Playful programming in Autonauts

Playful programming in Autonauts

Videogames are a great gateway to learn new things in a playful environment while being more interesting than some boring books. You might wonder if Autonauts is just like a car mechanic simulator. Well it isn’t, Autonauts is a game that mixed colonization gameplay with the ability to learn to program along the way. Landed on a strange planet you must gather resources to start your colonization of the planet. By building many worker robots and programming these to do all the work for you, help you farm, build, etc. Key features include:

  • Playful Programming
    • Teach your workerbots requisite steps to complete tasks by asking them to repeat actions utilizing a visual programming language. Designed to be easy to learn but with added complexity, there are numerous possibilities.
  • Automated Automation
    • Build an army of bots to automate just about everything in your colony, teach them what to do and expand both their brains and task possibilities with numerous upgrades and options.
  • Various Ventures
    • From gathering to building, cooking, fishing, tailoring, farming, animal husbandry and more – the world of Autonauts is vast with limitless opportunities to automate and colonize.
  • Charming Creativity
    • The world of Autonauts pops to life with a low-poly art-style married with a consistent and bright color palette adding depth and scale, creating a relaxing and attractive play space.

We also have a trailer down below for you to check out this game that is still in its Early Access.

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