Playful Fractals

Playful Fractals is a small interactive fractal toy for Playdate. Turn the crank and watch a binary tree grow from a single line into a branching canopy, then explore more mathematical shapes hidden behind the same simple idea: repeat a rule, and let complexity appear.

Features

  • A crank-controlled binary tree that starts as one line and grows into a recursive canopy.
  • More fractals beyond the tree, chosen to look sharp on Playdate's 1-bit screen.
  • Short history and fact pages for each fractal after it is fully revealed.
  • Simple d-pad navigation for moving between fractal screens.
  • Built as a native Playdate app with Embedded Swift and PlaydateKit.

Catalog

Playful Fractals will be distributed through Playdate Catalog.

Pricing

Playful Fractals will be available for $2.

More

The binary tree is only the first tease. The full app includes a collection of fractals that grow, fold, branch, tile, and zoom in different ways.