Items15The creator’s order
  1. 1Human Resource Machine (2015)Human Resource Machine (2015) 7.8/10 on IGDBReleased 15 Oct 2015An inbox, an outbox and a worker carrying one box make the effect of each instruction visible. Drag commands into a small program, run it and watch where the worker stops doing what you intended. The game introduces its instruction set gradually, so you can begin without a coding background. A…0
  2. 2Autonauts (2019)Autonauts (2019) 7.1/10 on IGDBReleased 17 Oct 2019Teach a bot a routine, add repeatable instructions and watch a settlement start producing things without your constant attention. Seeing a worker run out of tools or wait for missing materials gives a concrete reason to revise the routine. Its visual programming avoids the initial burden of typing…0
  3. 3Opus Magnum (2017)Opus Magnum (2017) 8.6/10 on IGDBReleased 7 Dec 2017Mechanical arms follow instructions on a timeline, turning an abstract plan into a visible sequence of rotations, grabs and collisions. Making the required product is a satisfying first goal; reducing cost, area or running time gives you several different reasons to revisit it. The open space…0
  4. 47 Billion Humans (2018)7 Billion Humans (2018) 7.0/10 on IGDBReleased 23 Aug 2018One instruction list is carried out by many workers at once, so a rule that looks sensible for one person may send the rest into trouble. Watching those different outcomes makes conditional logic and coordination tangible. It teaches its own language as you progress, then offers scope to make a…0
  5. 5Infinifactory (2015)Infinifactory (2015) 8.3/10 on IGDBReleased 30 Jun 2015Conveyors and machines form a physical program that must repeatedly assemble the requested product. Walk around it in first person and watch the point where a block arrives early, faces the wrong way or jams the whole line. The factory can work in several arrangements, with performance comparisons…0
  6. 6Manufactoria 2022 (2022)Manufactoria 2022 (2022)Released 16 Aug 2022Build a line that examines and rewrites robots' paper-based brains, routing the right machines through and rejecting the wrong ones. A small collection of parts produces surprisingly complicated behaviour once you combine it. The open-ended tasks reward both getting a design to work and rebuilding…0
  7. 7Silicon Zeroes (2017)Silicon Zeroes (2017) 8.0/10 on IGDBReleased 18 Sept 2017Adders, latches and other simple components become a machine you can test against a particular task. Building towards larger systems gives each small connection a purpose, while open-ended solutions leave room to improve a design that already works. Its focus is visual hardware logic, so expect to…0
  8. 8The Signal State (2021)The Signal State (2021)Released 23 Sept 2021Patch cables between modules to transform the supplied signals into the required outputs. The synthesizer-inspired interface makes a mistaken connection visible as a different result, giving you something concrete to trace back through the network. Cable colours and wiring modes can be adjusted to…0
  9. 9Turing Complete (2021)Turing Complete (2021) 8.1/10 on IGDBReleased 2 Oct 2021Start with small logic gates and work towards arithmetic, memory and a computer that can run instructions you define. Each working component gives you a piece to trust while the next one is still being debugged. The pleasure comes from building an understanding alongside the machine, then…0
  10. 10SpaceChem (2011)SpaceChem (2011) 8.3/10 on IGDBReleased 1 Jan 2011Program moving manipulators to pick up, join and separate atoms, then make several reactors cooperate in a production line. A collision or blocked output gives a visible symptom to investigate, and different layouts can satisfy the same brief. Its chemistry operates as a set of puzzle rules, with…0