It's been some time since we heard from Panic about their Playdate handheld, but that changed today as it was revealed that pre-orders will open next month for $179. The first units of the system will be shipped later this year, too, so the wait before actually getting the device won't be too long.

　　Today's Playdate update also shared some basic information on 21 of the 24 games that will be available for free as part of Season One.

　　Crankin’s Time Travel Adventure Developed by: uvula (Keita Takahashi, Ryan Mohler), Matthew Grimm, and Shaun InmanBattleship GodiosDeveloped by: TPM . CO SOFT WORKS.Boogie LoopsDeveloped by: May-Li Khoe and Andy Matuschak.Casual BirderDeveloped by: Diego Garcia (he/him). Music and Sound by: Max Coburn (he/him).DemonQuest 85Developed by: Alex Ashby (he/him), Lawrence Bishop (he/him), Duncan Fyfe (he/him), Belinda Leung (she/her), and Jared Emerson-Johnson (he/him).Echoic MemoryDeveloped by: Samantha Kalman (she/her), Everest Pipkin (they/them), Carol Mertz (she/her), and Rachelle Viola (she/her).Executive Golf DXDeveloped by: davemakes (they/them).Flipper LifterDeveloped by: Serenity Forge.Forrest Byrnes: Up in SmokeDeveloped by: Nels Anderson (he/him) and Christina “castpixel” Neofotistou (she/her).Hyper MeteorDeveloped by: Vertex Pop (Mobeen Fikree [he/him], Robby Duguay [he/him], and h heron[they/them]).Lost Your MarblesDeveloped by: Sweet Baby Inc. & Friends.OmazeDeveloped by: Gregory Kogos.Pick Pack PupDeveloped by: Nic Magnier (he/him), Arthur Hamer (he/him). Music by: Logan Gabriel (he/him).Questy ChessDeveloped by: Dadako.RatcheteerDeveloped by: Shaun Inman, Matthew Grimm, and Charlie Davis.SasquatchersDeveloped by: Chuck Jordan. Music and Sound by: Jared Emerson-Johnson.SnakDeveloped by: Zach Gage (he/him). Art by: Neven Mrgan (he/him).Spellcorked!Developed by: Jada Gibbs, Nick Splendorr, Ryan Splendorr, and Tony Ghostbrite. Music by: A Shell in the Pit (Em Halberstadt).ZipperDeveloped by: Bennett Foddy (he/him).Saturday EditionDeveloped by: Chris Makris. Music by: A Shell in the Pit (Gord McGladdery, Alfonso Salinas).Whitewater WipeoutDeveloped by: Chuhai Labs (Giles Goddard [he/him], Mark Lentz [he/him], Peter Traylor [he/him], Hero Liao [he/him], Remy Thor [he/him], Charlie March [he/him], Kensaku Nakata [he/him], Zach Aikman [he/him], Mihoko Terao [she/her], and Kinsey Burke [she/her]).Additionally, the following developers have announced their new projects for the handheld:

　　Lucas Pope (Return of the Obra Dinn, Papers Please) is working on a new game for Playdate, Mars After Midnight. Narrative development company Sweet Baby will guide and mentor two teams of up-and-coming developers from marginalized communities, led by experienced veterans from the games industry, on the development of two original games for Playdate: Recommendation Dog, led by Xalavier Nelson Jr. (he/him), and Reel Steal.Last but certainly not least, Panic unveiled the first Playdate accessory, the Stereo Dock. It's a Bluetooth speaker that also stores and charges your system when not in use. Additionally, it can hold pens and comes with one, because why not? Info on pricing and availability of the Stereo Dock haven't been shared yet.