Underplayed Gems

Regex Game (2025)

Regex Game cover
Developer
ZeroBitCode
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Casual, Indie, Strategy
Rating
3.8 of 5, 16 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 24 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A calm, methodical puzzle game where you solve text-matching challenges by building increasingly complex regular expressions.

educationalpuzzlemethodicalincrementallogic-basedfocusedlow stakes

What players say

Players split on whether this is a fun puzzle game or a frustrating teaching tool. Some say it helps learn regex, while others find the explanations wrong and the test cases misleading. The game assumes you already understand regex basics.

Screenshots

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