Robo Instructus

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Plattform: PC Veröffentlicht: 16.07.2019

11,79€

Preis Update 14.12.22

Salvage Engineer, you have a new assignment on a distant world...

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. The more you master the robot, the more elegant and powerful your solutions will be.

Take the role of a Salvage Engineer sent across space. Use wits and tenacity to uncover the secrets of this isolated, frozen world.

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38 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 17.07.19 06:30

Es ist sehr Interessant aber nicht wirklich für Anfänger geeignet. Die ersten 3 Level gehen noch. Nach jedem Level wird man dann noch mit mehreren anderen Möglichkeiten zugebommt. Ein wirkliches lernen Level für Level findet ab da nicht mehr statt.
z.B. Niemand erklärt das versetzt Schreiben. Lauter kleine Details die wie immer Vorausgesetzt werden und an denen dann jeder Anfänger scheitert. SCHADE

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7 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 07.02.22 11:34

robo_forward() actually means going circular-right.
robo_left() causes the robot to go forward/right briefly, then suddenly snap and go the other way to the left.
Both of these things can be clearly seen in the first part of the trailer, too. It's only the first level but it's already this messy. These issues could easily be fixed by polishing up the robot movement and renaming robo_forward() as robo_step() or robo_advance() to avoid confusion. But I guess not.

Writing code is my day job yet somehow this was too confusing and annoying for me. I'm sure the game is probably great if you could deal with how clunky it is at its very core, but I couldn't.

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588 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 25.08.21 03:48

My brother gifted me this game to introduce me to programming.
As a person who has never been into programming this game is hard. I still am far away from finishing it but completing every level just feels so good.
I am stuck so haven't played in a while but do recommend this game

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628 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 02.09.20 20:27

I like this game, but there are certain design decisions that make it so I can't recommend it.

I have played many programming games (Human Resource Machine, TIS-100, Exapunks, Etc.) and have been programming in my free time and professionally for the past 8 years. I found the difficulty curve in this game to be very steep. By itself this isn't too big of an issue, and is certainly preferable to all the games I've played that were easy the whole way through, but it turns into a problem when coupled with the next point.
With the exception of sometimes having a set of 2 available at the same time, there is no ability to skip levels if you're stuck (and if you do have multiple available, you have to beat all of them before any new ones unlock). So what happens when you get to a level you can't figure out? Well you either look up a solution online or... you just stop playing. I chose to quit last time I played this many months ago and I just came back to it to give it another shot now, but hey I actually beat those 2 levels I was stuck on before! Only to get stuck again after beating a third level...
The launch pads. If there are launch pads in the level, every portion of your code has to be mindful of their existence, because they will automatically launch your robot (potentially to its death) if it lingers on them for more than a few lines of code (not exaggerating). This really sucks, and it feels like it was put in specifically to make it so you have to accommodate for edge cases in every part of your code to make sure the robot doesn't get killed while it's in the middle of performing some other routine. My solution would be to make the launch pads activate with the robo_use() function, so they can be treated like normal tiles if you just need to walk over them.

Like I said, I like this game, but seeing as how I just got stuck again (dealing with an annoying launch pad level to make things worse), I guess it's going right back onto the shelf to collect some more dust.

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345 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 08.08.20 14:34

Really well done game, programming a little robot around, it's amazing to test how far a set of simple rules can lead him. Although it's very good for programming practice, I think that it's not specifically for developers actually, because the first levels would feel limiting with only the beginning of a language. The logic expands nicely as time goes, it feels demanding but not overwhelmingly so. There are gotchas for every level, the title is often a good hint. Everything is clean, polished, you can play this on battery for hours, not a glitch in sight, refreshing in an age of half baked releases,

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278 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 27.06.20 17:30

I picked this game up in sale for $8. It has a short introduction, then you can play around. I'm totally new with programming and found that it gets difficult in a few levels.

+Music is relaxing.
+Dictionary with explanation of all terms and topics learned previously.
+Scoring system on time and efficiency of code makes it interesting

-I would've liked if they introduced new topics in shorter levels. It's a lot of new things in one level..

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111 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 29.12.19 01:02

Really Fun and relaxing game. I'm enjoying it so far (even after a day of coding at work). The syntax is similar to Python: can we just have a Python syntax mode (maybe)?

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352 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 27.12.19 21:45

This game is even something for people who have never programmed before and want to try it out.
The story, environment and music are well made and completely let forget that programming was supposed to be boring...

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724 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 22.12.19 04:02

I could not ever really figure any of these coding games out until this one so yes its the best one lol.

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97 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 28.11.19 10:05

Interesting game testing out your programming mindset for an evening or two.

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891 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 11.11.19 04:42

great introductory to codeings logical thinking

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350 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 09.11.19 20:09

Fantastic game. An excellent introduction to the world of programming. Who ever wants to learn programming, might want to check this game out first. Its wonderful

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283 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 06.10.19 02:42

Very nice programing game.
Programing is done in a python-like language, and even with a decent editor as a tool.
The aim is to develop algorithms that guide a robot to an exit, but (unlike some games) it's not simply programing a specific path, as the algorithm has to work for several playing fields. So the algorithm must solve a generic problem that changes with each level depending on board elements common to all playing fields in a level.

Elements of the programing language i've encountered so far:
loops, conditions, variables, lists, mathematical and logical expressions and even some support for debugging.

Also there are commands to move your robot and interact in different ways with the playing field.

Also the programing is not hampered by artificial space constraints (at least i haven't encountered them yet), but you see your solution compared to others, so you can strive to optimize some aspects and see how you compete.

I really like the game and happily give it a thumbs up (and i even paid full price).

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173 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 19.07.19 09:34

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 and down your code continuously. Oh that reminds me, the running line of code isn't kept in view, so you have to go chasing after it on a regular basis.

It feels rough, but despite that, I'm enjoying it for the most part. I just hope the rougher parts get some love, as I'm not sure my patience will hold up much more. 6/10

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367 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 17.07.19 13:10

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 at you, but in Robo Instructus you will always know how to start. Which is why I think this game is also suited for people who have never programmed before. 9/10!

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172 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 16.07.19 21:16

Great game with lovely graphics and music, a good number of puzzles, and most importantly an adorable lil robot friend!

The developer has been wonderful in responding to feedback throughout the beta test process, and has created a solid puzzle game which I continue to enjoy greatly.

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73 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 16.07.19 13:56

Great little puzzle game!
Complete beginner to coding but found this easy to get in to.

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60 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 16.07.19 13:31

Relaxing coding puzzle game.
Nice UI, graphics, and music.
The difficulty curve seems to be well-tested so far. :)

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50 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 16.07.19 12:26

Awesome! Waiting for assembler version of it!

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