Good But Could be Great

This is a really great concept and fun to play. But they need to decide if their goal is to teach people to be smarter or to make them feel stupid. The only help you are given is in the form of either an example of the result or being chided when you get something wrong. This is an inventive and sly way of teaching without being overbearing. However, it gets frustrating in some of the higher levels. Like having to find out that you can add and subtract letters just by chance. Some of the instructions seem to be deliberately misleading. And the lack of additional commands as you progress is needlessly unrealistic. Why not make them available then make the more challenge bit the optimization of not using them? Overall, I had fun with the game and think it would be a great teaching tool for kids. But they need to make it more accessible if they don't want people to just hit a level they can't pass and abandon the game. And new puzzle packs would be great.

Very fun and addicting

I was very surprised at how much I like this game, didn’t think a game about basic programming would be this fun. Some of the levels are deceptively simple, and some are simply deceiving.... I don’t have any programming experience so it was a challenge to think in the way needed, I’m a visual person so I find that running through the programs while building them to see what should come next helps. The only reason I gave it 4 stars and not 5 is that it’s too short, there hasn’t been any updates to add levels and there isn’t a player-built level system to build and submit new levels. Also they could have added a more challenging set of programs to complete with higher level commands, at the very least new level packs should be added, I’d be more than happy to pay for new level packs as I imagine others would as well. Overall it’s a great game, and I really hope they expand on what they created.

Beautiful but crazy hard

I have been programming for decades, and even I found this little app very difficult. On the other hand, it is fun, and beautiful. A lot of work went into this, but if it is trying to teach programming, it is only going to succeed for the first few levels, and then (IMHO) it will be too frustrating for most. Then again, for a few, it will be a serious challenge! If you're looking for something that requires intense logic and is extremely difficult, this is your game. :-)

A real thinker

Wanna talk about a puzzle game? Do you enjoy using your brain? Look no further. A lot of "puzzle" games these days are just button pressers where the challenge comes from connecting all the same shapes in a line so that they can disappear. Not much challenge to that besides deciding whether it not you should spend money to turn off the annoying ads. I was lucky enough to buy this game on sale for $1 and I am very happy with that decision. Not only do I love this game... I also hate if for how much it pushes you to think outside of the box. At one point, I found myself doing a google search on mathematical theory. Not my proudest moment at age 26... If you a looking for a challenge that will keep you up at night thinking about possible solutions, then buy this game. If you get frustrated easily and rage quit (or dont feel like shelling out the $5) then maybe go back to the dot connectors. Also, don't worry about spending $5 and the game ending too soon. There are like 40+ levels and they start getting pretty hard by 15. Im still stuck on level 23 and to be honest I stumbled through the previous 2. This game will take a lot of thinking time (unless you are a genius or something).

fun but disappointing end

The puzzles were great, though they got hard very fast. Finally resorted to paper to organize my thoughts. Kids may quickly find it becoming too difficult. Expected more in the last video too. All the other videos were excellent though. The only part that really bothered me was using the editing board when the program became long. Scrolling up and down frequently dragged a command out of place. The undo button was at the bottom so you could not always see what was undone. Otherwise a fun and challenging game.

Best Game Ever

This is the funnest game i have ever gotten from the app store. The programing is easy to get the hang do to the simple commands. The step back and debug feature is by far one of the best featured. It helps me through every level. One problem (and one nitpick) TL DR version level broken On the level zero terminated sum you get a zero terminated string ( a bunch of numbers ended with a zero) and you have to add all of those numbers up then give them the result i have a program that worked before no problem but now when i run the same program on the same level it dose not work. The last string always says it should add up to 0 but it never dose in real life (i.e. 1 3 -5 0) added up equals -1 but it says my answer should be zero every time even though the numbers never equal zero. Minor nitpick The game is meant for large screens play on tablet if possible but still works on phone

Great port, great game.

I’ve actually owned this game on Steam for a while, but never felt to much like playing it in the computer. This version is great to solve puzzles on the go. I’d recommend a stylus if you’re using a phone instead of a tablet though because stuff is fairly small. The game itself starts simply and quickly gets challenging. Optional levels and optimization challenges also add extra difficulty for those who are geniuses. Overall it’s a good experience for the thinker. Worth $5 in my opinion.

he not busy being born is busy dying

I share the developers' cynicism. We are in a mindless bureaucratic march toward nothing. But if I'm going to waste my life staring at screens, solving meaningless puzzles that have already been solved by someone else and are solvable much more easily by computer programs that have already been built—if I am to be boxed in by machines that quantify my every move—it's at least nice when the pointless puzzles are challenging. So thanks. Maybe I should go outside and play now.

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