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Cranky Cove
Welcome to Cranky Cove , a stubborn little town in need of a guiding hand!
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Description
Welcome to Cranky Cove , a stubborn little town in need of a guiding hand! Use the crank to spin 3 rings, lining up workers, tools, and materials to craft items for the ever-demanding townsfolk. From fresh-baked bread π to handcrafted jewelry π and the treasures of the sea π¦, every order helps the town grow. With each new challenge, your customers demand more. Can you keep up? Watch the trailer! π Download the demo! Features Satisfying crank-based gameplay Over 100 unique items to craft and serve Over 65 levels , with special levels that shake things up A heartfelt epistolary tale of love & adventure Crankipedia , with info on unlocked workers, tools, items, and recipes Achievements to earn and online scoreboards to compete on Optional no-fail mode for a chill experience Bacon! π₯
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π Nominated for Best Arcade Game, Best Puzzle Game, and Game of the Year in the 2025 Playdate Community Awards ! ποΈ Listen to Hello Playdate Podcast's review . (Spoiler: They loved it!) π Supports Playdate Achievements ! Praise for Cranky Cove βThis game could take over your entire mind, leaving you no time to worry about anything outside of it.β β Playdate Unofficial β[A] ton of fun with a great crank control mechanic!β β Gail Simone βIt's like a zen garden, if the zen garden demanded perfectly-aligned crab cakes.β β IndieVoice βBuy this game if you have a Playdate. It is the perfect example of what creativity the Playdate can inspire.β β Vriess βYou can really feel the love the creators have for the game.β β Yukkuri Playdate Channel [jp] βJon Simantov did a wonderful job of keeping things fresh throughout the game, keeping the narrative moving, and I just love this so much.β - Hello Playdate Podcast βMuch like Overcooked, the spirit of Cranky Cove seems to ask, βWhat if a cozy game were also extremely stressful?β If you like that style of game, youβll eat this one up.β β Engadget "Cranky Cove is my favorite way to experience anxiety." - Fletch Makes Stuff Updated April 2026 with in-game recipe list! Updated July 2025 with new levels!
Accessibility
This game uses the crank as well as either the d-pad or A / B buttons, and requires a fair amount of precision with the crank. The controls can be switched to use d-pad and buttons only, without the crank, if desired. Additionally, the in-game timer can be turned off by using no-fail mode for a less stressful experience.
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Playthroughs / Fletch Makes Stuff
Playdate Variety Day | Carte Blanche, Cranky Cove, Suborbital Salvage, Faraway Fairway
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What if I crank it? γ Cranky Cove γ Playdate
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Playdate: The Unofficial Website
Cranky Cove
Nick Simberg
2025-07-29
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Challenge Level 1 πͺ
- 1 yul 1,310
- 2 Mary0709 1,300
- 3 JonS 1,270
- 4 pailey 1,230
- 5 doiion 1,210
- 6 gurtt 1,180
- 7 hekhound 1,170
- 8 iridescent 1,140
- 9 playfullootbug 1,110
- 10 engcamino 1,110
Challenge Level 2 πͺ
- 1 yul 1,230
- 2 doiion 1,215
- 3 Mary0709 1,140
- 4 JonS 1,020
- 5 6221264463247499 990
- 6 9104003096327419 980
- 7 playduc 945
- 8 TheGabe 915
- 9 Eduxardo 915
- 10 crayon 900
Challenge Level 3 πͺ
- 1 yul 1,020
- 2 doiion 960
- 3 9104003096327419 820
- 4 8171007437627343 790
- 5 pailey 750
- 6 JonS 735
- 7 engcamino 730
- 8 Phoeboolean 720
- 9 Sarcastik 710
- 10 ssss66662 700
Challenge Level 4 πͺ
- 1 yul 1,280
- 2 Phoeboolean 1,270
- 3 doiion 1,170
- 4 4488119731106394 1,130
- 5 0435459780786794 1,070
- 6 8171007437627343 1,060
- 7 JonS 1,040
- 8 Mary0709 1,040
- 9 9104003096327419 1,010
- 10 y_c 990
Challenge Level 5 πͺ
- 1 yul 1,200
- 2 JonS 1,055
- 3 doiion 1,010
- 4 4488119731106394 990
- 5 7446918500434613 980
- 6 8171007437627343 970
- 7 crayon 940
- 8 hekhound 880
- 9 9104003096327419 880
- 10 apjjabi 875
Challenge Level 6 πͺ
- 1 yul 2,080
- 2 doiion 1,850
- 3 JonS 1,690
- 4 Thatsliznikki 1,580
- 5 8171007437627343 1,560
- 6 7446918500434613 1,500
- 7 4488119731106394 1,490
- 8 Mary0709 1,460
- 9 crayon 1,420
- 10 kartacha 1,370
Challenge Level 7 πͺ
- 1 yul 1,455
- 2 JonS 1,350
- 3 doiion 1,320
- 4 8171007437627343 1,245
- 5 9104003096327419 1,195
- 6 crayon 1,100
- 7 7446918500434613 1,085
- 8 TheGoldenBolt 1,040
- 9 MrChesticules 1,015
- 10 DrewX17 995
Challenge Level 8 πͺ
- 1 yul 1,960
- 2 8171007437627343 1,660
- 3 JonS 1,610
- 4 MattAces 1,580
- 5 0435459780786794 1,580
- 6 saltycee 1,480
- 7 7446918500434613 1,405
- 8 kartacha 1,330
- 9 MrChesticules 1,285
- 10 pailey 1,275
Epilogue 1 Challenge Level: Food πͺ
- 1 yul 2,810
- 2 JonS 2,615
- 3 MattAces 2,200
- 4 8171007437627343 2,140
- 5 pailey 2,135
- 6 9104003096327419 2,125
- 7 arcanumghost 2,085
- 8 Moni 2,035
- 9 kartacha 1,925
- 10 doiion 1,885
Epilogue 2 Challenge Level: Crafts πͺ
- 1 yul 2,810
- 2 JonS 2,540
- 3 pailey 2,460
- 4 9104003096327419 2,400
- 5 doiion 2,340
- 6 Moni 2,280
- 7 8171007437627343 2,150
- 8 NeloIce 2,020
- 9 MattAces 1,910
- 10 saltycee 1,870
Challenge Level βΎοΈ πͺ
- 1 yul 2,460
- 2 doiion 2,420
- 3 JonS 2,305
- 4 kartacha 1,960
- 5 pailey 1,925
Special π: Cleaning up Cranky Cove
- 1 yul 73
- 2 Mary0709 71
- 3 SubsetGames 69
- 4 TheGoldenBolt 68
- 5 doiion 55
- 6 JonS 54
- 7 playfullootbug 50
- 8 Sarcastik 50
- 9 iridescent 47
- 10 wzc 45
Special π-2: Revolve, Retrieve, Recycle
- 1 yul 70
- 2 JonS 58
- 3 doiion 54
- 4 TheGoldenBolt 31
- 5 iridescent 29
Special π: Take a Look! It's in a Book!
- 1 yul 69
- 2 doiion 68
- 3 iridescent 54
- 4 JonS 48
Special π-2: Throw the Book at Them!
- 1 yul 110
- 2 JonS 97
- 3 doiion 82
Special π-3: Every Trick in the Book!
- 1 yul 80
- 2 JonS 74
Special πͺ¨: Roshambo!
- 1 yul 68
- 2 JonS 60
- 3 Sarcastik 57
- 4 doiion 57
- 5 Mrchambers 56
- 6 Mary0709 55
- 7 iridescent 55
- 8 rusak 51
Special π΄: By the Numbers
- 1 yul 9
- 2 JonS 8
- 3 doiion 4
Special π§ͺ: Science Fare
- 1 yul 27
- 2 pailey 18
Special π§©: Puzzling Problem
- 1 yul 75
- 2 pailey 57
- 3 doiion 41
Level 1-1: Wheat Dreams
- 1 yul 52
- 2 Mary0709 48
- 3 Sarcastik 44
- 4 doiion 43
- 5 engcamino 43
- 6 JonS 43
- 7 pailey 42
- 8 TheGoldenBolt 40
- 9 hekhound 38
- 10 gurtt 36
Level 1-2: Fruits of Labor
- 1 yul 74
- 2 Mary0709 68
- 3 JonS 68
- 4 doiion 67
- 5 pailey 63
- 6 Sarcastik 62
- 7 engcamino 58
- 8 TarasRex 58
- 9 playfullootbug 57
- 10 Eduxardo 57
Level 1-3: Fungus Among Us
- 1 yul 68
- 2 Mary0709 66
- 3 JonS 64
- 4 pailey 61
- 5 doiion 61
- 6 hekhound 53
- 7 Sarcastik 53
- 8 TarasRex 52
- 9 engcamino 51
- 10 playfullootbug 50
Level 1-4: Pie Day
- 1 yul 59
- 2 Mary0709 58
- 3 Sarcastik 55
- 4 doiion 55
- 5 pailey 52
- 6 engcamino 52
- 7 JonS 49
- 8 playfullootbug 48
- 9 neoturfmaster 45
- 10 iridescent 39
Level 1-5: Coffee Talk
- 1 yul 43
- 2 Mary0709 43
- 3 doiion 42
- 4 pailey 41
- 5 JonS 40
- 6 engcamino 36
- 7 Sarcastik 34
- 8 playfullootbug 29
- 9 iridescent 26
- 10 neoturfmaster 20
Level 2-1: Hammer Time
- 1 yul 57
- 2 Mary0709 54
- 3 pailey 54
- 4 Sarcastik 53
- 5 JonS 52
- 6 doiion 52
- 7 engcamino 47
- 8 playfullootbug 44
- 9 gurtt 41
- 10 wzc 39
Level 2-2: Knock on Wood
- 1 yul 59
- 2 Mary0709 58
- 3 JonS 58
- 4 doiion 52
- 5 pailey 50
- 6 engcamino 48
- 7 playfullootbug 47
- 8 Sarcastik 46
- 9 parchmentEngineer 40
- 10 iridescent 28
Level 2-3: Flower Child
- 1 Mary0709 65
- 2 yul 60
- 3 JonS 56
- 4 doiion 52
- 5 Sarcastik 47
- 6 engcamino 46
- 7 playfullootbug 42
- 8 wzc 41
- 9 iridescent 40
- 10 anadevi 39
Level 2-4: Head in the Sand
- 1 Mary0709 59
- 2 yul 59
- 3 engcamino 51
- 4 doiion 50
- 5 JonS 47
- 6 Sarcastik 45
- 7 gravies 44
- 8 playfullootbug 42
- 9 Nott 39
- 10 iridescent 38
Level 2-5: Pearl of Wisdom
- 1 yul 63
- 2 Mary0709 61
- 3 JonS 55
- 4 playfullootbug 50
- 5 doiion 50
- 6 Sarcastik 46
- 7 Nott 46
- 8 SubsetGames 44
- 9 iridescent 37
Level 3-1: Animal Farm
- 1 yul 94
- 2 iridescent 93
- 3 Mary0709 92
- 4 JonS 91
- 5 doiion 90
- 6 engcamino 86
- 7 Sarcastik 85
- 8 playfullootbug 80
- 9 anadevi 75
Level 3-2: Dairy Queen
- 1 yul 74
- 2 JonS 69
- 3 doiion 67
- 4 playfullootbug 66
- 5 Sarcastik 63
- 6 iridescent 58
- 7 engcamino 57
- 8 Mary0709 56
- 9 anadevi 42
Level 3-3: We Have the Meats
- 1 yul 89
- 2 JonS 87
- 3 Mary0709 85
- 4 doiion 83
- 5 playfullootbug 82
- 6 iridescent 76
- 7 Sarcastik 75
- 8 anadevi 67
Level 3-4: Three Course Meal
- 1 yul 62
- 2 Mary0709 59
- 3 JonS 56
- 4 doiion 52
- 5 playfullootbug 48
- 6 Sarcastik 45
- 7 iridescent 41
- 8 anadevi 39
- 9 Mrchambers 29
Level 3-5: To Catch a Crab
- 1 yul 57
- 2 Mary0709 54
- 3 JonS 52
- 4 doiion 50
- 5 engcamino 43
- 6 Sarcastik 40
- 7 playfullootbug 34
- 8 wzc 27
- 9 iridescent 26
- 10 anadevi 21
Level 4-1: Gearing Up
- 1 yul 48
- 2 JonS 47
- 3 doiion 45
- 4 Mary0709 44
- 5 engcamino 38
- 6 Sarcastik 36
- 7 playfullootbug 31
- 8 iridescent 22
Level 4-2: Glass Beach
- 1 yul 55
- 2 doiion 53
- 3 JonS 46
- 4 Sarcastik 40
- 5 iridescent 33
- 6 playfullootbug 33
Level 4-3: Dear Diary
- 1 yul 72
- 2 JonS 64
- 3 doiion 61
- 4 Sarcastik 38
- 5 iridescent 35
- 6 kartacha 32
- 7 playfullootbug 31
Level 4-4: A Thousand Words
- 1 yul 50
- 2 JonS 48
- 3 doiion 42
- 4 TheGoldenBolt 37
- 5 iridescent 25
Level 4-5: Crafted Treasures
- 1 yul 61
- 2 JonS 60
- 3 doiion 49
- 4 iridescent 32
Level 5-1: Smooth Like Butter
- 1 yul 71
- 2 JonS 66
- 3 Mary0709 61
- 4 SubsetGames 61
- 5 doiion 60
- 6 engcamino 59
- 7 playfullootbug 50
- 8 iridescent 34
Level 5-2: I Melt With You
- 1 yul 59
- 2 JonS 56
- 3 Mary0709 50
- 4 doiion 49
- 5 playfullootbug 46
- 6 iridescent 38
Level 5-3: Clammy Hands
- 1 yul 56
- 2 JonS 49
- 3 doiion 48
- 4 Mary0709 47
- 5 SubsetGames 43
- 6 iridescent 24
Level 5-4: A Crabby Mood
- 1 yul 50
- 2 JonS 43
- 3 doiion 35
- 4 iridescent 20
Level 5-5: See? Food!
- 1 yul 68
- 2 doiion 59
- 3 JonS 34
- 4 iridescent 31
Level 6-1: Garden Party
- 1 yul 65
- 2 doiion 60
- 3 iridescent 52
- 4 JonS 49
Level 6-2: Cast in Iron
- 1 yul 64
- 2 doiion 61
- 3 JonS 53
- 4 iridescent 48
Level 6-3: Pot of Gold
- 1 yul 66
- 2 JonS 54
- 3 doiion 50
- 4 iridescent 34
Level 6-4: Matryoshka Maker
- 1 yul 73
- 2 JonS 61
- 3 doiion 50
Level 6-5: Dead Wood
- 1 yul 48
- 2 doiion 34
- 3 JonS 29
- 4 TheGoldenBolt 23
Level 7-1: Corn Fed
- 1 yul 75
- 2 JonS 74
- 3 doiion 72
- 4 iridescent 60
Level 7-2: All Abuzz
- 1 yul 58
- 2 JonS 56
- 3 doiion 53
- 4 iridescent 23
Level 7-3: Top of the Muffin to You!
- 1 yul 53
- 2 doiion 52
- 3 JonS 47
Level 7-4: Flower Power
- 1 yul 64
- 2 JonS 54
- 3 doiion 36
Level 7-5: From Field to Fryer
- 1 yul 68
- 2 JonS 58
- 3 doiion 55
Level 8-1: Sheep's Clothing
- 1 yul 48
- 2 JonS 46
- 3 doiion 41
- 4 wzc 24
Level 8-2: Tough as Leather
- 1 yul 75
- 2 JonS 69
- 3 doiion 62
- 4 wzc 45
Level 8-3: Sweater Weather
- 1 yul 58
- 2 doiion 42
- 3 wzc 38
Level 8-4: Swift Tailoring
- 1 yul 41
- 2 doiion 23
- 3 wzc 9
Level 8-5: Wearable Art
- 1 yul 30
- 2 wzc 14
- 3 doiion 13
Epilogue 3: Ship Shape
- 1 yul 188
- 2 JonS 181
- 3 wzc 118
Age note: This game contains abstract representations of characters preparing meat and other animal products.
AI: This game's developer created it without the use of generative AI.