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Robo Instructus

82% positive of 62 Steam reviews

Released: 2019
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by Big AB Games.

About the game

Robo Instructus is a puzzle game in which players manoeuvre a robot by issuing instructions via a simple programming language. As players progress through the game they unlock new functions to overcome new puzzles, each of which can be solved in multiple ways.

Tagged by players

Programming
Robots
Difficult
Logic
Puzzle
Sci-fi
Retro
Linear
Pixel Graphics
Simulation

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Positive

What players say

Recommended
I have tried many programming games on steam, for some reason I have never liked them as much as I would expect. Robo Instructus has changed that and I am not exactly sure why. But it does not get repetitive, it looks very slick and even though it looks deceivingly simple, it has some depth to it. It begins extremely simple, adding more and more functions for the player to use. Some other games throw a huge manual…
2.3 h played when written. 52 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Enjoyable. Challenging. Frustrating. The game quickly ramps up in difficulty, faster than the hand-holding helps you with. it's just lucky that the full programming language is available, some puzzles would be beyond painful without functions to eliminate duplication. The in-game code editor is painful to use as an IDE, desperately needing breakpoints and the ability to watch variables without having to scroll up…
2.8 h played when written. 18 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Its fun for the first hour or so. Gets way too complicated too early on and not enough example code or functions to help you with it. I'm a dev with 10 years of experience too and was looking for fun coding challenges. I don't recommend this.
4 h played when written. 17 found it helpful.
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