Colobot Gold Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• ACSLogo for Mac OS X

  While I never had this, there are a series of games that my brother and I, (and later my school) used to learn similar concepts! https://colobot.info/. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

• Show HN: Engineering Games (List)

  Not a Steam game, but an amazing programming puzzle game that I keep looking for a modern version of. Year: 2001 Title: Colobot Link: https://colobot.info/ My description: Use code to direct wheeled, hover and flying bots to construct, combat and explore. Description: Colobot (Colonize with Bots) is an educational, post apocalyptic real-time strategy video game featuring 3D graphics, created by Swiss developer... - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

• Custom worlds

  Oh if you look for programming, try Colobot , it is now 20 years old... Source: about 1 year ago

• Please add it it's the only text-based language I know!

  Well, you program it in java like language with proper syntax. https://colobot.info/. Source: over 1 year ago

• Games that also teach you a skill?

  Did you get Colobot Gold Edition? Available here : https://colobot.info/. Source: over 1 year ago

• Show HN: Yare 2 – Programmable RTS game

  a very different take on programmable rts is https://colobot.info/ this is a very old game that has seen an open source release (including free assets) somewhat recently. The original game is fully playable on modern platforms; lately some multiplayer features were added that look quite a bit of fun. This is an early-noughties 3d rts, with the twist that all units (including the enemy, though this is obscured... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• How can I learn to script?

  If you don't have such a dream/goal - this is much harder. Try some game for novice programmers, where goals are created artificially for you for example Colobot. Source: about 2 years ago

• My teenager is learning Python and a few other languages. Never had them "take" to a hobby like this. Ideas for XMas gifts and other ways to support?

  Download and install this game for them: Colobot Gold. It’s a really great programming space game. Source: over 2 years ago

• Best linux native games for 8 year old learning how to use a computer?

  Definitely Colobot. Free and open source. Runs just fine on my old laptop under Mint with Cinnamon. You can single player as the astronaut and follow the story. But you can also automate the robots to do tasks for you. The documentation for the programming is in the game. You can find more at colobot.info. Source: about 3 years ago