Read the room.
Find the goal. Spot the gaps. Look for a tempting detour. The route is yours to figure out.
A sci-fi programming puzzler
Small robot.
Big brain
energy.
A gap. A goal. A very literal robot.
Build your routine, hit Run, and turn
a good idea into a great escape.
MOVE 1JUMP 2MOVE 1TURN LEFTMOVE 2▶
Your plan.
Their next move.
You do the thinking. Your robot does exactly what you tell it. Every step, turn, and perfectly timed jump starts with a command you put in place.
No coding experience needed.Curiosity recommended.
Think it.
Queue it. Do it.
That little “aha!” moment?
There’s a whole game of them.
Make a little plan.
Arrange command blocks into a routine. Move, turn, jump. Every instruction has a job.
Let it run.
Hands off! Watch your robot follow the whole routine. Missed the landing? Tweak the plan and try again.
Straight from the game
Take a closer look.
Real captures from the development build. Select any image for a closer look.
Beyond the training bay
One more turn.
One more discovery.
Start small at the Academy. Then take your growing command collection into the corridors of the Terrapin, where gaps, lasers, and a limited battery give every move a little more meaning.
Explore the worldsSome things still remember
An old language.
An unfinished story.
Somewhere between the bright lights and the next checkpoint, an old terminal is waking up. Logo. Turtle Graphics. Familiar words, perhaps. What are they doing all the way out here?
PROCTOR would prefer you concentrate on your training.
Trace the signal backFrom the workbench.
Development blogEvery adventure starts
with one command.
Introducing One Command Ahead: a small robot, a big idea, and the beginning of a programming puzzle adventure.
Read the first entryYour next great idea
is one command away.
One Command Ahead is in development.
Follow the build, explore the wiki, and see what’s taking shape.