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CatchaDiablos
CatchaDiablos is a tiny roguelike where you play as a little guy on a quest to capture all the Diablos stranded on a distant moon.
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CatchaDiablos is a tiny roguelike where you play as a little guy on a quest to capture all the Diablos stranded on a distant moon. Turn the crank and draw circles around them, but beware! These mischievous creatures won’t so easily be caught. Dodge their attacks, avoid hitting them, and harness mysterious power-ups to aid you on your fated quest. Can you catch all of them?
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- Tilt: Not used
- Microphone: Not used
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Made by: AFK Mario: Game Design, Programming Joven Paul: Game Design, Music & Art QA: Plastic Fern PR: popagenda Playtest: Sweet Baby Inc.
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The game uses any of the main buttons + simultaneous crankin' to play.
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Playthroughs 1 video
Gameplay and impressions 5 videos
Roundups 2 videos
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Playthroughs / shadowstew
Playdate Season 2 - Week 4 | CatchaDiablos in this Shadowgate PD
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Gameplay and impressions / Panic
CatchaDiablos
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Gameplay and impressions / RedToad64
CatchaDiablos - Let's Playdate
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Gameplay and impressions / Destination Playdate
CatchaDiablos - Playdate gameplay + impressions
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Gameplay and impressions / Orbital Lance
CatchaDiablos | Playdate Season 2
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Gameplay and impressions / StarryVirtual
CatchaDiablos | Year of the Playdate #37
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Roundups / MegaAmpster
Playdate Reviews (S2W4): CatchaDiablos & Shadowgate PD
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Shadowgate PD & CatchaDiablos | Playdate Season 2
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Metro
Playdate Season 2 full review – the best games on the weirdest console
Nick Gillett
2025-07-30
This crank-orientated animal catching game has you controlling a cat with a hoop. Your job is to swing it over an unwary creature and then rapidly turn the crank to encircle it, adding it to your inventory, and capturing multiple enemies if you time it right. Its mechanics and locomotion are unlike
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CatchaDiablos
Nick Simberg
2025-06-25
Gives new meaning to the term circle-strafe
Age note: --This game is hella occult. |m|_ _|m|
AI: This game's developer created it without the use of generative AI.