Elara- A free open-source coding game built with Rust and WebAssembly

What it does

Elara is a game that teaches you how to code. It is named after one of the moons of Jupiter where the game takes place. It is still a work-in-progress. The current “public beta” version includes 25 levels, teaches many core programming concepts, and features a complete story from start-to-end! However, some minor things like dialog, music, sound effects, and certain animations may feel incomplete. We’re also working on adding additional levels. Elara is constantly being improved, and your feedback can help us make the game as good as it can be 😀 Elara is and always will be free and open source! The source code is available on GitHub . Elara is targeted toward middle…from elaragame.com

In the maker’s words, at launch

I'm excited to share a project that I've been working on mostly solo for the past year! It's called Elara, and it's a free open source game that teaches you how to code. You can play directly in your browser without downloading anything or creating an account. It's targeted toward complete beginners, but if you…

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