SIC-1 (2022)

Developer

Anti-Pattern Games

Platforms

Windows, Linux

Genres

Simulation

Rating

4.7 of 5, 256 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 1.9 hours

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

A minimalist, brain-teasing programming puzzle that feels like solving a twisted riddle under the dry, bureaucratic gaze of corporate satire.

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What players say

Players praise SIC-1 as a clever Zachlike programming puzzle where you write assembly using only one instruction. It rewards logical thinking but is extremely niche, and later puzzles can become tedious. The soundtrack is comfy, but the leaderboard is empty because almost no one plays it.

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