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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 2h

🛠️ ChipWits Worlds Devlog: In-game manual QoL! Click the page number or hit Ctrl+G to jump straight to any page in the 65C02 Reference Guide. Foreword roman numerals are gone for 1:1 page alignment. Any UX ideas to make reading docs in-game even better? #RetroComputing #GameDev #DevLog

In-game 65C02 Reference Guide reader open to page 50 showing an opcode matrix table, with a red circle highlighting the new editable page number input field and Ctrl+G navigation bar.

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🛠️ ChipWits Worlds Devlog: An embarrassing gamedev mistake: never map F12 in-game! A YouTuber testing our game pointed out that F12 is Steam's screenshot key: every robot reboot snapped a screenshot! 🤦‍♂️ Reboot is safely moved to F11. #Steam #GameDev #IndieDev #DevLog

In-game keypad showing the Reboot button remapped to hotkey F11 with an informational tooltip explaining that it restarts the robot CPU.

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Also great ideas. Are there any SVG linters you're aware of that already test for these things?

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🛠️ ChipWits Worlds Devlog: The mystery of glowing rocks at dusk. Whenever our sun dipped below the horizon, grazing shadow cascades leaked light backward through terrain. Now night is pitch-black: code your robot feeler, or bump into rocks! 🌙 #Unity #GameDev #DevLog

Side-by-side comparison of ChipWits Worlds terrain at dusk. Left: Before the fix, where grazing light leaked backwards making terrain rocks glow. Right: After the fix, showing accurate pitch-black darkness with only the ChipWit and blue crystals dimly visible.

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🚀 ChipWits Worlds v0.1.7.2-demo is live! • 65C02 low-power modes (WAI/STP) • enhanced 99-page in-game programmer guide • Simulation speed hotkey improvements • Audio & save stability Read notes & play the demo: store.steampowered.com/news/app/496... #PlayableDemo #CodingGame #6502Assembly

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🛠️ ChipWits Worlds Devlog: Blinking an LED shouldn't need 20 lines of code. Our battery-powered robots used to burn power spinning in DEX countdown loops. With WDC 65C02 WAI + EOR #$FF, the whole sleep marquee is just 5 instructions! #6502Assembly #RetroComputing #GameDev #DevLog

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

No, but that's a great idea! Any other ideas for SVG linting?

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🛠️ ChipWits Worlds Devlog: Migrated our in-game manual from LibreOffice to Typst. Writing functions for repetitive 6502 tables like flags and opcodes keeps everything uniform, and the whole PDF compiles in under 1 second! #Typst #RetroComputing #GameDev #DevLog

Side-by-side showcase: Typst source code highlighting the #flags function call on the left, and the compiled manual PDF output showing the resulting status flags table on the right.

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🛠️ ChipWits Worlds Devlog: Huge shoutout to our lead tester! She spotted tiny white pixels in the extreme corners of our Programmer's Guide cover. Root cause: an SVG rounded rectangle clipped against the square bleed. Darn you, rounded rectangles! Fixed now. #BuildInPublic #GameDev #DevLog

Split-screen graphic: on the left, Lead Tester Spotted showing the guide cover header with zoomed-in insets centered on both rogue corner pixels; on the right, Root cause in the SVG showing the rounded rectangle corner arc exposing the white canvas beneath.

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🛠️ ChipWits Worlds Devlog: The Commodore 64 Programmer's Reference Guide was my programming bible growing up. I wanted to capture that exact feeling for our in-game manual while writing 6502 assembly for your robots! #RetroComputing #C64 #GameDev #DevLog

Side-by-side comparison: the physical 1982 Commodore 64 Programmer's Reference Guide next to the ChipWits Worlds in-game 65C02 manual, assembly code editor, and 3D robot.

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🚀 ChipWits Worlds Demo v0.1.6 is out on Steam! Major update: 60+ FPS VSync Performance, resizable 6502 debugger, memory dumps, UI enhancements and actuator polish. Release notes: store.steampowered.com/news/app/496... #PlayableDemo #Programming #CodingGame #6502Assembly

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

ChipWits Worlds v0.1.5-demo is live! 🚀 • Unit cycling hotkeys (< >) • Reboot chime & LED visor anim • 8-way manual resizing • Save & sim fixes Notes & demo: store.steampowered.com/news/app/496... #PlayableDemo #ColonySim #6502Assembly #RetroComputing #GameDev

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

ChipWits Worlds demo v0.1.4 is out! 🚀 ✨ 6502 toolchain: macros & .include 🎥 Edge panning & cursor lock 💡 Interactive hover tooltips 💻 Editor tab shortcuts & QoL Patch notes: store.steampowered.com/news/app/496... #PlayableDemo #ColonySim #6502Assembly

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ChipWits Worlds - ChipWits Worlds v0.1.4-demo Release Notes - Steam News

6502 toolchain upgrades, camera navigation settings, interactive tooltips, and editor QoL improvements.

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🚀 Play the ChipWits Worlds FREE DEMO during Steam Programming Fest! 🤖 Program autonomous robots on an alien world with cycle-accurate 6502 assembly. Debug routines & guide bots home! 🗓️ Sep 10–14 (10 AM PT) 🎮 Play free: store.steampowered.com/app/4960100 #SteamFest #SteamDemo #Coding

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

⚡ ChipWits is 50% OFF for Steam Programming Fest. Our deepest discount EVER! ⚡ Program autonomous robots to solve puzzles with visual wiring or low-level logic. 🗓️ Sep 10–14 (Ends 10 AM PT) • Only $5.49! 🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/2330720/... #SteamProgrammingFest #SteamSale #IndieGame #Coding

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Congratulations to jerric01 🥇 for winning the Winter Games 2026 ChipWit Challenge: Giant Slalom! Watch his bot's creative technique defy gravity and clock in at only 240 cycles! #indiedev #coding #puzzle #games #programming

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Happy #ScreenshotSaturday! ⛷️🤖 I added a "Giant Slalom" puzzle to ChipWits. Coding logic to navigate these icy gates without wiping out is harder than it looks! Can you optimize your bot to take the gold? 🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/2330720/... #IndieDev #GameDev #PuzzleGame #Coding #Programming

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

ChipWits 1.4 is out now! The "Giant Slalom" mission is available in the free demo! Who can ski to the bottom with the fewest cycles?⛷️🤖 We also added in-game cycle and chip counts! store.steampowered.com/news/app/233... #gamedev #indiedev #ChipWits #Steam #puzzle #coding

Screenshot of the game ChipWits showing a robot navigating a snowy slalom course. The interface displays new in-game Chip and Cycle count statistics.

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

We're catching up on our ChipWit Challenge win videos. Belated congratulations to Torch for winning the Oct 2025 Infested ChipWit Challenge. Those 80 electrocrabs didn't stand a chance! #indiedev #coding #puzzle #games #screenshotsaturday

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

We're catching up on our ChipWit Challenge win videos. Belated congratulations to Torch for winning the Sep 2025 Prism ChipWit Challenge. He solved the puzzle with only 19 chips! #indiedev #coding #puzzle #games

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

We're catching up on our ChipWit Challenge win videos. Belated congratulations to jerric01 for winning the Feb 2025 Snowman ChipWit Challenge. He solved the puzzle with only 31 chips! #indiedev #coding #puzzle #games

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Congratulations to redditor david for winning the Set The Table ChipWit Challenge, who solved the puzzle in only 496 cycles! #indiedev #coding #puzzle #games youtube.com/shorts/j4OJC...

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January 2026 Challenge: Set the Table Winner #games #indiedev #puzzlegame

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

👇 Paste in Set the Table in Free Demo + optimize! chipwits:H4sIAAAAAAAACm2PPQ7CMAyF4x9S46nylAll7MrABXqyHoizcCYsQtw2oEjRk/35+Vk30icoi87ZWKSAiUyGcw5FocCVytV4RYGo8tBnw5oKVXY/KGTp9BqJQUKQOJCpEcu9cN03oL563L4K3KBHpY9VX338G3GJQM38cZr+hlryoTr9PQ8q7pGG09g1y81pFPo9aJiGNx36mBKDAQAA #gamedev #puzzle #indiedev

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

ChipWits 1.3 is live! 🍽️🤖 We merged Demo & Main leaderboards and added new "Surface" tiles. To celebrate, we permanently dropped the Steam price! Try the "Set the Table" challenge this weekend: chipwits.com/2026/01/17/c... #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #puzzle

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Thanks to @playcrafting.bsky.social and @igdanyc.bsky.social for sponsoring Game-A-Palooza in NYC! It was awesome to see so many people enjoying #ChipWits. Thanks for stopping by! #NYMakesGames #nyc #indiegames #events

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Congratulations to Jerric, who topped the leaderboard on the Back to School ChipWit Challenge, Pencil Shards! Jerric programmed a ChipWit to collect all 6 shards in a median of just 443 cycles! #puzzlegames #indiedev #programming

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

With the launch of ChipWits 1.2, we've added 10 Steam Achievements. The best part? You might have already earned a few! Head into the puzzle selection screen to see which ones you've unlocked. Can you get them all? #indiedev #steam #achievement #programming store.steampowered.com/news/app/233...

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ChipWits - Version 1.2: 🏆 Achievements! 🏆 - Steam News

The new 1.2 update for ChipWits adds Steam achievements to reward your accomplishments.

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

In this video, our very own @jfarney.bsky.social goes behind the scenes on how he created the unique and groovy music for ChipWits! www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7yr... #gamemusic #indiedev #originalsoundtrack

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Behind the Music of ChipWits!

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Congratulations to Dyxa Gaming, who won the ChipWits 2025 Mid-Summer challenge with only 17 chips! Here is a playback of his solution. #indiedev #programming #wishlistwednesday

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

We're part of Steam Automation Fest, and we're offering a 10% discount for the event! Program a robot to solve logic puzzles in ChipWits, an open-ended programming game for beginners and experts! store.steampowered.com/app/2330720/... #automationfest #programming #game #indiedev #NYMakesGames

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Get ready to dive into a unique puzzle experience that exercises your logic and creativity circuits! 40 years after the original, and after 6 years in development, ChipWits 1.0 is HERE! 🎉 Buy it now, on Steam, while it is on sale! store.steampowered.com/news/app/233... #indiedev #programming #game

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ChipWits - ChipWits 1.0 is HERE! - Steam News

Think Like a Coder: Program a Robot in this Automation Puzzle Game for All Skill Levels!

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

ChipWits has just been localized to 3 new languages: Brazilian Portuguese, French, and Simplified Chinese! Let us know if there are additional languages you'd like to see us localize for. steamcommunity.com/games/233072... #jogos #jeuxvideo #游戏 #indiegames

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Steam :: ChipWits :: Version 0.73: Localization Release

We are excited to announce ChipWits version 0.73! This release adds localization to English, Brazilian Portuguese, French and Simplified Chinese!

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

The challenge: Getting the original ChipWits #forth code building almost byte-for-byte on the #c64 from a pile of raw floppy images. The result: A fascinating journey documented by our community member janro. Read how he did it! #retrocomputing #programming chipwits.com/2025/02/06/b...

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Back to 1985: How We Remade ChipWits for the C64 - ChipWits Robot Coding Game

Our ChipWits community volunteer Jan Rochat takes us through his journey getting the original ChipWits FORTH code to build on the Commodore 64

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Congratulations to our December 2024 Challenge winner, MasterDion with a median score of 730 points over 50 runs in Snowflake! #games #indiegame #programming #simulationgames www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQIC...

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ChipWits Challenge Winner: December 2024

YouTube video by ChipWits

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ChipWits & ChipWits Worlds 🤖 Available on Steam! @chipwits.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Congratulations to our November Challenge winner, rumoi with 266 cycles, setting a 2 month winning streak! Join us for our December challenge, going on now! youtu.be/IpfNGIU1EG8 #programming #indiegame

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ChipWits Challenge Winner: November 2024

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