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- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 30)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
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Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: Onur Ayas
- Price: $14.99checked Nov 2
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 73% of 143 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Feels like real low level programming
- Limited registers force creative solutions
- Puzzles are clear and well explained
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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About Comet 64
The closest matches to Comet 64: The Signal State, SHENZHEN I/O, TIS-100, Turing Complete, and Rogue Bit. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Comet 64 is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Signal State, SHENZHEN I/O and TIS-100 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its dynamic syntax checking and line oriented execution. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Comet 64: Comet 64 is a programming puzzle game. The year is 1984. All you got is a Comet 64 home computer and the operator's manual it came with.
Is Comet 64 worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 73% of 143 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 7 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 6 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Feels like real low level programming
- Limited registers force creative solutions
- Puzzles are clear and well explained
- Retro aesthetic enhances immersion
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“It's as if someone stripped out everything that makes a Zacktronics game fun and just left the frustrating bits.”
“Ive been tricked! This isn't a video game! Its extra Comp-Sci homework! You've gotta learn a fictional coding language in order to complete 60 math problems. In return you get a lofty religious verse. You want to get another verse? Play…”
People who play it also play: The Signal State, SHENZHEN I/O, TIS-100
Frequently asked about Comet 64
Can I run it?
Does Comet 64 run on Steam Deck?
Comet 64 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Comet 64 cost?
Comet 64 is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Comet 64?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Comet 64 are The Signal State, SHENZHEN I/O, TIS-100.
Who developed Comet 64?
Comet 64 was developed by Onur Ayas and published by what sorceress this.