Funge

Edit after v1.1.0 update: The developer quickly updated the game on player feedback. The addition of # (bridge) and ~ (pull bottom to top) makes the language Turing-complete, and Chapter 8 adds 14 new levels that provide some genuine challenge and depth (which require some unexpected tricks). With these updates, the game has much better progression and depth, and I now recommend it to puzzle enthusiasts. -------------- Original review: Turning an esolang (Befunge) into a game is a novel idea, but I don’t recommend this one right now—the difficulty is too low, and there are too many filler levels. The campaign is very short: the first four chapters are a tutorial for the programming language, where you execute instructions on a 2D grid with a moving cursor. Chapter 5 and 6 offers a few decent intermediate puzzles, like bracket validation and Collatz conjecture, but there are only six of them (sigh), and most of the logic is so simple that each solution takes under ten minutes. I was expecting Chapter 7 to be the ultimate challenge, but instead it’s three ridiculously easy filler levels. On top of that, the code editor’s UI and QoL features leave a lot to be desired. Furthermo…

Really nice programming game, that makes you think and design creative solutions.