Underplayed Gems

Sketchbots (2021)

Sketchbots cover
Developer
Quarc Games
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Genres
Indie
Rating
5.0 of 5, 7 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

You guide a simple robot through grid-based puzzles by building decision trees, feeling like a gentle teacher coaching an eager but limited learner through logic challenges.

programmingpuzzleturn-based tacticsgrid-basedcartoonyhand-drawndifficulteducational

What players say

Players praise the game as a solid way to learn simple AI programming, though opinions split on a key design choice: some find the lack of bot memory frustrating, while others enjoy the primitive-bot challenge. The controls can be fiddly but the undo button helps, and there are 72 levels.

Screenshots

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