EXAPUNKS - Hacker assembly puzzle game from Zachtronics

[CrunkLord420]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/716490/EXAPUNKS/
warning: loud obnoxious music

I love Zachtronics games, I've beat like the first 8 or so levels of EXAPUNKS. It's pretty good, not sure if its better than his other assembly puzzle games. It's different. TIS-100 is still probably more technical. It's closer to SHENZHEN I/O.

I'm not that far yet, but it seems like EXAPUNKS has more of a focus on simulating parallel processing (mutexes) and recursion, see the sample of the reference manual (or the "zine" in the story).

 

[ES 148]

I'm kinda bummed out I didn't know about these sooner. Until now I only ever thought of Zachtronics as 'the Infiniminer guys'. Thanks for posting.

 

[CrunkLord420]

I got linked into his recent GDC talk after grabbing the trailer, it's a pretty good talk. He talks about getting a bit butthurt over Minecraft vs. Infiniminer. You can clearly hear Scott Manley point out during the QA that Notch made a level for Shenzhen I/O

 

[Oddjob OTP]

I buy every Zachatronics game then I play for 1-10 hours, get stuck on a puzzle, feel like I must be the worlds biggest tard, stop playing, swear I'll try tomorrow, and then never play again. This one will be no different, but my body is ready.

 

[Ms. Cegination]

The only zachtronics game I've liked is Opus Magnum, since it's the only one with puzzle design that doesn't boil down to dumb limitations ("Solve 3+3, without using the addition sign!") and gives you the freedom to do whatever the hell you want to beat the level.
Hopefully this one follows the same principle.