# Playdate maker Panic is refunding tariff fees to customers

DevFeed: [Playdate maker Panic is refunding tariff fees to customers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/playdate-maker-panic-is-refunding-tariff-fees-to-customers-15066.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/playdate-maker-is-refunding-tariff-fees-to-customers>)

Author: Nicole Carpenter, Diego Argüello

Published: 2026-08-26T18:21:55Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [gamedeveloper](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/gamedeveloper.md>)

Topics: [Panic Playdate](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/playdate.md>)

Tags: [company](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/company.md>), [customers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/customers.md>), [fees](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fees.md>), [money](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/money.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>)

## AI overview

Panic, maker of the crank-driven Playdate handheld, is refunding tariff fees to customers who bought the device during the period when the charges applied. The refund amount depends on the purchase, following Panic's successful application for tariff refunds from the United States government.

## Source excerpt

'It's just not our money to keep, and it felt really good to give it back.'