Technical Information

Developer: Fernando Araujo
Publisher: INK EYE Games
Release Date: May 12, 2023

Logicats is an educational game that teaches you how to program while you solve puzzles.

Final Considerations – Analyzing the Game as a Whole

Graphics and UI

The UI is very simple and straightforward, with no mystery about how to start playing. The stages are separated like they would be in a board game, and the first stage presents a brief tutorial.

The art is quite simple and uses solid colors in the area where you move the cat. I think that adding a light gradient might have made it look nicer and blend better with the background.

I liked the choice of a pixelated font to display the instructions on the right side of the screen, which gives it an interesting terminal-like feel.

Soundtrack and Sound Effects

There isn’t much variety in the sounds and music, but overall everything is quite calm. I didn’t focus too much on this aspect. I confess that concentrating on the challenges made me care less about it.

Gameplay

The game instructions are part of the challenge itself, since you must read and interpret what’s written as if they were commands to move the cat.

Logicats teaches basic programming concepts using pseudocode (i.e., it teaches logic without being tied to a specific programming language). I like this concept because the important thing is understanding how logical reasoning works.
If you already know something about programming, you probably won’t have much difficulty advancing through the stages.

If you have young children, I think this game is very valuable to introduce to them, both for entertainment and technical education. Programming isn’t an easy subject for many people, so having a friendly approach makes all the difference in learning.

Even adults should give it a chance, from now on, I’ll always recommend this little game to anyone who wants to start learning programming.

In total, there are 100 stages, which took me about an hour and a half to finish. I confess that what kept me most hooked was the fact that I started getting lost in the instructions hahaha I’m slow with these things! 😛

Replayability and Game Retention

It’s not the type of game I would go back to very soon. However, it would be great if new challenges were added in the future, including ones that can be solved using different types of logic.
It’s a game full of potential that can help many people develop their logical reasoning.