Waternet (Playdate + Windows + Mac)

You can use 'x' for A button and 'c' for B button normally pressing 'f' should put the game in full screen but it might not work in all browsers. Pressing 'f3' with the game activated will switch between playdate and colored graphics. Progress is saved locally in an "indexed db" database from your browser.  You can also use an xbox controller to control the games if your browser (like chrome) supports this


Waternet is a multiplatform puzzle game written for old consoles and handhelds like Game Boy (Color), Game Gear, Master System, Analogue Pocket and Mega Duck and now also Playdate !

Playdate Game Features:

• 3 Game modes (Rotate, Slide, RoSlid)
• 5 Difficulties per game mode (very easy, easy, normal, hard, very hard)
• 25 Levels per difficulty
• Unlimited random levels mode, per game mode
• 24 Skins to choose from
• Inverted colors option
• (Optional) crank controls
• Autosaves progress

Playing the Game:
The aim of the game, in any game mode is always to connect all pipes so that water can flow through them from the water point source. How you can accomplish this depends on the game mode. The game has a help section in the main menu where you can always check up on the rules of each game mode. The game has 375 levels, spread over 3 game mode each with 5 difficulties, so thats 25 levels per difficulty / game mode. To top that off the game also provides a random difficulty which will generate never ending, random levels for the game mode you had chosen.

Play version with colored graphics:

The windows, mac, (self build) linux and html (web assembly) versions can switch out the default playdate graphics with colored graphics if you press the F3 button on the keyboard or the X Button on your (xbox) gamepad. The game will restart with the next source folder and remember which source folder you are using the next time you start the game.

Controls Playdate:

Button	Action
Dpad or Crank	Select menu's, options or levels to play. During gameplay move the selector tile around. The crank in slide mode will only move around the arrow keys so you can quickly slide in the correct direction by pressing the (A)ction button, in other game modes it will loop through all possible selections.
A	Confirm in menu and level selector, rotate or slide action while playing
B	Back in menu, level selector and game

Controls Windows / Mac / Web (keyboard):

Key	Action
Arrow keys	Select menu's, options or levels to play. During gameplay move the selector tile around.
X	Confirm in menu and level selector, rotate or slide action while playing
C	Back in menu, level selector and game
F	Switch between fullscreen & windowed mode
F3	Switch Source Folders (switch between playdate and colored graphics)
F4	Quit game
F5	Dock Crank
F6	Undock Crank
F7	Hold to move Crank backwards, previous piece
F8	Hold to move Crank forwards, next piece

Controls Windows / Mac / Web (Gamepad):

Button	Action
dpad & joystick	Select menu's, options or levels to play. During gameplay move the selector tile around.
A Button	Confirm in menu and level selector, rotate or slide action while playing
B Button	Back in menu, level selector and game
X Button	Switch Source Folders (switch between playdate and colored graphics)
LT	Dock Crank
RT	Undock Crank
LB	Hold to move Crank backwards, previous piece
RB	Hold to move Crank forwards, next piece

Rotate Mode

You need to connect all the pipes so water flows through them, by pressing the A button on a pipe, to rotate the single pipe.

Slide Mode

You need to connect all the pipes so water flows through them, by pressing the A  button on the arrows of a row or column. The row or column will move all pipes in the direction the arrow is pointing at.

Roslid Mode

You need to connect all the pipes so water flows through them, by pressing the A button on the arrows of a row or column. The row or column will move all pipes in the direction the arrow is pointing at. You can also press the A button on a pipe, to rotate the single pipe. This is a combination Rotate and Slide mode.