You can't actually "beat" Crash Mole, but I have the second highest score on the leaderboard, so I think I have the authority to speak on the game. To me, it's testament to the fact that great design can be incredibly slight. In essence, this is just a $2 reverse whack-a-mole arcade game. Pop your head out without getting hammered, get a point.

There's not much to Crash Mole, but that allows the game to really focus on nailing its the one thing most essential in a score-chaser, the motivating frustration to push your score higher. There is a deceptively high skill ceiling here, and just the perfect amount of mechanical friction introduced by the Playdate crank.

Absolutely smitten with this one