Chris Staudinger
Chris Staudinger

@ChrisStaud

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๐Ÿ“Œ 10 Free Sites to Learn Web Development by Playing Games ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‘‡
1. Code Combat โš”๏ธ
This game is EPIC! ๐Ÿคฏ
There is a free and paid version. The free version offers you a ton - go nuts! ๐Ÿฅœ
Learn programming core concepts by battling through hundreds of levels in the language of your choice ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ™Œ
๐Ÿ‘‰ codecombat.com
2. Codin Game ๐ŸŽฎ
This browser-based game helps you work on problem-solving skills and learn programming basics through a turn-based game โ™Ÿ
Over 25 languages are supported, and the graphics are top-shelf ๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿ™Œ
๐Ÿ‘‰ codingame.com
3. Flexbox Defense ๐Ÿ‘พ
Who doesnโ€™t love some Tower Defense?! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜
Position the towers to keep out your enemies using CSS Flexbox ๐Ÿ›ก
๐Ÿ‘‰ flexboxdefense.com
4. Flexbox Froggy ๐Ÿธ
This game is personally how I learned CSS Flexbox several years ago, so it holds a special spot for me ๐Ÿ˜
โ†’ Get the frogs on the lilypads ๐Ÿธ
โ†’ By the time you finish lvl 24, you will be quite experienced with CSS flexbox ๐Ÿš€โœจ
๐Ÿ‘‰ flexboxfroggy.com
5. Grid Garden ๐ŸŒฑ
Water only the areas that have carrots ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ•
Do that for 28 levels and you will now be quite proficient with CSS Grid ๐Ÿ‘Š
Great game! Very easy way to get good with Grid quickly.
๐Ÿ‘‰ cssgridgarden.com
6. JS Robot ๐Ÿค–
Control a robot to collect coins, avoid obstacles and reach the flag at the end of the level ๐Ÿšฉ
This game is actually quite fun. Feels like Mario a bit ๐Ÿ˜†
Except youโ€™re learning JavaScript, instead of sinking the day away ๐Ÿคฉ
๐Ÿ‘‰ lab.reaal.me
7. Tynker ๐ŸŽฎ
โ†’ Here you can play games and build projects using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, and Java.
โ†’ They have an extensive list of projects, DSA (data structures & algorithms) challenges.
๐Ÿ‘‰ tynker.com
8. SQL Murder Mystery ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ
Looking to learn or up your SQL in a gamified manner? ๐Ÿค”
Thereโ€™s a game for that too๐Ÿคฉ
Good for beginners & experienced SQL developers.
Familiarize yourself with the database schema first โ†’ then go find the murderer ๐Ÿ’€
๐Ÿ‘‰ mystery.knightlab.com
9. Crunch Zilla ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ
Learn how to work with the HTML DOM canvas API in a gamified manner ๐ŸŽจ
๐Ÿ‘‰ crunchzilla.com
10. Pixactly ๐Ÿ–ฅ
โ†’ Get a good feel for pixel units with this game โœจ
โ†’ Pixactly has a very simple, yet challenging concept.
โ†’ The game gives you two random pixel values - 1 for height, 1 for width.
โ†’ Draw a box estimating the dimensions ๐Ÿ“ฆ
๐Ÿ‘‰ pixact.ly
Thatโ€™s a wrap!
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