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Game Information
- Stage: Press Preview
- Date of release:
- Free Demo: Out now
- Full Game: Launching in July 2025
- Supported Platforms: Steam: PC, Mac, Linux
- Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2330720/ChipWits/
- Retro Emulators: https://chipwits.com/retro/
- Contact Info: Fill out our contact form, or email
- Social Media:
- Blue Sky: @chipwits.bsky.social
- Mastodon: @chipwits@mastodon.social
- YouTube: @chipwits
- Discord: https://discord.gg/D4G3np9RWm
- Website: https://chipwits.com/
Short Description
Program a robot to solve logic puzzles in ChipWits, an open-ended programming game for beginners and experts alike! Inspired by the 1980s original, ChipWits combines the best of puzzle games, automation, and programming to introduce a new generation of players to a classic gaming experience.
About This Game
Factory Robot Automation
Take control of a humble robot, ChipWit Model CW-03.24, and learn the ropes of automating its activities. Place chips to instruct your ChipWit’s movement across the factory floor, building on skills learned in previous areas to solve increasingly complex puzzles to help Professor Chip open his first factory. Order these chips to find a solution to each floor, then press play to watch your ChipWit accomplish its goal!
Easy to Learn
ChipWits is designed to mimic programming, with no prior experience required. Each puzzle has multiple solutions and can be resolved in unique and clever ways. Experiment with different chip combinations to achieve your goal, and see how your performance compares to the global leaderboard!
Every solution can be optimized to:
- Maximize your score
- Minimize the number of chips used
- Minimize the number of cycles (steps) it takes for your program to run
A Legacy Reboot
ChipWits reimagines the original 1984 game of the same name. This reboot offers an accessible introduction to programming, featuring thorough tutorials, familiar automation controls, and a diverse range of puzzle solutions.
Logo and Titles
Demo Assets
Screenshots
Characters and Artwork
Trailer
Reviews
The reboot of the game is not yet released. When reviewed, we will post reviews here.
Nostalgia Reviews
These are reviews for the original 1984 version of ChipWits.
One of the Top 10 Apple II/Mac Games of all time.
— Maclife.com
While RoboSport carried the basic mechanic to a multiplayer level in 1991, ChipWits gave us cute, programmable robots in 1984. Using a graphical language, gamers place tiles with simple commands that mean “move forward,” “turn right,” or “if there’s a cup of coffee, drink it.” Then the programmed robots totter through semi-random mazes full of traps and bonuses. The most efficient robots earn the highest scores. At its release, ChipWits was a standout game on the nascent Macintosh.
— Excerpt from Maclife.com, March 2008
“ChipWits is a program that every Mac user should have.”
— Byte Product of the Month Review
“If you have only one entertainment/educational program in the disk cabinet next to your Macintosh, ChipWits should be it.”
— Icon Review Magazine Review
“ChipWits is an excellent game, both in concept and implementation.”
— COMPUTE!’s Gazette Review
“A fantastic program that is as educational as it is entertaining… Hands-on trial and error environment combined with attractive screens and animation create a world where playing and learning become (as they should be) one and the same.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
— INFO64 Review
“We described ChipWits as a ‘revolutionary’ game package, and we think that when you see it you will agree. However, it’s more than just a game, it’s ‘edutainment’ at its best. In our opinion, the program is so innovative that it overleaps other education and game packages in the same manner that Filevision brought new concepts to the ‘data base jungle’. We predict without hesitation that ChipWits will become a cult favorite among Macintosh users and their children of whatever age.”
— MACazine Review (The full extensive and egoboosting MACazine review can be found here)
“… so much fun you won’t even realize you’ve been educated until you leave the environment. Young or old will delight in this educational treat.”
— The MACazine Best of ’85 Award blurb
“IBOL is nearly perfect introduction to programming for nonprogrammers.”
— MacUser 5-Mouse Review
“ChipWits from BrainPower is the best, certainly most enjoyable, introduction to programming concepts that we’ve seen. Its icon based language is wonderfully innovative, and the program’s design is both refreshing and highly educational.”
— MacUser’s Editor’s Choice 1985 Award
“ChipWits is delightful and delightfully easy to use… I found ChipWits to be highly educational as well as highly entertaining… I also found ChipWits to be very challenging and even addictive on the more difficult play levels…. It’s an excellent program that teaches by osmosis…”
— Commodore Power/Play Review
“Not too many reviews come with a guarantee, but this one guarantees that if you like programming, you’ll love ChipWits.”
— MacWorld Review
Company Bio
ChipWits, Inc. is committed to making coding fun and accessible to everyone. Our goal is to provide you with a unique and entertaining learning experience for all ages. We are also dedicated to providing a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment for players of all backgrounds.
The Team Bio Page can be found here.
Nostalgia Artwork
This is artwork for the previous iterations of the game.
Music
ChipWits has an all new sound track! We will post music clips here when available.
Credits
- Co-creators of the original 1984 game: Doug Sharp and Mike Johnston
- Co-founders of ChipWits, Inc.: Doug Sharp and Mark Roth
- Software Developers:
- Lead Software Engineer: Mark Roth (Other work: https://www.octagonsoftware.com/)
- Senior Software Engineer: Alex McChesney (Other work: https://washingup.itch.io/)
- Music: Jared Farney (Other work: https://jaredfarneymusic.com/)
- Artist: Richard Reis (Other work: https://www.artstation.com/richenberg)