While True: learn()

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while True: learn()
Developer	Luden.io
Publisher	Luden.io
Platform	Linux macOS Microsoft Windows
Release	March 28, 2018 (early access)
Genre	Puzzle

while True: learn() is a programming puzzle game developed and published by Luden.io.

Gameplay

In while True: learn(), players begin as a struggling coder who has to create a cat-to-human speech machine to understand their cat. The game's puzzles are solved with loosely based machine learning technologies. Solving puzzles makes you money to upgrade your hardware and get the cat new outfits.

As the game progresses, the player goes from freelance work to running the tech department of a company, or failing to.

Development

In the late 2010s, Russian developer Nival (company) created a department called NivalVR. The department would eventually evolve into Luden.Io. In March 2018, while True: learn() went into early access. Luden.io is a department of Nival focused on machine learning games.

Release

The game received "mixed or average" reviews according to Metacritic. The game was released on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in 2020. Xbox One and Xbox Series X and S versions were released in January 2024.

The Sixth Axis rated the game a 7/10, complimenting the original idea for a puzzle game but criticizing the game's difficulty.

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