If, like us, you're interested in coding games (games that have coding, computer science or algorithmic thinking as a core theme or mechanic) then firstly you will hopefully be interested to hear that we're making our own! Grace Hopper: Bug Rescue... But as it's not out yet and there's tons of other games to play and get excited about, I thought I'd compile a list of some that you should consider checking out.
All of the games listed are "games" first, e.g. they're not going out of their way to say they're educational. However, they all are in some way and are all themed in some way around computer science. Let us know what we missed and which is your favourite! @TandCGames twitter and instagram.
- while true: learn() - https://luden.io/wtl/ (as pictured above – I doctored learn() to play())
- Autonauts - https://denki.itch.io/autonauts
- Robo Instructus - https://www.roboinstruct.us/
- 7 Billion Humans - https://tomorrowcorporation.com/7billionhumans
- Human Resource Machine - https://tomorrowcorporation.com/humanresourcemachine
- TIS-100 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/370360/TIS100/
- LogicBots - https://www.incandescentgames.net/logicbots
- Minecraft - https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/
- Else Heart.Break() - http://elseheartbreak.com/
- Prime Mover - https://www.4bitgames.com/primemover
- Rogue Bit - this is very terse - https://store.steampowered.com/app/949790/Rogue_Bit/
- Little big planet (1,2,3) - https://www.mediamolecule.com/games/
- MOLEK SYNTEZ - http://www.zachtronics.com/molek-syntez/
- MHRD - https://store.steampowered.com/app/576030/MHRD/
- Knotbot - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269830/KnotBot/
- Go Morse Go - https://kyatt7.itch.io/go-morse-go-arcade-edition
- Beglitched - https://hexecutable.itch.io/beglitched
- Codemancer - https://importantlittlegames.itch.io/codemancer-ch-1
- Gladiabots - https://gfx47.itch.io/gladiabots
Tags: Computer science, coding games, educational games
Date: Friday, 26 February 2021