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November Challenge: Happy 40th!

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Celebratory Puzzle November 2024 marks the 40th Anniversary of ChipWits, and to celebrate we have lots of surprises lined up for this month! One of them is a new puzzle challenge called “Happy 40th!” In November of 1984, ChipWits captivated players with its innovative challenge of programming an adorable robot to navigate puzzles, gather Goodies, […]

Celebrating 40 Years With a Brand New Website!

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Our New Site We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our brand new website, a milestone that coincides with our 40th anniversary this November! As we reflect on four decades of puzzle-solving fun, we’re excited to unveil this fresh digital space that captures the spirit of ChipWits. A Fresh Coat of Paint For the past

October Challenge: Trick or Treat!

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Join our first monthly challenge: Trick or Treat! In this challenge, you need to pick up 4 treats and zap 4 tricks in as few cycles as possible. To play: We’ve also released a new version ChipWits Demo 0.62.1 which shows the challenge leaderboard right on the puzzle selection screen: Hurry, because the challenge ends

ChipWits Cinematic Opening Cutscene

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In our ChipWits Demo v0.61.1 release, we’ve added a cinematic opening cutscene, to introduce the story line and motivate the player to want to save Droog Station. Check out our cutscene, and while you’re there, make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel to get more ChipWits videos in the future!

Play Retro ChipWits Now!

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In advance of our upcoming Steam Demo (Wishlist Now to be notified when it is out!), the ChipWits team has made all three original retro versions of ChipWits available to play in your browser, via emulation! Mac Commodore 64 Apple II We want to thank the amazing open source contributors behind these two projects for

ChipWits Free Demo Coming Soon!

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Get ready to guide your ChipWit robot through a series of challenging and fun puzzles! We have an exciting announcement about our free Steam Demo… But first, a shout-out to our amazing beta testers! Since the beginning of June, over 50 beta testers have volunteered to help us identify bugs and make suggestions for new

ChipWits is Beta Testing!

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We’re excited to announce that ChipWits is officially in Beta Testing mode! We’ve decided to form several cohorts of testers, at three stages: Our goal is to form testing cohorts with a mix of ages, experiences and demographics so that we get a broad perspective on our game. We will be using our Discord Server

ChipWits Steam Livestream: Exploring ChipWit Caves

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In celebration of being accepted into Steam’s Dinos vs. Robots Fest, we decided to put together a 7-day marathon Steam Livestream showcasing a ChipWit in action. The Steam Livestream appears on our store page for the duration of the fest and loops a ~15 minute pre-recorded video showing a custom ChipWit (Bobby Gearbox) navigating a