Adventure
Mars After Midnight
Staff note: The most eagerly anticipated new Playdate game is here—it's a charming, silly, gorgeous take on what it's like to be alien, and what's it like to be human.
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Description
Staff note: The most eagerly anticipated new Playdate game is here—it's a charming, silly, gorgeous take on what it's like to be alien, and what's it like to be human. The Off-Colony Community Support Center offers a wide variety of help sessions for qualifying Martians. What // Session topics vary by day. Check local notices for details. When // Sessions begin at 1AM. Registration & refreshments from midnight. Where // AIRTIGHT Shipping & Receiving office (converted), East Central District. Now hiring office staff to manage nightly registration & refreshments. Mars After Midnight is an entrant-screening, mess-tidying, session-planning work simulator.
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- Chill
- Community Awards 2023 Most Anticipated
- Community Awards 2024 Best Sound Design
- Community Awards 2024 Cranky
- Community Awards 2024 Goty
- Community Awards 2024 Sim Strategy
- Community Awards 2024 Soundtrack
- Community Awards 2024 Tech Sdk
- Community Awards 2024 Visual Sdk
- Crank Wonders
- Monochrome Masterworks
- Pax 2024
- Staff Picks Oct2024
- Xoxo 2024
Credits
Everything by Lucas Pope © 3909 LLC
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Uses the D-Pad, A and B buttons, and a carefree, imprecise crank.
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Playdate: The Unofficial Website
Mars After Midnight
Nick Simberg
2024-03-15
Let the right one in
Age note: We think this game is appropriate for everyone.
AI: This game's developer created it without the use of generative AI.




