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CHR$(143)

A rich and challenging physics-based puzzle /logic /construction /programming game! Master ballistics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, chemical and nuclear reactions, use automation bricks, build structures, machines, vehicles, produce power, solve puzzles, pierce the fog and defeat CHR$!

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Very Positive (66) - 95% of the 66 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Aug 4, 2021

Developer:

Nicolas Jean

Publisher:

Nicolas Jean

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By Games 4 Programmers October 27, 2022

“It's... it's a very unusual game, it combines classic 2D graphics straight out of the 80s, physics-based logic puzzles and a bit of programming.”

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Includes level editor

Profile Features Limited

Languages:

	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	✔
French	✔
German	✔
Spanish - Spain	✔
Japanese	✔
Portuguese - Portugal	✔
Russian	✔
Simplified Chinese	✔
Italian	✔
Greek	✔
Polish	✔
Romanian	✔
Turkish	✔
Ukrainian	✔
Dutch	✔
Korean	✔

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Includes 8 Steam Achievements

Pierce the fog

Command fluid mechanics

Master building techniques

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Title: CHR$(143)
Genre: Indie, Simulation

Developer: Nicolas Jean

Publisher: Nicolas Jean

Release Date: Aug 4, 2021

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Reviews

“It feels pretty unique to play. It has that early game magic that comes with having to figure out what the game even wants from you.”
notch

“Despite its simple appearance, the gameplay of this game has an unfathomable depth...”
Automaton

“It's a sandbox puzzle game with an Amstrad CPC 464 aesthetic, but it allows a lot of room for experimentation when it comes to physics, and there's an emphasis on automation that recalls the likes of Factorio. (...) Sounds fascinating, and with 72 levels it'll probably keep you busy for a while.”
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About This Game

Guiding a small group of "agents", you will gradually discover a Lost World, the seemingly simple graphics of which conceal its hidden complexity...

You will learn to move in it, to understand its physical properties, to accumulate sufficient stocks of materials, to build structures, machines and vehicles, to engineer various types of power plants to fullfill your growing needs for energy, and to search, sometimes even in the fog of war, for the enemy that your destiny requires you to defeat...

72 built-in levels + unlockable User Level Editor

Warning: despite its basic graphics, this engineering puzzle game has a high level of complexity that reserves it for particularly experienced players. It takes about 20 levels to start getting a feel for some of the mechanics available, and you'll discover new ones until the end. The best players will take at least forty to sixty hours to complete the game.

In tribute to Amstrad CPC 464 (user-defined) "CHaRacter$" based games...

System Requirements

Windows

SteamOS + Linux

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Memory: 4 GB RAM

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Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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