TIL: Firewatch, Playdate, Transmit and CandyBar are all the same company, Panic
eschadiol · x · 2026-10-01
A bit of dev-culture trivia from eschadiol: many people are surprised to learn that Panic—the publisher behind Firewalker and Walk Panic and maker of the Playdate handheld—is the same indie shop behind classic Mac utilities like Transmit, CandyBar, Desktastic and Coda. The post captures the industry's delight at Panic's unlikely arc from Mac utilities to games and hardware.
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