Pragma Twice

Pragma Twice is a dystopian sci-fi programming and puzzle game. You wake in a research facility in a programmable robot body with gaps in your memory, and augment your character’s kernel with new functions and abilities to solve increasingly complex levels.

Program your kernel

You write kernels in vanilla JavaScript using either the in-game editor or an external one. You can add functionality such as registering a keyboard event to a movement call, or automate repetitive tasks in a puzzle. The game introduces the concepts needed to develop kernels and interact with objects, but does not teach programming from the ground up; it expects you to know constructs such as functions, variables, if statements, loops and data manipulation.

Interact with objects

Blocks, switches, doors and other objects have APIs. Studying an object's API can reveal ways to interact with it and use it to solve problems.

Autonomous runs

Every level can be completed autonomously, without keyboard input from the player. In this mode, the game records completion times and kernel code-golf scores, which can serve as proof of your programming ability.