
CranKnight (for Playdate)
A downloadable game
About
Spin to win on the Playdate! CranKnight (Crank-Knight) is a short but challenging, chaotic rogue-ish/survivour-ish hack-n-slash game where you fight waves of enemies while upgrading your weapons. Use the power of the Playdate crank to swing your weapons to fight and block!
- Select from 5 unique weapon types, with multiple upgrade options
for each! - Hold up to 4 different weapons at once to come up with endless
combinations to fight your way to victory! - Upgrade your armour to 3 different styles, changing up the way you play!
- Complete achievements to show what you've accomplished (and unlock secret weapon upgrades)!
Controls
DPad | Move |
Crank | Spin Weapon(s) |
A | Accept (in menus) |
B | Go back (in menus) |
Install Instructions
Note: This game is only playable on the PlayDate console.
Following the official guide: https://help.play.date/games/sideloading/
- Log into your Playdate account: https://play.date/account/sideload/
- Upload the "CranKnight.pdx.zip" file downloaded from this page
- On your Playdate, go to Settings > Games. Hit the "Refresh" button and select "CranKnight" when it shows up.
- After it's done downloading, you're ready to play!
Credits
Programming, Art, Sound, and Music by me (Caden Marofke / Dinosire).
dpaint_8, peridot_7, ruby_12 fonts Copyright (c) 2022 Scott Lawrence. Used under MIT license.
Special thanks to all the people I bugged to play early builds and who provided essential feedback, especially:
Karina Lebedeva, Eric Himbeault, Morgan Epp, Jon Gaudet, Cody Edwards
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $3 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
- Thank You! (And some bug fixes) v1.0.11 day ago
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