Code World

its a code puzzler expect math and reading code and trying to figure out someone elses code with out any comments.
about as fun as being a programmer at a company that had someone writing uncommitted code. and only ever did basic projects. the game has 50 levels but the idea of showing code and solving for x or adding and subtracting while being fundamental to learning coding never seems to get to complicated. i hope that the developer of this game moves on too more projects / games like zachtronics did. or like "else heart break"

I had technical issues running this game. Given the style of game it should be running smoothly on my rig but far from it. It stutters extremely to the point of it being unplayable. On top of this it doesn't do full screen window or ultrawide resolutions (5120 x 1440). This is on Windows 10, NVIDIA RTX 2080 Ti, Intel i9-9900K.

Given that this is an old game I don't think it is going to be fixed so I decided to refund.

Do not buy this game if you don't have a US Keyboard. This game does not work with any other keyboard!

I guess the name "Code World" makes this sound like a game for "learning to code". THIS IS NOT A GAME FOR BEGINNERS. I don't think it matters that much whether you have a lot of experience in Python, as long as you understand how to program and debug without using a symbolic debugging app, and you can use the Internet to look things up. This game will give your brain a workout. And you will sometimes have to research algorithms on your own, and remember how to do algebra. Sometimes you'll need a little platforming skill as well.
Overall this is a great puzzle game that makes you think hard. The only drawbacks are minor ones: the UI is kind of sluggish, it seems to be tied to a real scripting engine which enables you to crash the whole game, the visual style looks juvenile, and some of the tutorial wording is awkward. Some players seem to be confused by the "edit()" function which is designed to limit the user to just the puzzle constraints, but most of the puzzles would be subverted without it. Also, there is no way to step through the code nor display intermediate values; but you have a brain that can do all that.

RECOMMENDED if you know how to program and you want to test/sharpen your debugging skills. If you are a beginner, come back to this after you have some experience with algorithms.

I enjoyed this straightforward programming puzzle game, even if gets a little repetitive after a few levels. The interface and graphics are simple, and the soundtrack is chill focus music with an engaging tempo.

For a seasoned programmer, the challenge is mostly going to be in accessing the devices and solving the math puzzle. The first 11 levels consist of sending simple commands to solve the puzzles, which gives you a sense of the mechanics and how the code interacts with the game elements.

At level 12 you get the ability to edit code for certain devices going forward, which makes it much more interesting to solve the challenges. As one might expect, the puzzles increase in difficulty as you progress. It looks like there's around 50 puzzles for me to solve, and it has taken me about 90 minutes to get to the 25% mark, counting a couple of coffee breaks and a few minutes AFK to retrieve jewelry from the bathroom sink trap for the girlfriend. I'm inherently bad at solving puzzles and am okay at math, so you might finish the whole game in that amount of time (note: I'm a professional programmer with 30 years experience, so don't believe the myth that you have to be a genius to program. However, I do recommend that you learn some basic plumbing).

One caveat/heads-up for the developer: When I enter the settings menu on Windows 10, if I don't apply some kind of change, and instead hit ESC key, the game crashes to desktop. I didn't incur any loss of progress due to this, it was just a little jarring. I can consistently reproduce this, and it's my personal favorite way to exit the game now.

Okay, so this game is good.

Basic idea is that you use programming to solve levels. You interact with objects by passing messages to them. Sometimes they pass messages to one another. After a couple of levels, you get to edit the code associated with the objects.

I recommend it to anyone that likes puzzle solving. Having a tiny bit of programming experience will help as there are a couple of things that might be non-intuitive for someone who has never programmed before (like zero-indexing). But, you should still be able to solve the levels without too much difficulty.

The game is nice. Keep in mind this games is NOT to "learn programming" (Dont know why all newbie think that), read the description of the game: "Do you want to test your programming skills? This puzzle game is here for you!"

So any newbie in programming, go somewhere else and study... don't write bad review if you don't know how to resolve a puzzle with programming elements.

The game is all right i guess, only took me 9 hours to complete if you know your way around programming and python.

The puzzle either a beginner level programming questions or read the code(s) in the blocks and enter certain inputs to clear the level.

The only problem i have encountered is that you only given a big red flashing box of error instead of the actual error, making it hard to find the problem in your code, especially if you're new to programming.

Definitely a unique style of game. I wouldn't say this is ideal if you've had no experience with programming before, though. Personally, I've got some experience with programming, but none with Python. So while even the first few levels took some effort to get through, I found it was not only not TOO challenging, but that it was actually pretty educational as well.

It piqued my interest in Python, even though I usually gravitate to more low level languages, like assembly for old processors/microcontrollers. Though I know a little bit of C/C++. But with a little bit of thought, I found this was just the right amount of difficulty. But there were a couple of puzzles I never would have figured out without the walkthrough. I just made sure I understood WHY the solutions worked before moving on.

And while I have no real use for Python, I've still decided to learn it as a result of this game. So that's always a good thing. Even if what I learn has no bearing on what I'm doing in the game or isn't useful to me in any way. I see nothing bad about being inspired to learn new stuff. And because of my lack of knowledge, I find it's extra rewarding when I do solve the puzzles on my own. Even the ones I had to look up, it felt good to figure out why the answers worked. So all in all, I see no cons to playing this game. Provided you have at least some understanding of the basics of programming in general.

At least, this all applies up to level 12, which is as far as I've gotten so far. I can't really speak for the later levels and I would imagine they probably get more difficult and more complex as you go along. So I don't know if there's a point at which an intimate knowledge of Python is crucial or not. But like I said, I'm enjoying it so far.

I have to admit though, it would be nice if the documentation in the game was a bit more in depth. Not just to make it more accessible to people unfamiliar with programming, but also so people like me who are new to Python can have more resources to learn the language. Especially the parts of it that are relevant to the game.

Currently trying to learn coding (Python)
I like this game so far. I realize that this is not "really " coding, but still it train you to read code.

I am surprise that there is no more game based on coding, I suppose that it must not be very easy to do :-) .
Simpler to use coding to solve problem.

I would not be comfortable recommending this game for people who want to learn programming, for the following reasons.

1. One of the most basic things you can do in the game is editing variables that are stored in objects. However, you can't see current values of these variables. This means that you can't do any debugging, which is the most common activity in programming. You have to guess what the values of the variables are, which makes it much less accessible for beginners.

2. The first several puzzles were designed without beginners in mind. Instead of introducing concepts gradually, the puzzles dump a lot of new information on a player, which will easily overwhelm any beginner. The first thing that a player will see, is 10 lines of code (which is a lot for a beginner), half of which are completely unnecessary for the first puzzle.

3. The help section is incomplete. It only provides a brief description of each function, but there is no description of basic programming concepts and no explanation of how the code executes. It is impossible to play this game without previous programming knowledge.

4. It is unclear when the code executes, and there is no explanation of that.

Had potential but blew it.... You send messages to devices that at least in the begining levels make them move in various ways alowing your character to move to the target star. You can be standing on the device and it will move from underneath you causing you to fall to your death. There is alot of repetative stuff and I would have liked to be able to edit the devices code. I did not go past level 4 as its not worth my time.

Graphics are great, they are vector graphics so you know its gona be good.
Controls are OK, would rather have had wsad as a movement option
Not much else I can say about it as Ive not played very much.

People wanting to learn programming by playing games do not all come from zero knowledge, I would enable the ability to edit a devices code from the start. Having to send the same command over and over again, whilst moving your character is very agrevating. I would sugest giving an option to send parameters from the start, such that you could control how far the device moves. I also sugest that if the character is standing on the object and it starts to move, to have your character move with it. The game has potential but I feel this game is not consumer ready.

pretty fun but could use a manual or some tutorial docs. it is only related to programming because you have to read/reverse engineer some existing code to figure out what to do so dont think you are going to create code because this isn't the game for that. this is good for kids and beginners or those of us who like a bit of a puzzle challenge because thats what this is. recommended for those who like puzzles.

I'm loving this game but I'm stuck at level 4, I send 47 to the first purple box and nothing happens..? how do I pass this level??

This game does not touch upon object-oriented programming, nor does it implement try/except blocks. And that's perfectly acceptable, since I can only imagine the hassle of trying to add those. But once I found out that things like:

• string slicing
  
• concatenation via multiplication (str * int)
  
• the 'break' keyword
  
[*] elif

Greatly recommended if you are learning Python and already know the basic stuff. You inspect code and look for dependencies to figure out the puzzle - just like in real life. Music is relaxing and I like the concept a lot.

If you don't know any programming language it is pretty hard, though.

Unfortunately, the game doesn't support the German keyboard layout, so entering special characters like [] () = or : is a bit cumbersome.

As someone with no knowledge to speak of when it comes to computers and coding, this was a fun, chill way to learn some basics. So maybe I can't hack into a bank, I can move the robot guy from one block to another. That's success, man.

I wanted to like this game, but it's horrible. Needlessly complicated, zero instructions. You are left to figure it out on your own. I'm against holding people's hands through games, but this is a "chopping them off and tossing them into a burning pit" kind of difficulty.

Also, the game's user input isn't encoded correctly.. Meaning you'll have to relearn the location of all special characters, such as: (), [], {}, ", etc.

Really like this game. The only problem I have with it is when playing windowed it crops the screen. I tried adjusting the resolution but the window doesn't automatically fit. Great game though!

It's very interesting.
The code is simple, but the guide is advanced. I think it should explain more. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out each puzzle while getting confused by the code. It doesn't give any warning, which didn't bother me because I'm old enough to know better. It would be nice to have a little more help such as a small tutorial to prepare for the confusion or to just have more information from the start.
I like Code World aesthetically. The cute robot mug/helmut on wheels reminds me of Bero. The setting for the world is interesting. I love the consoles - straight forward, and easy. I like how it seems as if the robot is throwing a code block. It makes me think of Bero sending a command sent via my own console through Bero's speakers unto a physical object.
It's alright as a single player, offline-game. After about 20 minutes though, I want to do anything else. I will recommend it to anyone programming. It's worth it.