Robo Gauntlet

Robo Gauntlet is a strategy game in which you program robots by arranging cards in command-line registries, then watch them execute their actions simultaneously. You control one of many robots in a hazardous testing facility filled with moving conveyor belts, laser beams, bottomless pits and other obstacles. The game has co-op and versus modes.

Program your robot

Each turn, you receive nine randomly dealt programming cards and choose five to place face down, in order, into five available registries. The cards direct movement: forward one or more spaces, turn left or right, move backward or turn around. When programming is complete, robots perform each registry in turn. The robot closest to the transmitter moves first, resolving priority.

Programming is timed. Once the first player fills all five registries, a timer starts; when it runs out, any unfinished programs are scrambled. Robots can push one another: moving into an occupied space pushes the blocking robot and any robots beyond it into the next space, unless a wall or another immovable object blocks the way.

Damage adds virus and bug cards to your draw pile, diluting it. To discard one, program it into a registry and play it, effectively squashing the bug. The other players' plans and the facility's hazards can make robots move in unexpected ways.

Game modes

In versus, you try to survive and be the first to reach a predetermined number of checkpoints in the correct order. In co-op, players work together toward a shared goal, such as collecting or moving something, completing a task, eliminating enemies or fighting a boss.

Robot upgrades

You can upgrade your robot with weapons and devices. These upgrades can deal extra damage, change how robots move—including by breaking normal movement rules—affect other robots' movement and disrupt opponents' plans.