=\"object-cover object-center\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/q86kMgtKv1oRANY66CWvmQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03NDU-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/P.Tl8ezkim3nWBkw0LDjCw--~B\/aD05NjA7dz0xNjAwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/playdate_7330.jpg\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 mt-2.5 md:mt-2 pr-2.5\">\n<div><span>Panic<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Playdate is getting a third season of curated, surprise games, Panic announced today. We don&#8217;t know much beyond the fact that Season Three is officially happening, but Panic&#8217;s Head of Playdate Greg Maletic said in an announcement video that it will be here &#8220;in time for the holidays&#8221; this year. Considering we had to wait a whole three years for Season Two to come out following Season One&#8217;s release with the console in 2022, that doesn&#8217;t sound so bad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Panic hasn&#8217;t yet said how many games Season Three will include, or how much it will cost. While Season One had a total of 24 games \u2014 with a release schedule of two games per week for 12 weeks \u2014 last year\u2019s Season Two had half the amount (plus <em>Blippo+<\/em>), and cost $39. But that drop in quantity thankfully didn&#8217;t mean a drop in quality. Season Two was great<em>, <\/em>with a collection of games that felt stronger overall than the first. I, for one, can&#8217;t wait to see what Season Three brings. In other exciting news, Panic also announced today that the much, much-awaited game <em>Office Chair Curling<\/em> is finally available for purchase on Playdate and Steam, with the option for online cross-play.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px]\">\n<div class=\"commerce col-body\" data-pw=\"disclosure\">\n<div class=\"mb-7 flex items-center rounded-lg p-3 p-5 w-fit flex-col md:flex-row\">\n<p class=\"text-[12px] text-battleship dark:text-gandalf md:text-[13px]\">If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"md:col-main grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px]\">\n<div class=\"no-scrollbar col-body mx-4 mb-8 mt-2.5 overflow-x-scroll whitespace-nowrap md:mx-0 md:max-w-[750px] md:overflow-x-visible md:hidden\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-screen-sm\">\n<ul class=\"inline-flex text-xs md:text-sm\">\n<li class=\"mr-6\">About our ads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Playdate is getting a third season of curated, surprise games, Panic announced today. We don&#8217;t know much beyond the fact that Season Three is officially happening, but Panic&#8217;s Head of Playdate Greg Maletic said in an announcement video that it will be here &#8220;in time for the holidays&#8221; this year. Considering we had to wait a whole three years for Season Two to come out following Season One&#8217;s release with the console in 2022, that doesn&#8217;t sound so bad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Panic hasn&#8217;t yet said how many games Season Three will include, or how much it will cost. While Season One had a total of 24 games \u2014 with a release schedule of two games per week for 12 weeks \u2014 last year\u2019s Season Two had half the amount (plus <em>Blippo+<\/em>), and cost $39. But that drop in quantity thankfully didn&#8217;t mean a drop in quality. Season Two was great<em>, <\/em>with a collection of games that felt stronger overall than the first. 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