DiscoverMy Perfect Console with Simon ParkinCabel Sasser, co-founder Panic (creators of the Playdate console).
Cabel Sasser, co-founder Panic (creators of the Playdate console).

Cabel Sasser, co-founder Panic (creators of the Playdate console).

Update: 2025-07-01
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Cabel Sasser is a designer, developer, and co-founder of one of the most beloved indie software companies in tech. In 1999, he co-founded Panic, the Portland-based studio known for its beautifully crafted Mac software and, later, its publishing work on standout indie games like Firewatch and Untitled Goose Game.


Most recently, he helped lead the creation of Playdate—a quirky handheld console that blends nostalgia, invention, and delight, to reimagine what portable gaming can be. 

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Cabel Sasser, co-founder Panic (creators of the Playdate console).

Cabel Sasser, co-founder Panic (creators of the Playdate console).