Algo Bot
Details: Video game
Initial Release Date: February 14, 2018
Developer: Fishing Cactus
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Macintosh operating systems
Genres: Puzzle Video Game, Indie game
Publishers: Fishing Cactus, Plug In Digital
Description: Deep inside the Europa, a pan-galactic colonization ship, the sleeping crew dreams about their new life on the far side of the galaxy.But there can be no rest for Algo Bot, a service droid working on the junk deck. When a routine recycling mission with cantankerous line manager PAL goes horribly wrong, crisis strikes at the very heart of the Europa.Unless PAL and Algo Bot can restore the Europa's systems and recover the shipboard AI quickly, there'll be no waking up for anyone. As the player, you will take the role of the operator and use a visual programming language to issue a sequence of commands to Algo Bot. Will you manage to solve all the puzzles? FEATURESBittersweet story with two lovable heroesOver 40 programming puzzles set in 5 unique environments to exploreEasy to get for beginners and hard enough for puzzle expertsPlay with various programming concepts (yes it’s cool)Backtrack to already cleared levels to optimize solutionsStunning 3D graphicsThe British Touch: once again, we’ve teamed up with Epistory’s writer, Joseph J Clark, to give Algo Bot a light storyline with a touch of British humor.Programming aspects covered throughout the game (actually what you can learn)Sequential command lines with limited syntaxPlanning a program (mentally run code and debug it)Variables managementFunctionsRecursive FunctionsDebuggingOptimization strategies
Initial Release Date: February 14, 2018
Developer: Fishing Cactus
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Macintosh operating systems
Genres: Puzzle Video Game, Indie game
Publishers: Fishing Cactus, Plug In Digital
Description: Deep inside the Europa, a pan-galactic colonization ship, the sleeping crew dreams about their new life on the far side of the galaxy.But there can be no rest for Algo Bot, a service droid working on the junk deck. When a routine recycling mission with cantankerous line manager PAL goes horribly wrong, crisis strikes at the very heart of the Europa.Unless PAL and Algo Bot can restore the Europa's systems and recover the shipboard AI quickly, there'll be no waking up for anyone. As the player, you will take the role of the operator and use a visual programming language to issue a sequence of commands to Algo Bot. Will you manage to solve all the puzzles? FEATURESBittersweet story with two lovable heroesOver 40 programming puzzles set in 5 unique environments to exploreEasy to get for beginners and hard enough for puzzle expertsPlay with various programming concepts (yes it’s cool)Backtrack to already cleared levels to optimize solutionsStunning 3D graphicsThe British Touch: once again, we’ve teamed up with Epistory’s writer, Joseph J Clark, to give Algo Bot a light storyline with a touch of British humor.Programming aspects covered throughout the game (actually what you can learn)Sequential command lines with limited syntaxPlanning a program (mentally run code and debug it)Variables managementFunctionsRecursive FunctionsDebuggingOptimization strategies
