5 Games That Teach You How to Code

By Jacob Gube These Web games will give you a fun and engaging introduction to the world of programming. CodeCombat CodeCombat is an HTML5 role-playing game (RPG) that teaches you fundamental programming concepts. In CodeCombat, you play a hero adventuring through the game’s levels. CodeCombat is appealing to young, aspiring programmers. CodeCombat supports five programming languages: JavaScript, CoffeeScript, Lua, and Python. Code Hunt Code Hunt is a Sci-Fi-themed HTML5 game developed by Microsoft Research. In this game, you play as a code hunter tasked with repairing code so that it returns the expected result. Code Hunt supports either Java or C#. Teachers who would like to extend the game with additional Sectors can do so by first reading the Code Hunt Designer Manual. CodinGame CodinGame is a huge suite of challenging games for programmers. Over 20 programming languages including PHP, C, and JavaScript are supported by CodinGame. Screeps FightCode How do you create a robot? Read Next

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