Adventure
Tiny Turnip
Crank your way to the stars in Tiny Turnip , a whimsical climbing adventure built around the Playdate’s unique controls.
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Crank your way to the stars in Tiny Turnip , a whimsical climbing adventure built around the Playdate’s unique controls. Explore a sprawling map brimming with hidden goodies Discover fresh mechanics and challenges in every area Collect secrets for the completionist in you Groove to a pitch-perfect soundtrack by Isabelle Chiming Ready to reach new heights?
- Crank: Required
- Tilt: Not used
- Microphone: Not used
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Game by Luke Sanderson Music by Isabelle Chiming QA by Plastic Fern PR by popagenda Playtesting by Sweet Baby Inc.
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This game uses the crank along with the B button for most gameplay. The A button and D-pad are used intermittently, too. It's a workout!
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Kelleher Bros.
Playdate Season 2 review - Part 2
Lucas Kelleher
2025-07-09
Tiny Turnip is a full-on metroidvania in which you traverse the world using left hand/right hand climbing mechanics very reminiscent of DK: King of Swing on the Game Boy Advance. You play as a sentient turnip with dreams of reaching the stars, who has been magically granted a pair of arms in order t
Metro
Playdate Season 2 full review – the best games on the weirdest console
Nick Gillett
2025-07-30
You’re a small, two-armed turnip, exploring a sizeable map by climbing your way around it, the crank swinging one arm, then the other, as you grip and release. New skills you unlock open up new parts of the map, Metroidvania style, and just getting around is enough of a test on its own until you get
Playdate: The Unofficial Website
Tiny Turnip
Nick Simberg
2025-07-02
Turnip-vania
The Verge
Playdate’s second season sucked me back into the little yellow handheld
Andrew Webster
2025-07-12
Age note: We think this game is appropriate for everyone.
AI: This game's developer created it without the use of generative AI.