Debugger 3.16: Hack'n'Run

Debugger 3.16: Hack'n'Run is a puzzle-action platformer set in the cyberworld and game worlds created by its developer, Mr. Schaefer. You help Debugger 3.16, a debug program, find and delete bugs using program code to manipulate objects, defeat foes and even affect Debugger himself. The game teaches you the code step by step, so no programming skills are needed.

Debugging the game worlds

Debugger 3.16 is the 316th version of Mr. Schaefer’s debug functions. Earlier versions were lost in his scripts or mutated into bugs. You travel through different worlds to find and save predecessors that have become bugs or been trapped, while dealing with bugs throughout a large, dangerous cyberworld.

There are hundreds of bugs, including small and large bugs, shooters, intelligent and less intelligent bugs, spewers, one-eyed and many-eyed bugs, king and queen bugs, and boss bugs. You also encounter Mr. Schaefer from time to time.

Learn to program

You use real program code to overcome foes and stay alive, learning the necessary techniques from Debugger 3.16 step by step. The game also includes a step-by-step tutorial for programming a small game from the beginning. Most of the functions in the tutorial are similar to those used in the main game.