TIS-100 (2015)
- Developer
- Zachtronics
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Indie, Simulation
- Rating
- 4.8 of 5, 4,088 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 11 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
a methodical, mentally demanding puzzle game about writing assembly code to repair a fictional computer, with a dry, technical feel and a faint undercurrent of unease.
programmingpuzzledifficultsystematiccerebralmethodicalpreciselogical
What players say
Players say the game recreates the feel of ancient assembly programming and rewards optimizing each solution to the absolute minimum. It offers no hand holding, and players who enjoy that challenge find it deeply satisfying, while others describe it as masochistic.
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