• The Luddite's basement is based on Eric Forman's basement from That '70s Show
• The interior of the mailman and Darlene's house is based on the living room from All in the Family
• Rhett Herring's office facade is based on Vito Corleone's study in The Godfather.
• Rhett Herring's true office is based on the Emerald Throne Room from the Wizard of Oz.
• One of the art gallery patrons says "Such chiaroscuro" - this is a joke about me getting way too excited talking about art on the Playdate Podcast.
• The Snowmageddon poster at the comic book store is a joke about The Whiteout.
• Rhett Herring's hair is based on Craig Federighi.
• The quote on Rhett Herring's bus stop poster about courage was said by Apple exec Phil Schiller in reference to removing the headphone jack from the iPhone.
• Tommy's Guy Fawkes mask is a reference to Anonymous.
• Gary saying things like "masticating" before he answers a question is making fun of Claude Code.
• The protesters in front of the library are a reference to people's tendency to get upset about things that don't really matter while accepting a status quo that is what they should really be upset about.
• The quote about "the trick to flying" shown on the headstone when the mailman dies at the playground is from Life, the Universe, and Everything by Douglas Adams
• When the mailman plays the drums in Figaro's, that's me playing!
• The signs on either end of the park read out random park rules. Both signs have a different set.
• The nurse's line about "liver turning green and toenails falling off" is from Superfudge by Judy Blume
• Dr. A. Stroman is a reference to Dr Leo Spaceman from 30 Rock (Astroman).
• There are several references to the Kevin Smith movie Clerks in the Circle J.
• The clock on the wall inside city hall is showing the actual time.
• The dog is named Milo, and was added because my son wanted his dog to be in the game.
• The orangutan inside the library mini game is a reference to the librarian of Unseen University in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels.
• Mr. Grant is a reference to Ed Asner's character Lou Grant on the Mary Tyler Moore show.
• Mr. Grant mentions "the wasp nest that was stolen from the duck pond" which is a reference to the first Post Hero.
• The Daily Kazoo is a reference to The Daily Bugle from Spider-Man.
• The sign for Jules' Tools changes its spelling throughout the game. The first time we meet the argumentative old men, they are arguing about the punctuation.
• The two older gentlemen who argue with each other are named Statler and Waldorf after the characters from The Muppet Show.
• The kid that runs past the mailman in front of the library is Henry from You're Gonna Miss the Bus.
• All of the artwork hanging in the art gallery before the mailman loses his job are from other Playdate games. They are Shift II, Tiny Turnip, Chance's Lucky Escape, HEXA, CranKnight, Spilled Mushrooms, Life's too Short, Super Splash League and Molar Mayhem.
• Duncan's is named after the toy store in Home Alone 2.
• The Playdate game in Duncan's is Shift, the first Playdate game I made. It is also using the game's original UI before it was redesigned for its Catalog release in 2023.
• The duck in the painting at the Duck Pond at the beginning of the game is the poorly drawn duck that was swimming in the pond in the first game.
• "Ms. Stern", the teacher that Kelly refers to, was the name of my third grade teacher.
• Jake on Clover is a reference to John Belushi's character in The Blues Brothers.
• The art gallery is named for Ledbetter Games' ART&.. More, and also appeared in the first game.
• The glass of "Lemohdoe" that several characters mention is a reference to what the mailman thought a child's lemonade stand said in the first game.
• The librarian mentions being allergic to yak. This is a reference to the first game, where Ed and Fred are trying to figure out why Miriam thinks she saw Ed at the Yak Shack with another woman, when he's "allergic to yak".
• The shaving mini game and the pour-over coffee mini game are both re-purposed mini games from my unreleased game Fill 'er Up. The shaving game was originally a car wash mini game, and the coffee game was originally topping off engine oil.
• Mr. Grant talking about the snowstorm article titled "The Bleaching" is a reference to an AI generated article about a Playdate direct where it renamed The Whiteout to "The Bleaching".
• Tommy's speech inside the Post Office is based on Eisenhower's letter to the troops on D-Day.
• Sue's line about living on a beach and walking around naked is a reference to The Muppet Movie
• Calvin's line about "scout speeders on Endor" is a reference to Return of the Jedi. The bike accident he mentions while pretending to ride speeders happened when I was ten years old.
• The robot from Rowbot Rally can be seen in the second compartment in the hallway in the Post Office.
• The barber shop's name is a take on Claude Debussy's classical piano piece Clair de Lune, and the music store is named for the barber in The Barber of Seville.
• When Dangerain crashes at the arcade, it displays the falling blocks graphic that the Playdate displays when a game crashes.

1. Walk into the tall grass.
2. Pet the cat a second time.
3. Activate the inflate-a-friend bear inside Duncan’s
4. Stand on the dandelion that the robot is zapping.
5. Leave Dr. Stroman's office without taking the Bottle of Pepto.
6. Walk past the sick kid inside the school before helping him.
7. Stand in Steven's path while he's repairing the potholes.
8. Get on the merry-go-round at the playground while the robot is giving its physics lecture.
9. Leave the rear-entrance of the Post Office while in disguise.
10. Use the extension cord to retrieve the stick from the pond.
11. Use anything other than the beer on the pet carrier inside the storage room.
12. Walk into the open freight elevator inside the Post Office before scanning the shipping label.
13. Stand in front of the steam pipe in the subbasement when it goes off.
14. Close the valve on the left in the subbasement and then walk to either end of the scene without closing the right valve.

Darlene found some letters in the couch cushions and has reminded you to deliver them. There are no puzzles to figure out here, this is just a tour of the town!

The letters go to the church, the school, the Daily Kazoo and to Jake on Clover street. There is a map of the town available from the pause view.

• The Church and the Daily Kazoo offices are on Church Street. Give the letter for the church to Father Frank, and give the letter for the Daily Kazoo to Mr. Grant inside his office.
• The school is on Green Street. Go inside and give the letter to Kelly.
• Jake lives at the end of Clover Street and is waiting outside his house for Vinnie the Vittles Van Man.

Once you have delivered all four letters, head to the Post Office on West Main Street.

• Speak to the robot standing outside of the door.
• Interact with the doors to enter the post office. The game world changes after this, so if there is more you'd like to explore, now's your chance!
• Enter the Post Office and watch the cutscene with Rhett Herring.
• Watch the cutscene with Darlene.

There are three tasks to complete to get the attention of the Luddite Collective. These can be done in any order.

Pizza Order Fix

• Head to the Peach Sister's Pizzeria on East Main Street
• Listen to the old men argue.
• Approach either table and take a pizza.
• Approach the other table and take that pizza.
• Give the first pizza you took to that person.
• Give the second pizza you took to the first person.
• Leave the pizza shop. The Mysterious Hooded Figure will make a comment.

Art's Lawn

• Talk to Art on East Elm Street.
• Go to Comik Magik on East Main Street and take a copy of The Beige Lantern.
• Go to the Circle J on West Main Street and talk to the cashier.
• Give the cashier The Beige Lantern, and he'll give you A Book Light.
• Go to Jules' Tools on King Street, and keep walking to the right until you are in the dark aisle.
• Use A Book Light.
• Take a can of Turf Champ Green spray paint.
• Return to Art on East Elm Street and give him the spray paint.
• A Mysterious Hooded Figure will make a comment.

Delivery Mixup

• Talk to the Admiral on East Elm Street and get Winning the Argument.
• Head to City Hall on King Street and talk to Marcus. Give him "Winning the Argument" and get Exploring Uranus in exchange.
• Go to Comik Magik on East Main Street and talk to Larry. Give him Exploring Uranus and get Piano for Beginners.
• Go to Figaro's on Clover Street. Talk to Paula and give her Piano for Beginners and get A Sextant.
• Return to the Admiral and give him A Sextant.
• A Mysterious Hooded Figure will make a comment.

Once all three tasks are complete, walk through the park, or near the admiral's house (depending on what you're closest to) to trigger a cut scene.

• Head home, and open the mailbox.
• Take A mysterious note.
• Head to East Elm Street to the house with all of the Excelsior yard signs, and ring the doorbell.
• Talk to The Lamplighter
• Talk to Little Brother
• (Optional) Interact with the TV

The Luddite Collective have tasked you with destroying Excelsior propaganda around town.

Rhett Herring Poster

• Go to The Daily Kazoo, interact with the whiteboard and get A dry erase marker
• Go to the bus stop on Clover Street and interact with the poster.
• Select A dry erase marker from your inventory.
• Use the D-Pad to move the marker. Hold the A Button while moving the marker to draw with it. Press the B Button when you're done.

The Hardware Store

• Talk to the barista inside the Fog & Burlap Coffee Company on King Street.
• Play through the coffee mini game to get Coffees.

• Give the coffees to Carl.
• Carl will drop his rake, Steven will pop his tire and smash into the bench, destroying it.
• Talk to the barista, who is now standing outside to get A cupcake.

The Park

• First, do the Hardware Store bench if you haven't already.
• Go to the Church and watch the wedding scene.
• Take An unlit candle from the altar.
• Go to the Park and talk to Ms. Mildred. She will continue her story each time you walk away.
• Give Ms. Mildred the cupcake that the barista gave you.
• Use An unlit candle on the barbecue grill.

• Give A lit candle to Ms. Mildred.

The Duck Pond

• First, do the Park Bench if you haven't already.
• Take A hamburger bun from the picnic table at the park after Stan and Sue have left.
• Collect A bag of trash from the east side of the park.
• Go to the Art Gallery on Park View.
• Go out the back door to the alley.
• Inspect the dumpster. Select A bag of trash from your inventory.
• Take the duck paintings.
• Go to the Duck Pond, and interact with the Artist
• Select Duck paintings from your inventory.
• Interact with the bench.
• Select A hamburger bun from your inventory.

The Post Office Bench

• Go to Hair de Lune on Clover Street.
• Interact with the man in the barber chair on the left.
• Play through the shaving mini game and get A straight razor.
• Go to the Firehouse on Park View and talk to Comic Book Kid.
• Go to the flagpole next to the Post Office on West Main Street.
• Use the straight razor on the flagpole.
• Take the kite and return it to Comic Book Kid for a point.

Once all five tasks are complete, head back to the Luddites on East Elm Street.

Making copies of the flyers

• Talk to Kelly in front of the school and get A deviled egg
• Go to Dr. Stroman's office on East Main Street.
• Sit on the couch, and take An insurance card.
• Interact with the door inside the office, and use A deviled egg

• Interact with the medicine cabinet, and choose An insurance card from your inventory.
• Take A bottle of Pepto from the medicine cabinet.
• Go to the school office.
• Give the sick kid the bottle of Pepto.

• Walk to the Ditto Machine behind the counter.
• Use A flyer.
• Use the crank until enough copies of the flyer have been made.

Delivering the Flyers

• Give a flyer to Art on East Elm Street
• Give a flyer to the patrons outside the art gallery
• Give a flyer to Johnson at the park.
• Give a flyer to Stan, who is now on West Elm Street
• Give a flyer to Father Frank inside the Crow's Nest
• Give a flyer to Ed and Fred outside the church.

Head back to the Luddite Collective's Secret Lair.

The Playground

• Head to City Hall on King Street.
• Follow the robot carrying the box to the Duck Pond.
• Walk toward the park and take the Inflate-a-Friend Bear the robot dropped.
• Go to the playground and give the kids the Inflate-a-Friend Bear.
• Take the robot head from the sidewalk.

HOA Bot

• Go to the park and take A coil of rope from the broken swing.
• Go to the duck pond and use A coil of rope to retrieve the stick floating in the pond.

• Flick your Playdate to cast the line, and turn the crank to reel the line in.
• When the rope touches the stick, it will snag and allow you to haul it to shore. Get A neat stick.
• Go to West Elm street and interact with the dog.
• Select A neat stick from your inventory, and watch the cutscene.
• Interact with the robot.
• Take A Robot Arm.

The Daily Kazoo

• From the Luddite Secret Lair, go out the back door.
• Play the lawn mower mini game. The objective is to find the path through the yard without running over the extension cord.
• Get An Extension Cord.
• Go to The Daily Kazoo on Church Street.
• Talk to Mr. Grant.
• Inspect the fan on top of the filing cabinet.
• Use An Extension Cord on the fan.
• Watch the cutscene.
• Speak to Mr. Grant and get A Processor.

Once all three tasks are complete, head back to the Luddite Secret Lair.

• Go to City Hall and talk to Brenda.
• Take A Work Order form from the pamphlet display.
• Go to Peach Sisters' Pizzeria and interact with Carl and Lloyd.
• Give A Work Order to Carl.
• Watch the cutscene.
• Head to the library on Park View.
• If you didn't take the traffic cone from in front of the coffee shop, you can take one from in front of the library.
• Go into the library and interact with the door to the stacks.
• Use the traffic cone on the librarian.
• Enter the stacks and go to the room on the right and interact with the orangutan.
• Leave the room and head to the room on the far left.
• Step on all of the blocks without being touched by one of the flying books.
• Take the banana.
• Leave the room, and enter the room on the far right.
• Walk up to the orangutan.
• Leave the room and enter the room at the top of the screen.
• This is a lights-out puzzle. All of the tiles must be in an "off" state. Stepping on a tile that is "on" turns it off, and any adjacent tiles on. You can leave the room to reset the puzzle if you get stuck.
  • Step on the middle row tile on the far left.
  • Step on the center tile in the middle row.
  • Step on the middle row tile on the far right.
  • Step on the bottom row tile on the far right.
  • Step on the bottom row tile on the far left.
  • Step on the center tile in the bottom row.
• Head through the door at the bottom and take the Big Encyclopedia of Robotics.

Head back to the Luddite's Secret Lair.

After the cutscene at the Luddite's Secret Lair, you'll briefly be disguised as an Anthrobot. Approach the guard bot and then enter through the gate.

• Interact with the garage door.
• Interact with any crate.
• This is a Sokoban puzzle. To solve:
  • Move the top left crate to the right.
  • Move that crate up to the goal.
  • Move the bottom left crate to the right.
  • Move the top right crate to the left.
  • Move the bottom right crate down, and then to the left.
• Interact with the now-open garage door and enter the Post Office.
• Watch the cutscene with Tommy and Calvin, then interact with them.
• Go through the door on the right side of the room.
• Interact with the Anthrobot.
• Walk to the left, and interact with the shelf.
• Go talk to the Anthrobot again.
• Go through the door and interact with Tommy.
• Select A Cold Pack from your inventory.
• Walk to the door on the left of the room and interact with it.
• Walk back over to the crates and interact with them.
• Play through the platformer mini game. Get A Screwdriver and then jump up to the vent.
• Interact with the vent.
• Interact with the pet carrier.
• Use the Beer on the pet carrier and take it with you.

• Leave the storage room and enter the door on the right side of the room.
• Use the Pet Carrier on the scale and get A Shipping Label
• Use A Shipping Label on the scanner next to the elevator, then enter the elevator.

• Proceed to the elevator on the far side of the hallway.
• Interact with the elevator.
• Interact with the Anthrobot guarding the elevator in the server room.
• Interact with the elevator.
• Use the Outa Order sign from the Pixel Palace on the elevator.
• Interact with the Anthrobot again.
• Interact with the elevator door.
• Walk to the left and interact with the valve.

• Use the crank to close the valve.

• Walk to the valve on the right and interact with it.
• Use the crank to open the valve.
• Walk to the door on the far left.
• Watch the cutscene with Rhett.
• Walk to the chair in Rhett's office and interact with it.
• When the office facade fails, walk to the right and interact with the curtain.
• Inside the cell, walk to the bars and use A Pet Carrier.
• Watch the cutscene.
• The end!

You are free to explore and see if there are any extra points you might have missed after the main storyline completes.

Every action in the game that moves the story forward is worth one point. The following lists things that you don't have to do in order to finish the game, but still grant a point each.

• Open your mailbox in the very beginning of the game.
• Pet the cat at the first house on West Elm Street.

• Sit on the swing at the park.
• Sit on the bench at the park.
• Sit at the picnic table at the park.
• Sit on the chair in Dr. Stroman's examination room.
• Sit on the chair next to Johnson's desk at the Daily Kazoo.
• Show Gary at the Post Office any item in your inventory.
• Look at the artist's painting at the Duck Pond.
• Look at the yard sign next to Dr. Stroman's office.
• Sit on the bench inside the art gallery.
• Look at the newspaper on West Main Street twice - once before you are laid off, and again afterwards.
• Beat the high score on the video game at Tommy and Calvin's house.

• Look at the Inflate-a-Friend poster on the window at Duncan's.
• Get a double clear on Shift inside Duncan's.
• Clear all of the asteroids in Space Rocks at the Pixel Palace.
• Sit on a barrel at The Crow's Nest.
• Look at the poster on the window of the art gallery.
• Play the drums at Figaro's.
• Sit on the bench outside of the firehouse.
• Look at the magazine in the trashcan on the east side of the park.
• Sit on the bench next to the Post Office.
• Give Comic Book Kid his kite, either when he's at the firehouse or when he's at the park.
• Sit on the bench in front of Jules' Tools.
• Look at the flyer on the bulletin board outside the church in the beginning of the game.
• Go watch Jake yell at an Anthrobot, go tell Vinnie at City Hall about it, then sit on the bench.
• Go talk to Jake and Vinnie after Vinnie gets his new idea for a business venture.
• Look at the poster in the window at Comik Magik before the layoff.
• Sit on the chair on the front porch of the house with the HOA robot.
• Tell the A-55 guys about the video game at Tommy's house after playing it.
• Sit on the cot inside the jail cell.
• Sit on the bench at the bus stop on Clover Street.
• Sit on the chair in the library after getting the encyclopedia.
• Sit on the lawn chair in Tommy's basement.
• Look at the sign on the loading dock wall.