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Popular multiplayer code editor Zed gets a Linux release

By Liam Dawe, Jul 11

A little break in the gaming news for a moment to mention that Zed, a "high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter", now has a Linux version available.

Endless launch Block Coding for Godot Engine, great for beginners

By Liam Dawe, Jun 28

Block Coding tools are pretty popular like Scratch, where you do visual scripting using blocks instead of typing out code and now Godot Engine has an impressive looking version of this with Block Coding from Endless.

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Check out ChipWits, an upcoming remake of one of the first programming puzzle games

By Liam Dawe, Feb 20

Originally released back in 1984, ChipWits is a programming puzzle game and it's getting a modern remake in Unity that will be released on Steam.

Craftomation 101 combines crafting, programming and tiny robots to unfreeze a planet

By Liam Dawe, Feb 12

Hitting Early Access on February 19th, Craftomation 101 is a spiritual successor to Luden.io's previous game "while True: learn()" and it sounds like a really fun combination of ideas.

I love the animated ASCII artwork in Stone Story RPG - out now

By Liam Dawe, Jul 29, 2023

With some really fun animated ASCII artwork, Stone Story RPG is a really interesting mixture of an auto-RPG with strategic combat, crafting, programming and more.

Bots Are Stupid is an ultra-precise programming-platformer

By Liam Dawe, Dec 27, 2022

Up for a challenge and love programming? Well it seems that Bots Are Stupid might be a good fit for you. An ultra-precise platformer where you don't directly control things — what could possibly go wrong?

Craftomation 101 merges survival, crafting and automation programming

By Liam Dawe, Jun 6, 2022

From the developer of while True: learn() and Learning Factory comes yet another game with programming. Craftomation 101 brings together elements of a survival game, crafting and automation.

Screeps: Arena is an online RTS for programming fans

By Liam Dawe, Apr 14, 2022

Do you love programming? How about real-time strategy games? Check out the new Native Linux release of Screeps: Arena.

Comet 64 is a programming puzzle game about an old fictional computer

By Liam Dawe, Feb 8, 2021

Comet 64 huh? It's a programming puzzle game involving a fantasy old computer and it certainly hits the mark when it comes to the visual style.

Programming puzzler inspired by retro computing Comet 64 releases February 5, 2021

By Liam Dawe, Dec 28, 2020

Find programming relaxing? Enjoy puzzle games? Comet 64 could be your next game, with a theme and visuals inspired by some early computing devices.

Bevy seems like an impressive upcoming free and open source game engine made with Rust

By Liam Dawe, Sep 21, 2020

Feeling a little rusty? After a new game engine for your next game development project? Have a look at Bevy, a cross-platform and open source data-driven game engine built in Rust.

A little hacking on a Monday morning? Why not with the online sim Grey Hack

By Liam Dawe, Sep 21, 2020

Feel like letting off some steam and do a little hacking? How about in a safe environment that also happens to be a game where everyone is trying to do it? Grey Hack sounds amusing.

Comet 64 is an upcoming programming puzzler set in 1984

By Liam Dawe, Sep 7, 2020

Love programming puzzlers and like to solve issues? Comet 64 is a bit of a homage to classic computing systems, while also providing you some brain testing entertainment.

Developer of Robo Instructus gives out sales info after a year

By Liam Dawe, Jul 17, 2020

Now that the programming-puzzle game Robo Instructus has been out for just a year, the developer has written up a blog post talking about sales and how it went.

SpaceChem, a Zachtronics classic sees a 64bit and SDL2 upgrade

By Liam Dawe, Jul 16, 2020

SpaceChem, the design-based puzzle game from Zachtronics that has you make valuable chemical products, recently had a big tech upgrade that's out now.

Programming puzzle game Monster Logic is out now

By Liam Dawe, Jul 9, 2020

Based on the esoteric programming languages Befunge and Trefunge, the programming puzzler Monster Logic is out now on Steam with Linux support.

Monstrous puzzle-programming with 'Monster Logic' launches July 6

By Liam Dawe, Jun 19, 2020

Launching with Linux support on July 6, Monster Logic takes the programming puzzle genre in a weird direction.

Seriously charming programming puzzler KnotBot is out now

By Liam Dawe, May 13, 2020

KnotBot replaces programming lines with a drag and drop interface to solve puzzles, it's not a unique idea but KnotBot has a wonderful style and setting that make it worth a play.

KnotBot, a very sweet looking programming-puzzle game involving knots and strings

By Liam Dawe, Apr 17, 2020

KnotBot might be one of the sweetest looking puzzle-programming type of games I've ever seen. A game where you give a little robot directions across a bunch of hand-crafted levels.