TIS-100 — Steam Key

TIS-100 — an open-ended assembly programming puzzle

TIS-100 is an unusual indie simulation from Zachtronics, the studio behind SpaceChem and Infinifactory. You rewrite corrupted code fragments to restore the TIS-100 and gradually uncover its secrets. It's a game about programming in an assembly language, built around an open approach to solving problems: what matters isn't a single correct answer but how cleanly and efficiently you make the system work.

According to Tessellated Intelligence Systems lore, the TIS-100 is a massively parallel computer architecture made of non-uniform nodes with uneven connections. It's described as a system for complex data stream processing: automated financial trading, mass data collection, and the analysis of civilian behavior. Despite looking like a dry piece of technical hardware, the TIS-100 stays a game at heart, with puzzles, efficiency counters, and a mystery surrounding the machine's origin.

On this Ashop page you can buy a Steam key if you want TIS-100 without any hassle. The game suits players who enjoy puzzles, optimization, and the feel of working through retro computer documentation. The reference manual is styled after 1980s computer guides, and the puzzles invite you to compete with friends and world results by cycle count, instruction count, and number of nodes used.

• Over 45 puzzles focused on optimizing your solutions.
• Three sandboxes for your own experiments, including a "visual console."
• The ability to build your own games within the game using the sandbox tools.
• A story hook: who created the TIS-100, and why.

Developer and publisher: Zachtronics. Genres are listed as Indie and Simulation; the release date is listed as Jul 20, 2015. If you're looking to buy a key, TIS-100 is a pick for those after a logic-heavy programming puzzle rather than action.