Games like TIS-100
by Zachtronics
TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!
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$19.99EXAPUNKS
Oct 22 · Zachtronics
Both: Programming · Puzzle · Hacking
The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.
ProgrammingPuzzleHackingAutomationIndieSimulationLogicCyberpunkSingleplayerDifficult👍 1,378
$9.99SpaceChem
Mar 2 · Zachtronics
Both: Puzzle · Difficult · Programming
Zachtronics is back with an ambitious new design-based puzzle game. Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products!
PuzzleDifficultProgrammingIndieLogicSingleplayerAutomationSci-fiGreat SoundtrackScience👍 2,628
$19.99Opus Magnum
Dec 7 · Zachtronics
Both: Puzzle · Programming · Automation
Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, and SHENZHEN I/O. Design and build machines that assemble potions, poisons, and more using the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool: the transmutation engine!
PuzzleProgrammingAutomationIndieSimulationLogicSingleplayerSteampunkGreat Soundtrack2D👍 5,978
$24.99Infinifactory
Jun 30 · Zachtronics
Both: Puzzle · Automation · Programming
Infinifactory is a sandbox puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infiniminer. Build factories that assemble products for your alien overlords, and try not to die in the process.
PuzzleBuildingAutomationIndieProgrammingSandboxSimulationSingleplayerDifficultFirst-Person👍 1,790
$14.99Human Resource Machine
Oct 15 · Tomorrow Corporation
Both: Programming · Puzzle · Education
Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.
ProgrammingPuzzleIndieCasualEducationSimulationSingleplayerAutomationTouch-FriendlyLogic👍 3,276
$14.997 Billion Humans
Aug 23 · Tomorrow Corporation
Both: Programming · Puzzle · Education
Automate swarms of office workers to solve puzzles inside your very own parallel computer made of people. A thrilling followup to the award winning Human Resource Machine. Now with more humans!
ProgrammingPuzzleIndieSimulationEducationSingleplayerLogicTouch-FriendlyGreat SoundtrackFunny👍 1,863
$14.99Alan's Automaton Workshop
Jan 20 · Laputa Labs
Both: Education · Programming · Automation
Alan's Automaton Workshop is an open-ended programming puzzle game. Start a new business with Alan Turing and his groundbreaking innovation: the Turing Machine. Build unique automatons, and solve all kinds of problems from clients.
EducationProgrammingAutomationSteampunkPuzzleSandboxLogicBuildingSimulationSingleplayer👍 196
$9.99MHRD
Jan 5 · Funghisoft
Both: Programming · Puzzle · Education
MHRD is a hardware design game, in which you design various hardware circuits in a hardware description language. The hardware circuits you design get more complex as you go until you create a fully functional CPU design.
SimulationIndieProgrammingPuzzleEducationTypingDifficultLogic👍 439
-40%$7.79while True: learn()
Jan 17 · Luden.io
Both: Programming · Education · Puzzle
You're a programmer. Your cat is a better one. Solve visual puzzles built from real machine learning ideas, from decision trees to neural networks, to create a cat-to-human translator. Take freelance jobs, upgrade your rig, gamble on startups, dress up the cat. No coding required, curiosity is.
ProgrammingEducationSimulationPuzzleIndieScienceBuildingSandboxCatsLogic👍 7,358
$19.99The Signal State
Sep 23 · Reckoner Industries
Both: Puzzle · Logic · Automation
Set in a post-apocalyptic future, The Signal State puts your logic skills to the test with complex puzzles inspired by modular synthesizers. Repair machines, rebuild an abandoned farm, and be part of a revolution that will change the fate of agriculture once and for all.
PuzzleLogicSimulationAutomationProgrammingIndieSandboxLevel EditorModdableTutorial👍 651
$19.99Last Call BBS
Aug 3 · Zachtronics
Both: Puzzle · Automation · Logic
Boot up your Z5 Powerlance and dial into Last Call BBS, the last game from Zachtronics! The Barkeep’s loaded up his retro computer with a full set of puzzle games for you to download and play. No need to worry about copy protection, they’re all fully cracked and ready to enjoy!
PuzzleAutomationRetro1990'sSolitaireSandboxLogicPixel GraphicsBuildingMechs👍 1,220
FreeZACH-LIKE
Jun 17 · Zachtronics
Both: Puzzle · Programming
ZACH-LIKE is a book of behind-the-scenes design documents from Zachtronics. The digital version of ZACH-LIKE contains the full contents of the book, a bunch of terrible games that Zach made before SpaceChem, and some prototypes and early builds of Zachtronics games, both released and... not.
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$4.99Frood Robotics
Jul 31 · Frood Designs
Both: Programming · Puzzle · Automation
Get your robot to the trophy! The catch: you can't control the robot directly, you must program it with a crude and cruelly limited programming language. Avoid pits, press buttons, and remember, if it's a bug but it works, then it is not a bug.
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Both: Puzzle · Logic · Difficult
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$9.99Crazy Machines 3
Oct 18 · Fakt Software
Both: Puzzle · Difficult
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$9.99Code Racer
Mar 6 · Hondune Games
Both: Puzzle · Programming · Education
Code your vehicle with a series of commands to complete various courses, tasks, stunts, and races in this physics-based brain teasing racing puzzle game!
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$24.99Hacker Simulator
Oct 20 · Save All Studio
Both: Hacking · Programming
Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.
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$9.99Tetrobot and Co.
Oct 22 · Swing Swing Submarine
Both: Puzzle · Difficult
Tetrobot is the world's most popular and reliable robot, but he's not perfect. That's why I, Maya, have built him a microscopic little brother, Psychobot.Help me guide Psy through Tetrobot's cogs and circuits: by swallowing blocks of matter and spitting them out, we can repair anything.
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$5.99Cogs
Apr 14 · Lazy 8 Studios, https://lazy8studios.com
Both: Puzzle · Logic · Difficult
Cogs is a puzzle game where players build machines from sliding tiles. Players can choose from 50 levels and 3 gameplay modes. New puzzles are unlocked by building contraptions quickly and efficiently. Inventor Mode: Starting with simple puzzles, players are introduced to the widgets that are used to build machines gears, pipes,...
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Mar 14 · Devcats
Both: Puzzle · Logic
Sudoku for cat people. Cats are wonderful creatures but you better not put them together without proper introduction. So, plan ahead to display them in the right order so they get along!
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$2.99Save Room - Organization Puzzle
Apr 28 · Fractal Projects
Both: Puzzle · Logic
When you enter a save room you know you are safe, no danger can come to you, you can relax. Take advantage of this short period of time to organize your inventory, heal your wounds and reload your weapons. Can you make all the items fit in your inventory?
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$29.99The Talos Principle
Dec 11 · Croteam
Both: Puzzle
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
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$1.99I hate this game
Mar 7 · Pixel Error
Both: Puzzle · Logic
I hate this game is a logic game, where gameplay changes every level. Solve crazy puzzles and use forgotten functions of your PC! Be attentive, interact with everything that you see on the screen.
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$4.99Akin
Jun 6 · ThinkOfGames
Both: Puzzle · Logic
In this puzzle, you only have to draw one continuous line. There are 96 puzzles on "Normal"-mode and 96 puzzles in "Time"-mode. Each puzzles can have many different solutions. This is game is Steamworks integrated with achivements, badges, trading cards and more.
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$0.99SUMETRICK
Jan 26 · Paleno Games
Both: Puzzle
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