Interplayer
hna · 2022 · Puzzle, Programming, 2D Platformer, Puzzle Platformer, Immersive Sim
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Positive95% · 19
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About Interplayer
One day, your doctor intentionally deletes data from our project. You, an assistant who follows the incompetent doctor, are instructed by him to try to recover the deleted data.
"Interplayer" is a game in which you write source code by moving the player around, picking up tokens and collecting them. Write source code that achieves the pairs of inputs and corresponding outputs set for each stage. For example, double the numerical value of the input and output it, convert it to an n-decimal number, etc....
For example, output the input value multiplied by 10, etc...
Inputs \ => Outputs \
Programmers these days have been programming by tapping on their keyboards and typing whatever letters they want. But what if we add constraints? With Interplayer, you program in tokens, and the order and number of times you can write tokens is constrained. How do you achieve the expected input/output pairs within these constraints? Experience a new approach to programming with "Interplayer".
The language written in the game is tolerance language, a dedicated programming language created for this game. You will need to understand this unknown language by referring to the in-game references. But don't worry! Because the tolerance language has a highly readable syntax strongly influenced by Python, with only simple functions, and it is easy for programmers to understand them (except for the stack statement!). . For example, if the tokens "var," "=," and "1" are present in a stage, you can assign 1 to the variable var by writing var = 1. Other complex processes can be described in the game by combining various control statements such as "if" and "while".
One of the unique features is the stack statement grammar, where a = 1 + 1, for example, is written as 1 1 + = a in the stack statement. In other words, the stack statement complicates the order in this game, which is about the order in which tokens are picked up.
"Interplayer" is a game in which you write source code by moving the player around, picking up tokens and collecting them. Write source code that achieves the pairs of inputs and corresponding outputs set for each stage. For example, double the numerical value of the input and output it, convert it to an n-decimal number, etc....
For example, output the input value multiplied by 10, etc...
Inputs \ => Outputs \
Programmers these days have been programming by tapping on their keyboards and typing whatever letters they want. But what if we add constraints? With Interplayer, you program in tokens, and the order and number of times you can write tokens is constrained. How do you achieve the expected input/output pairs within these constraints? Experience a new approach to programming with "Interplayer".
Dedicated language specifically for this game
The language written in the game is tolerance language, a dedicated programming language created for this game. You will need to understand this unknown language by referring to the in-game references. But don't worry! Because the tolerance language has a highly readable syntax strongly influenced by Python, with only simple functions, and it is easy for programmers to understand them (except for the stack statement!). . For example, if the tokens "var," "=," and "1" are present in a stage, you can assign 1 to the variable var by writing var = 1. Other complex processes can be described in the game by combining various control statements such as "if" and "while".
Unique stack statement
One of the unique features is the stack statement grammar, where a = 1 + 1, for example, is written as 1 1 + = a in the stack statement. In other words, the stack statement complicates the order in this game, which is about the order in which tokens are picked up.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
[h2]Interplayer[/h2] [h1]Game for Geeks?[/h1] I have never ever come across a game that’s similar to this on Steam. I mean, I do know that coding games exist but I’ve never got my hands on one. My curator team should consider themselves lucky since they have a reviewer who also happens to know how to code since I am probably the only person who can attempt to review this game 🙄. Jokes aside, the developer attached a message along with a copy of his game. According to that message, he is an 18-year-old Japanese Student who completely designed and developed this game which won the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award for its idea in the U-22 Programming Contest 2022. He also refers to himself as the strongest under-22 programmer in all of Japan. Well, after playing this game, I can’t disagree. [h1]About This Game [/h1] [h2]Storyline [/h2] I was surprised that this game actually came with a very small plot. The story just exists for the sake of narration. Before I literally give you a small gist of the plot, let me just let you know that the overall story is extremely basic. It’s literally something that even a Kindergartener can come up with. This is totally fine si…7 found this helpful
Pretty nice Don't expect most of the solutions you cook up in your head to work due to how the puzzles are laid out As an example: output = x + 1; But there's no 1 in the board so you'd need to do output = x + (2 / 2) Makes you think creatively on how to get to the desired output based on just the limitations of the functionality on the board Note: Compiler errors are in Japanese whether you're playing in English or not, hope they get translated soon. Not like they matter much however, the output errors can still be checked and are in English. I do wish that there's a way to check the value in the variables you're using in combination with the output to keep track of what's happening in there however.2 found this helpful
I feel like a genius after solving the stack levels. Very interesting language design, and I love the gameplay.1 found this helpful
Interplayer is a puzzle game where you interact with code editor with a pinball like mechanism. it's unique and highly interesting puzzle game that uses Python like language. I say puzzle because there is only way of solving a puzzle rather than large solution set programming Zach-likes games. Learning curve is steep unless you already know how to code or at least understand basics like arrays and slicing strings. The difficulty level is somewhere between Fewjix -- Escape From Hard Drive and Zachtronics -- Exapunks.
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