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Find the angle
Turn the dial with the crank and find the target. Alternate direction and hold all three locks with precision.
VERSION 1.0 · FREE RELEASE
A 1-BIT STEALTH PUZZLE FOR PLAYDATE
TURN. HIDE. CRACK IT.
Break three locks in 30 seconds. When the footsteps draw near, stop your hands and hide. Lose your nerve before the safe does, and the job is over.
- 30
- seconds per round
- 3
- locks to crack
- 55
- newspapers
- 20
- achievements
01 / THE JOB
PRECISE HANDS.
SHARPER EARS.
Safe Cracker builds pressure with nothing but the crank and sound. The rules are simple. The scene gets meaner every time another safe opens.
02
Read the sound
Alternating tick pitches expose a wrong turn. Footsteps growing louder mean the guard is closing in.
03
Stop and hide
Hold B and stop the crank. One impatient move under the searchlight can wipe out the entire score.
PLAYDATE / 400×240
THREAT LEVEL RISING
EVERY ROUND LEAVES
LESS ROOM TO BREATHE.
Later rounds bring guards more often and with less warning. A rare cat can be a lucky break or a disaster that ruins a perfect operation.
- rotation-direction feedback
- distance-based footstep warning
- unpredictable cat incident
02 / CHOOSE YOUR RISK
SAME SAFE.
DIFFERENT PRESSURE.
Learn the feel with full guidance, then step into a job that explains nothing when you are ready.
01GUIDED
NORMAL
On-screen controls, target guidance, and alternating wrong-way ticks teach every rule through play.
- Full control guidance
- Score multiplier ×1
- Gradually rising threat
02NO MERCY
HARD
No explanations. Guards and cats appear more often, and guards have a greater chance of arriving fast.
- No instructions or target guide
- Earned score ×2
- Higher guard and cat frequency
03 / LEAVE A TRACE
THE JOB ENDS.
THE RECORD REMAINS.
A run is more than one score. Leave your name, collect the headlines, and reopen the hidden ending.
Newspaper archive
Collect 55 stories shaped by rank and performance. The final special edition lets you replay the true ending.
Achievements
Twenty goals, each with its own icon. A rotating hint points toward a locked challenge after every run.
Personal records
Review five distinct high scores and the name left behind on each operation.
04 / ON DEVICE
ONLY BLACK AND WHITE.
ALL THE TENSION BETWEEN.
Every screen is designed for Playdate's 400×240 display and its physical buttons and crank.
FINAL STEP / GET THE GAME
THE SAFE IS READY.
NOW IT IS YOUR TURN.
Download Safe Cracker 1.0 for free and play on Playdate or in Simulator.
PRICE
FREE
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How to install
Account sideload
Upload the downloaded `.pdx.zip` directly to your Playdate account's Sideload page without extracting it.
USB Data Disk
Extract the ZIP, then copy the `SafeCracker.pdx` folder into the Playdate `Games` folder.
한국어 · English · 日本語 / Built for Playdate SDK 3.0.6
Unmodified copies are free for personal, non-commercial play. Redistribution, modification, and resale are not permitted.
The creator directed the concept and all final selection and editing. Generative AI assisted portions of code, graphics, audio, and text. The game makes no AI service calls at runtime.