"Playdate: A Two-Year Success Story with 150K Games Sold and $1M in Developer Payouts"

Panic's Playdate handheld has sold over 150,000 games through its curated game shop, Catalog, in the last year, with more than half of its 70,000 users purchasing games. The store currently offers 181 titles, grossing over $544,000 in sales. While these numbers may not be enough for a full-time career, they have rekindled excitement for indie developers, with notable recent titles including Mars After Midnight from Papers, Please developer Lucas Pope.