Shortcuit
Shortcuit is an educational sandbox game to learn electronics and Arduino programming (C++). The game simulates electronics and the Arduino microcontroller which allow you to create your own projects virtually.
The top results based on the latest update are SHENZHEN I/O [Score: 0.9], Turing Complete [Score: 0.8] and while True: learn() [Score: 0.8] The top rated games you can find here are Hacknet [SteamPeek Rating: 9.5] ranked #12, Bitburner [SteamPeek Rating: 8.5] ranked #33 and Turing Complete [SteamPeek Rating: 8.3] ranked #2 Also don't forget to check the newest releases Clank-Robotics [Release date: 2026-06-23] ranked #22, Mnemonimov [Release date: 2026-05-28] ranked #8 and TAU-09 [Release date: 2026-01-15] ranked #36 While it is tempting to play with the newest and the best, there might be some other gems in the results, like Hacknet [SteamPeek Rating: 9.5] ranked #12, Kaizen: A Factory Story [SteamPeek Rating: 6.1] ranked #15 and ABI-DOS [SteamPeek Rating: 5.6] ranked #17.
Shortcuit is an educational sandbox game to learn electronics and Arduino programming (C++). The game simulates electronics and the Arduino microcontroller which allow you to create your own projects virtually.
BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
Learn CPU architecture with puzzles
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