Debian Games Project
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Debian's programming games

This metapackage will install programming games aiming to teach programming through entertainment.

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basic256
educational BASIC programming environment for children
Versions of package basic256
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
sid2.0.99.10-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
trixie2.0.99.10-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
bookworm2.0.0.11-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
bullseye2.0.0.11-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
buster1.1.4.0-3amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
stretch1.1.4.0-2amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
Debtags of package basic256:
interfacex11
roleprogram
uselearning
Popcon: 18 users (15 upd.)*
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License: DFSG free
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BASIC-256 is an easy to use version of BASIC designed to teach young children the basics of computer programming. It uses traditional control structures like gosub, for/next, and goto, which helps kids easily see how program flow-control works. It has a built-in graphics mode which lets them draw pictures on screen in minutes, and a set of detailed, easy-to-follow tutorials that introduce programming concepts through fun exercises.

colobot
educational programming strategy game
Versions of package colobot
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
bookworm0.2.0-2amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
trixie0.2.1-2amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
sid0.2.1-2amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
jessie0.1.3-1amd64,armel,armhf,i386
stretch0.1.9-5amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
stretch-backports0.1.11.1-5~bpo9+1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
buster0.1.11.1-6amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
buster-backports0.1.12-4~bpo10+1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
bullseye0.1.12-7amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
Debtags of package colobot:
uitoolkitsdl
Popcon: 20 users (15 upd.)*
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License: DFSG free
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Colobot (Colonize with Bots) is an educational game aiming to teach programming through entertainment. You are playing as an astronaut on a journey with robot helpers to find a planet for colonization. It features 3D real-time graphics and a C++ and Java-like, object-oriented language, CBOT, which can be used to program the robots available in the game.

laby
Learn how to program with ants and spider webs
Versions of package laby
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
sid0.7.0-2amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
trixie0.7.0-2amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
bookworm0.7.0-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
bullseye0.7.0-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
buster0.6.4-2amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
stretch0.6.4-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
jessie0.6.3-1amd64,armel,armhf,i386
Debtags of package laby:
devellang:c, lang:java, lang:ocaml
fieldmathematics
interfacex11
roleprogram
uitoolkitgtk
usegameplaying, learning
Popcon: 15 users (16 upd.)*
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License: DFSG free
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Laby is a small program to learn how to program with ants and spider webs. You have to move an ant out of a labyrinth, avoid spider webs, move rocks, etc.

Using Laby, you can learn OCaml, C, C++, Java, Prolog, Ruby, Pascal, JavaScript, Python, Lua, Vala, Scheme, Go and PHP. Other bindings can easily be added to support new programming languages.

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robocode
Java programming game based on battle tanks
Versions of package robocode
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
bookworm1.9.3.9-3all
trixie1.9.3.9-4all
sid1.9.3.9-4all
jessie1.6.2+dfsg2-1all
stretch1.9.2.5-2all
buster1.9.3.3-3all
bullseye1.9.3.9-2all
upstream1.9.5.4
Debtags of package robocode:
roleprogram
usegameplaying
Popcon: 3 users (14 upd.)*
Newer upstream!
License: DFSG free
Git

Robocode is a Java programming game where the goal is to develop a robot battle tank to battle against other tanks. The robot battles are running in real-time and on-screen. The motto of Robocode is: Build the best, destroy the rest!

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*Popularitycontest results: number of people who use this package regularly (number of people who upgraded this package recently) out of 247405