Selfless Heroes

If you like this genre of visual programming puzzles, then this is a no brainer. The game play loop is nearly identical to Tomorow Corp.'s "7 Billion Humans", however I got bored with 7 Billion Humans very quickly. For whatever reason "Selfless Heroes" is much more engaging. It does lack some features that are traditionally included in games of this genre, such as global leaderboards/comparisons, and the ability to step backwards when executing your code. The options (and presentation style) are also very minimal, but I didn't have any issue with that. The game is also roughly 3 times cheaper than its peers. However the gameplay (i.e. puzzles) are quite fun and satisfying to solve. The singular dev is friendly and available on the Discord, which is intentionally used as the primary out-of-game community, and is a place where you can get help or hints if desired (though Steam forums exist as well). There's also a community-run leaderboard featuring the best solutions if you really want to compare your solutions, or just want to learn the answers or the best tricks for optimization. Simple, well-executed, and a great value.

I didn't play this very long before asking for a refund. I was immediately turned off by the music and the "programming" UI is pretty horrible also. I found myself going into "code view" within the first couple of levels. I can imagine that someone who doesn't write code will get extremely frustrated with the "drag and drop" interface.

Aus meiner Sicht ein sehr kurzweiliges Spiel, gerade zu dem Preis absolut zu empfehlen. Die Rätsel sind sehr abwechslungsreich und bringen regelmäßig den Kopf zum Rauchen. Die zusätzlichen Herausforderungen, die Level mit möglichst wenigen Zeilen oder Schritten zu lösen haben zusätzlich motiviert. Dabei finde ich nur eine Sache merkwürdig: Wenige Zeilen erfordert eher so einen "Quick and dirty" Ansatz, was absolut nicht der effizienteste Weg ist, das verstehe ich noch. Aber die andere Herausforderung, bei der man ja möglichst effizient arbeiten muss, erfordert meist eine eher händische Lösung, als eine wirklich logisch aufeinander aufbauende. Soll heißen, für das Spiel ist es effizienter, wenn ich 25 Mal hintereinander sage "Step left", als wenn ich sage "Step left until wall left", was aber daran liegt, dass man Schleifen nur über Jump-Anweisungen simuliert.

Great game to learn programming and logic thinking.Also has good music which doesn't distract you and old school pixel graphics. Getting all the stars for every level is challenging (which is good), but if you think long enough about it, the solution will come to mind.

I love this game so much, I'm a mechanical engineer and this game has me writing algorithms that impress my computer science friends! The music and vibe are so cute and welcoming. This game is in my opinion perfectly entertaining and perfectly educational.

Fun, innovative, gets you thinking in ways that normal games don't

While some QoL and extra features are still being added or improved around the edges, I'll say that in terms of the mechanics-feel and the puzzles, that this is hands-down the best zach-like game not produced by Zachtronics I've played so far. Other zachlikes might boast cool graphics, interesting themes, or novel storylines. But this has paired down the essence of a zachlike to its core. Slick puzzle designs and organic puzzle progression. About the only thing missing seems to be the kind of global leaderboard that has graced the zachtronic games, which so organically sets additional organic goalposts for the competitive. If you're a fan of Zachtronic games, you won't be disappointed.

This is coding puzzle game, that leans more into to the gamey side. The genius thing about Selfless Heroes is that it's beginner friendly, real coding game. Real coding because you can choose to type or use icons and you solve open ended problems rather than trying to guess what the dev is thinking. However on the coding side, the learning plateaus and the challenge comes more from the gamey puzzles. If you like coding problems (open ended puzzles) but find zacklikes impossible, you will love this game. However if you want to learn to code, there are better games.