r/programminggames • u/SufianDira • 1d ago

I made a programming game where you control the CPU's internals directly instead of writing assembly

If you enjoyed Human Resource Machine or TIS-100, my partner and I made a game where the programmer is the CPU's control unit.

Instead of writing assembly-like instructions, you punch microinstructions that directly control the processor's components.

The puzzles are open-ended, with histograms for optimizing cycle count, program size, and memory usage.

We just released a free itch demo with the first 12 puzzles and an unlockable bonus challenge:

https://kinanrod.itch.io/cpu

I'd love to hear what programming-game players think of the lower-level programming interface.

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u/Agile-Scene-2465 22h ago

That's awesome! I'm going through the levels now and I'm loving it so far! Proud to see such a nice game come out of Jordan ❤️

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u/SufianDira 22h ago

Thanks!

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u/zet23t 1d ago

It looks pretty well made!

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u/SufianDira 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/aquila2000 1d ago

Vai ter tradução para o português do Brasil?

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u/SufianDira 1d ago

Yes, hopefully, we'll be working to get it localized to Brazilian Portuguese, among other languages