# Digital Puppet - Programming — Beautiful programming puzzle

> Programming puzzle game to command a puppet and defeat enemies. (iPhone/iPad app by Tatsuya Nakano.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/digital-puppet-programming/id1083876164 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Tatsuya Nakano](https://appshunter.io/developer/1083876163)
- Category: Games, Education, Casual, Puzzle
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 27 App Store ratings · 7 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 100 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2016-02-24
- Data updated: 2026-06-08
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/digital-puppet-programming/id1083876164/reviews.md

## What is Digital Puppet?

Digital Puppet is a very simple and beautiful programming puzzle game! Try to operate a puppet the way you want and beat all enemies!

The Rules:
1) Input commands for a white puppet (player) to beat all red puppet (enemies)
2) Tap a run button
3) If you can beat all red puppet (enemies), you win
(If you achieve the minimum number of commands, you can grab 3 stars)

The features:
● 80 beautiful stages
● Everyone (children to adults) can play the game
● highly addictive
● The 3 star rating system
● Awesome BGM and Sound Effects

The message from the developer:
Can you 3 stars on all stages?

Hints:
The key point is whether or not you can use JOB wisely.
If you can do it, you can use repetitive, looping procedures and solve all stages beautifully with much less number of commands.

Ads:
5 retry activate ads.

## Key features

- 80 programming puzzle stages
- Command a puppet to defeat enemies
- 3-star rating system for efficiency
- Addictive gameplay
- Suitable for all ages
- Awesome BGM and sound effects

## Recent user reviews (7 of 7)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/digital-puppet-programming/id1083876164/reviews.md

### 5/5 — A good programming-style puzzle game

*2024-12-06*

Manageable, better than average level of ads. The best solutions often take a long time to play out so there is more waiting than necessary if you don’t watch additional ads to unlock the speed up, but it is free. The option to pay to remove ads and permanently unlock the fast-forward feature would seem like a good idea.

It would also be good to be able to skip one or two levels and come back to them later if you’re stumped on something, though I guess there’s always the option to make an inefficient solution.

### 4/5 — 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐃𝐨𝐡

*2024-08-08*

𝐏𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐭

### 5/5 — Ticks all the boxes

*2022-10-06*

The graphics are simple and clean.
The interface is intuitive.
The difficulty is all over the place, really.
The ads are treated more like punishments than medication.
If you’re into this genre, this is a solid and fair use of your time.

### 4/5 — Pretty nice Zachlike

*2022-08-22*

Nice programming puzzle, simpler than Zachtronics titles and very bare bones (no QoL features) but still fun. Optimizing for shortest program length was a good choice; you have to hunt for spatial symmetries.

### 5/5 — Great, especially if you’re into programming and logic.

*2018-12-24*

I couldn’t get enough of this game. I got three stars on all the levels, and I wish there were more.

My only suggest (other than more levels) would be to improve the instructions. They throw you into the game without explaining almost anything. It’s simple enough that I was able to pick it up, but others might struggle.

Overall this thing is great.

### 5/5 — Fun!

*2016-04-29*

Good game

### 4/5 — Good game

*2016-03-10*

a lightbot clone with more freedom to develop code anyway you like.  The only negative I see is that there is no tutorial for people who are new to the concepts of the game.

## Frequently asked questions about Digital Puppet

### What is Digital Puppet?

Digital Puppet is a programming puzzle game where players input commands to control a puppet and defeat enemies across 80 stages. The goal is to solve puzzles efficiently, aiming for a 3-star rating on each level.

### Is Digital Puppet free to play?

Yes, Digital Puppet is free to download and play. It is supported by advertisements, which appear after 5 retries.

### How many stages are in Digital Puppet?

Digital Puppet features 80 beautifully designed stages for players to challenge themselves with.

### What is the age rating for Digital Puppet?

Digital Puppet has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for children and adults alike.

### Does Digital Puppet have ads?

Yes, Digital Puppet contains advertisements. Ads are shown after 5 retries within the game.

### What devices can I play Digital Puppet on?

Digital Puppet is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.

### How often is Digital Puppet updated?

The latest version of Digital Puppet is 2.3.3, and it was last updated on September 30, 2022.

### What makes Digital Puppet addictive?

The game's addictive nature comes from its challenging programming puzzles, the satisfaction of optimizing command sequences for 3 stars, and its engaging BGM and sound effects.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.3.3 — 2022-09-30

Update Admob SDK

### 2.3.1 — 2020-09-02

Update Admob SDK

### 2.3.0 — 2019-12-16

Add a hint to the stage 1-1

### 2.2.0 — 2019-12-11

Append a description of the stop-and-loop to Help

### v2.1.0 — 2019-12-09

Fixed a bug that sometimes fast forward does not work properly

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## More apps by Tatsuya Nakano

- [Auto Puppet Programming Battle](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/auto-puppet-programming-battle/id1435196896)
- [Steam Puppet - Tower Defense](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/steam-puppet-tower-defense/id1544596585)

All apps by Tatsuya Nakano: https://appshunter.io/developer/1083876163

## Related topics

[programming puzzles](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/programming-puzzles)

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