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Games similar to Autonauts

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  • 7 Billion Humans
    Windows
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    Nintendo Switch
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    Apply parallel computing to a swarm of disposable office workers.
  • Human Resource Machine
    Windows
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    MacOS
    Nintendo Switch
    iPad
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    Program office workers to solve algorithmic puzzles.
  • Star Birds
    Windows
    Mine oddly shaped asteroids to create a bustling cosmic production network.
  • Craftomation 101
    Windows
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    MacOS
    Automate your survival on a frozen planet with visual programming.
  • while True: learn()
    Windows
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    MacOS
    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    iPad
    iPhone
    Android
    Create a cat-to-human translation system with machine learning structures and visual programming.
  • Shenzhen I/O
    Windows
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    MacOS
    Build circuits and write assembly code in this open-ended programming game.
  • Last Call BBS
    Windows
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    MacOS
    Boot up a retro computer and explore a compilation of 8 strange puzzle games.
  • Whiskerwood
    Windows
    Establish and automate a mice colony to meet the demands of their cat overlords.
  • A=B
    Windows
    MacOS
    A programming game with only one instruction.
  • shapez
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    iPad
    iPhone
    Android
    Build factories to construct complex shapes in an infinitely expanding map.
  • Hard Chip
    Windows
    Combine transistors to design intricate three-dimensional microchips.
  • Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure
    Windows
    Design automated workshops and lead odd creatures in a fantasy world.
  • Captain of Industry
    Windows
    Excavate the earth and control an armada of vehicles to create a mega-factory on an abandoned island.
  • Microtopia
    Windows
    Use pheromones trails to create complex logistics networks for a robot ant colony.
  • QuantumPulse 2A
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Create and optimize programs that blend assembly language and radio-based communication.
  • TIS-100
    Windows
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    MacOS
    iPad
    Study the TIS-100 technical manual and write assembly programs for its highly-parallel CPU architecture.
  • Hexahedra
    Windows
    Linux
    Program box-building machinary to assemble, rotate, and paint the galaxy's most important commodity.
  • Silicon Zeroes
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    MacOS
    Build complex electronics from simple components at Silicon Valley's first start-up.
  • Factory Town
    Windows
    MacOS
    Move your goods from production buildings to markets in order to expand a village in the wilderness.
  • SIC-1
    Windows
    Linux
    Reach for high-performance programming from a single-instruction assembly language.
  • Exapunks
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Read hacking zines and code viruses to infiltrate banks, universities, and even your own body.
  • shapez 2
    Windows
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    MacOS
    Build sprawling factories to extract and process geometric shapes.
  • Rodocodo: Code Hour
    iPad
    iPhone
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    Web
    Guide the cat to the finish line in this gentle introduction to programming.
  • Beat 'N' Path
    Windows
    Linux
    Build musical machines for clients in this open-ended puzzler.
  • Node Math
    Windows
    Connect modules and let them combine small numbers into very, very large numbers.
  • Aviassembly
    Windows
    An accessible plane crafting game with multiple cargo missions.
  • Opus Magnum
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Program a transmutation engine to concoct potions and poisons.
  • Dyson Sphere Program
    Windows
    Create a galaxy-wide factory from scratch to harness the power of stars.
  • MHRD
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Design various hardware circuits for a fictional startup in the 80s.
  • Turing Complete
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Simulate anything in a computer, from basic logic gates to advanced CPU instructions.

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