Rhythm
Otto’s Galactic Groove!!
Alien music producer Tomie needs inspiration!
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Description
Alien music producer Tomie needs inspiration! In this rhythm-action game designed specifically for the Playdate console, it's up to her pet space sea slug Otto to find it in the furthest corners of the galaxy. Travel the stars: Explore planets full of quirky characters with their own unique musical styles and storylines. The story plays out across 16 original tunes by Rupert Cole and comics by Edie Woolf. Play your way: Choose from three difficulty levels, then tweak the controls and gameplay with a range of accessibility and assist settings such as left-handed and auto-crank mode. Join the community: Compete online through built-in scoreboards, then use the web-based level editor to build your own songs and share them with the world. Also includes 14 bonus tracks from some of the best soundtracks on Playdate including ‘Gun Trails’, ‘Bloom’ and ‘Reel-istic Fishing’.
- Crank: Required
- Tilt: Not used
- Microphone: Not used
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Credits
Credits Pawprints did the coding and game design Rupert Cole made the music and designed the levels Edie Woolf wrote the story and drew the artwork Playtesting by Sweet Baby Inc. QA by Plastic Fern PR by popagenda
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This game uses the crank and buttons in combination, though players can use built-in assist settings including auto-crank, auto button press and extended timing windows.
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Playthroughs 1 video
Gameplay and impressions 5 videos
Trailers 1 video
Roundups 1 video
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Playthroughs / The Hello Playdate Podcast
Otto's Galactic Groove - Long Puppy
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Gameplay and impressions / Weekly Game Drop
Otto's Galactic Groove – First 20 Minutes of Gameplay on Playdate!
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Gameplay and impressions / RedToad64
Otto's Galactic Groove - Let's Playdate
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Gameplay and impressions / Destination Playdate
Otto's Galactic Groove!! - Playdate gameplay + impressions
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Gameplay and impressions / Orbital Lance
Otto's Galactic Groove! | Playdate Season 2
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Gameplay and impressions / StarryVirtual
Otto's Galactic Groove | Year of the Playdate #27
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Trailers / Pawprints
Otto's Galactic Groove!! – Announcement Trailer
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Roundups / Quence
Otto's Galactic Groove!! & Long Puppy | Playdate Season 2
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Playdate Season 2 full review – the best games on the weirdest console
Nick Gillett
2025-07-30
Otto’s Galactic Groove is a funky rhythm action game with the messy hip-hop spirit of Jet Set Radio, blended with the otherworldliness of Space Channel 5. Its story is purposely bizarre, even if its rhythm action is more or less as you’d expect, apart from a reliance on the crank to target the notes
Playdate: The Unofficial Website
Otto’s Galactic Groove!!
Nick Simberg
2025-06-17
Groove is in the heart
Age note: We think this game is appropriate for everyone.
AI: This game's developer created it without the use of generative AI.