Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft

Released: Feb 19, 2024
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 02:20 GMT

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14 Sep 2026Developer post
Craftomation 101 is out now!
Hello mates! Friends, welcome to the long-awaited release of Craftomation 101! For those who haven’t met Craftomation 101 yet: it’s a visual programming and automation game where you program a crew of tiny robots to bring a frozen planet back to life. Connect visual code blocks,
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724140/Craftomation_101_Programming__Craft/
Hello mates!
Friends, welcome to the long-awaited release of Craftomation 101!
For those who haven’t met Craftomation 101 yet: it’s a visual programming and automation game where you program a crew of tiny robots to bring a frozen planet back to life. Connect visual code blocks, automate gathering and crafting, build a workforce that can sustain itself, and keep the heat flowing while you push back the ice. Upgrade your CraftoMates, develop smarter programs with functions, variables, and arrays, and gradually turn a frozen world into a living one.
More than two years of Early Access
We’ve been waiting a very, very long time for this day.
Craftomation 101 has spent more than two years in Early Access, and the game has changed enormously along the way. Your feedback, reports, saves, screenshots, and suggestions pushed us far beyond our original plans, including some big and daunting changes. A huge thank you to our fellow Craftomation players on Discord and elsewhere — you are the best and our main motivation to keep improving!
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We added a huge number of things you asked for, including arrays, custom functions, the repeater, and much more. Some of these were features we weren’t even sure we would attempt at first, but seeing how much you wanted them gave us the push to actually go and build them.
We also added procedurally generated planets — another big thing that grew out of the way you played the game and what you asked for. Instead of solving the same world again, you can now start on new maps with different resource layouts, buildings, and volcanoes.
And yes, we finally replaced the UI
For the full release, we also prepared something special.
We completely reworked the UI.
Oh, you have no idea what a journey that was.
First, Dmitry spent about three months designing, redrawing, and polishing the new interface. Then Valery spent several more months putting the whole thing into the game — while also fixing more bugs than there are particles in the universe. Probably. And while all of this was happening, Nikolay was deep in rendering and performance, fixing a mountain of things under the hood so the game could actually handle everything we kept adding.
Originally, we thought the new UI would be ready around the beginning of August. But, as very often happens in indie development, August somehow quietly transformed itself into the middle of September.
The good news is that we had the extra time to test it in a closed branch, fix problems, move things around, stare at buttons for unreasonable amounts of time, and get it into the state we wanted for release.
And now it’s finally yours.
Look at it. Click it. Poke it. Build ridiculous robot programs with it.
Special offer!
We’re especially happy that Craftomation 101 is leaving Early Access during Steam Programming Fest.
It’s a very important event for those of us who make automation and programming games on Steam, so getting the full release out in time for it means a lot to the team.
And to celebrate, Craftomation 101 is currently available with a big discount during the event.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724140/Craftomation_101_Programming__Craft/
If you’ve been waiting to try the game, this is a pretty good moment to jump in.
Most importantly: play, experiment, break things, build things we never expected, and tell us what you think. Your feedback has shaped Craftomation 101 throughout Early Access, and we’ll be reading what you have to say about the release as well.
Thank you for spending these two-plus years with us.
And welcome to Craftomation 101.
How can you join the development?
Want some more Craftomation 101? Here are a few ways to help and follow the development:

Share your ideas and feedback on our Discord server
Help us translate the game into your native language
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10 Sep 2026Developer post
Craftomation 101 FULL RELEASE is coming! And 30% OFF
Hello mates! Friends, we’ve come to you with some pretty exciting news. First of all, the Programming Festival starts today! It’s a very special event for everyone who enjoys games about programming, automation, logic, and making tiny machines do suspiciously large amounts of wor
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724140/Craftomation_101_Programming__Craft/
Hello mates!
Friends, we’ve come to you with some pretty exciting news.
First of all, the Programming Festival starts today! It’s a very special event for everyone who enjoys games about programming, automation, logic, and making tiny machines do suspiciously large amounts of work. As you can imagine, that sounds very much like our kind of festival.
And the timing is especially nice this year, because Craftomation 101 is leaving Early Access and releasing in full on September 14!
If the game is still sitting somewhere outside your wishlist, now is a good time to fix that. And if you already own Craftomation, don’t forget to update on September 14 and check out the full release.
Our biggest Craftomation discount so far
To celebrate both the Programming Festival and the upcoming release, Craftomation 101 is currently at the biggest discount in its history.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724140/Craftomation_101_Programming__Craft/
Bundles!
And there’s one more thing: for the festival and release, we managed to put together two lovely bundles with other automation games. So if your idea of relaxation involves programming, optimization, have a look at the bundles on the Steam store.
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/87515/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/87120/
We’re really happy to celebrate the release together with other games that also make players build complicated systems just because they can.
The full version is almost here
On September 14, you’ll see a very different Craftomation 101.
We’ve been working on this version for quite a while, rebuilding and improving many parts of the game with the help of your feedback, reports, saves, screenshots, suggestions, and playtests.
There are only a few days left before we open it up to everyone.
Want to see it before release?
If waiting until September 14 sounds unacceptable, you can still sign up for our closed playtests and closed testing branches.
You’ll get a chance to see the new version before release and, more importantly, give us some last-minute feedback. We’re still using reports from testers to polish the build before it goes out to a much larger audience.
And your participation won’t become useless after September 14 either.
We plan to keep using the closed branch for upcoming features, experiments, and other things that we’d rather test together with a smaller group of players before sending them to everyone. So if you enjoy poking unfinished systems until something breaks, your services will still be very much appreciated.
DLC is on sale too
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2795690/Craftomation_101_Art_Pack/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2832980/Craftomation_101_Mega_Map_of_SelfReplicating_Machines/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2795680/Craftomation_101_Soundtrack/
All Craftomation 101 DLC is also discounted during the festival.
So whether you’re joining us for the first time, returning for the full release, or just preparing your robots for whatever strange machinery we build next — thank you for being here.
The Programming Festival is underway.
The full release is almost here.
See you on September 14!
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04 Aug 2026Developer post
PRICE GOES UP SOON
Craftomation 101 Leaves Early Access on September 14! Hello mates! Big news from the workshop today — actually, this might be the biggest news since we landed on this snowy planet. Craftomation 101 leaves Early Access on September 14! After two and a half years in Early Access, a
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724140/Craftomation_101_Programming__Craft/
Craftomation 101 Leaves Early Access on September 14!
Hello mates!
Big news from the workshop today — actually, this might be the biggest news since we landed on this snowy planet.
Craftomation 101 leaves Early Access on September 14!
After two and a half years in Early Access, almost 40 updates, arrays, functions, new maps, new blocks, and thousands of robots doing things their creators definitely did not program them to do, Craftomation 101 will reach its full release on September 14, 2026.
We could not have built this game without you. Every save file, bug report, suggestion, and “my robot walked into the fire again” screenshot helped shape the release version.
Thank you, mates. Seriously.
The price is going up — here’s the honest part
With the full release, Craftomation 101 is growing up a little — and so is its price. On August 10, the price will increase from $9.99 to $14.99.
We want to be open about this before it happens. Steam does not allow us to run a discount within 30 days of a price increase, so we are changing the price ahead of time. This will let us welcome the full release with a proper launch discount while giving everyone fair warning about the new price.
What does this mean for you?

Already own the game? Nothing changes. You will receive the full release and every future update at no extra cost. You believed in tiny programmable robots early, so you got the best deal of all.
Thinking about buying it? The game will remain $9.99 until August 10. This is the last chance to get Craftomation 101 at its Early Access price.
Waiting for the full release? Add the game to your wishlist, and Steam will notify you when version 1.0 arrives on September 14, together with the launch discount.
What will be in the release version?
We are keeping a few surprises inside the crate until the release announcement.
For now, the final stretch is focused on the major features we have been testing with our brave beta mates, along with polish, performance improvements, bug fixes, and quality-of-life changes across the whole game.
Your reports, saves, screenshots, and suggestions have already helped us find plenty of strange robot behaviour. Please keep them coming.
Closed pre-release testing is still open for anyone who wants an early look:
SIGN UP TO RECEIVE ACCESS AND A PASSWORD:
JOIN THE PRE-RELEASE TESTING
Bugs may happen in the testing version — that is why we need brave mates with strong nerves and a healthy tolerance for confused robots.
See you at the release. The robots are almost ready.
The robots are never truly ready, of course. But we love them anyway.
How can you join the development?
Want some more Craftomation 101? Here are a few ways to help and follow the development:

Share your ideas and feedback on our Discord server
Help us translate the game into your native language
Subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow the studio news
Follow Craftomation 101 on Twitter
Tell your favourite content creators about the game
Sign up for our newsletter
Thank you for building, testing, reporting, suggesting, and occasionally rescuing robots from their own decisions.
See you on September 14!
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07 Jul 2026Developer post
Steam startup movie is out!
Hello mates! Tiny news, but very important for automation-based happiness. Today we released a Steam startup movie for Craftomation 101 , featuring our hardworking little craftomates. Yes, that means every time you launch your Steam Deck or Big Picture Mode on PC, you can now be
Hello mates!
Tiny news, but very important for automation-based happiness.
Today we released a Steam startup movie for Craftomation 101, featuring our hardworking little craftomates.
Yes, that means every time you launch your Steam Deck or Big Picture Mode on PC, you can now be greeted by tiny robots who are probably already thinking about logs, sticks, benches, production chains, and why someone left all the berries in the wrong chest again.
You can get the startup movie with Steam Points in the Steam Points Shop.
How to equip the startup movie on Steam Deck
Just press Equip Now in the Shop, and Steam should take care of the rest.
How to find the startup movie on PC

Open Steam on your PC.
Go to the View menu.
Select Big Picture Mode.
Open Settings.
Go to Customization.
Choose the Craftomation 101 startup movie with our craftomates.
That’s all for today. Small news, small robots, big startup energy.
As always, thank you for playing, reporting bugs, sharing screenshots, and teaching your craftomates to do increasingly suspiciously efficient things.
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27 May 2026Developer post
Craftomation 101 NEWS: no patches — we’re building the release
Hello mates! A small update from the workshop: there will be no regular patch this time. No, we have not abandoned the game. Quite the opposite — we are currently sprinting full steam toward release. Right now most of our attention is on the bigger features and changes that we wa
Hello mates!
A small update from the workshop: there will be no regular patch this time.
No, we have not abandoned the game. Quite the opposite — we are currently sprinting full steam toward release.
Right now most of our attention is on the bigger features and changes that we want to bring to you with the release version. That means the usual flow of patch notes may be a bit quieter for a while.
So what about bug fixes?
We are still working on fixes, quality-of-life improvements, and changes based on your feedback. Reports, saves, screenshots, and suggestions from players are still very useful for us, and we will keep rolling out the improvements that make sense to ship now.
But the biggest stuff is currently being tested and prepared carefully before release.
And this is where we need your help
If you are curious to see what we are cooking — and would like to help us test it — you can take part in testing a closed version of the game.
We will ask you to play a specific part of the game and either:

record your playthrough for us,
or answer a written survey after playing.
Both options help us a lot. Watching how real players interact with the game is one of the best ways to catch confusing moments, strange bugs, pacing issues, and all those little “hmm, that robot should not be doing that” situations.
How to join
To take part, follow this link, choose the most convenient way for you to participate, leave your email, and wait for access:
SIGN UP FOR THE ACCESS AND GET A PASSWORD:

By the way, share in the comments what features you’d like to see in the game. We often hear requests like “add more gameplay,” but we’re not always sure what people specifically mean by that. If you have any thoughts or ideas, please share them.
We are very grateful to everyone who wants to help us polish Craftomation 101 before release. Your feedback has already shaped the game in many places, and this final stretch is no different.
Thank you for building, testing, breaking things in creative ways, and telling us about it.
See you in the snow!
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14 May 2026Developer post
Craftomation 101 Update 0.97.3 is Live!
Hello mates! A new update for Craftomation 101 has arrived — packed with highly requested quality-of-life improvements, interface upgrades, and bug fixes. Thanks a lot for all the feedback and suggestions you've been sending our way. This update contains several features directly
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724140/Craftomation_101_Programming__Craft/
Hello mates!
A new update for Craftomation 101 has arrived — packed with highly requested quality-of-life improvements, interface upgrades, and bug fixes. Thanks a lot for all the feedback and suggestions you've been sending our way. This update contains several features directly inspired by player requests.
Navigation Improvements
One of the most requested changes is finally here!
Now, when switching between robots using the next/previous buttons, robots are selected in the exact order you arranged them inside the navigation menu.
No more mysterious robot roulette. Your carefully organized production empire finally respects your organizational genius.
New Hotkey for Craftomat Speed
We added a hotkey for switching Craftomat speed settings. Faster automation tweaking, fewer clicks, more science.
Pause / Resume Controls
Added a global pause/resume button for all robots
Added separate pause/resume controls for individual robots
Added controls for entire robot groups in the navigation menu
Perfect for when one tiny robot decides to become "creative" with your factory layout.
New Code Block Connection Setting
We added a separate option to disable automatic code block connections when placing new blocks.
For players who prefer cleaner manual programming control — this one's for you.
Bug Fixes

Fixed very long loading times for some player save files
Fixed Get Element behavior for arrays — now works correctly with connected coordinate/type arrays
Fixed text issues in several menus
Support Craftomation 101 with the Art Pack DLC
If you'd like to support the development of Craftomation 101, please consider checking out the Art Pack DLC!
It includes beautiful concept art, wallpapers, development sketches, experiments, and behind-the-scenes materials from the creation of our cozy automation world.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2795690/Craftomation_101_Art_Pack/
Stay tuned — more updates are already in development!
How to join the development?
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Suggest your ideas for the game on our Discord server
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29 Apr 2026Developer post
0.97.1 Update: ARRAYS are officially out!
Hey mates! We’ve just rolled the Arrays update from beta into the main branch — and once again, your feedback helped us polish it into something much more powerful and convenient to use. Here’s what’s new: Meet Arrays Arrays are containers that can hold multiple elements — think
Hey mates!
We’ve just rolled the Arrays update from beta into the main branch — and once again, your feedback helped us polish it into something much more powerful and convenient to use. Here’s what’s new:
Meet Arrays
Arrays are containers that can hold multiple elements — think of them as a collection of variables grouped together. You can store numbers, positions (coordinates), and even object types inside them.
You can now add and edit elements directly inside the array node, making it much easier to manage your data without extra setup.
Working with Arrays
Each element in an array has its own index (starting from 1 in our case), which lets you access and modify it precisely.
New commands include:

Get element: retrieve a value by its index
Set element: change a value by its index
Array length: get the total number of elements
Advanced Tab
To keep things clean and organized, all array-related commands (along with Repeater commands from the previous update) have been moved into a dedicated Advanced tab.
Arrays + Functions
And here’s where things get really interesting:
Arrays can now be passed into custom functions. This means you can reuse the same logic to process different arrays across multiple robots — or, on the contrary, share one array between different parts of your code.
To support this, functions now include:

Array input: pass an array into a function
Array output: return an array from a function
This opens up a lot of new possibilities for building scalable and reusable systems.
IMPORTANT! WHEN YOU PASS AN ARRAY INTO A FUNCTION, THE FUNCTION RECEIVES A COPY OF IT, WHILE THE ORIGINAL ARRAY REMAINS UNCHANGED.
BTW about robots...
Friends! We make games about robots — but they’re made by people, and for people. Our wonderful soundtrack was composed by the talented Arman Mkhitarian. If you’d like to support the development, you can grab the game’s soundtrack DLC
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2795680/Craftomation_101_Soundtrack/
How to join the development?
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Suggest your ideas for the game on our Discord server
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22 Apr 2026Developer post
BETA 0.97 Update: ARRAYS
We’ve added a new feature to the game — Arrays to test IN BETA VERSION. What is it? Arrays are containers that can store multiple elements. Think of them as a collection of variables grouped together. An array can hold: Numbers Positions (coordinates) Object types You can add and
We’ve added a new feature to the game — Arrays to test IN BETA VERSION.
What is it?
Arrays are containers that can store multiple elements. Think of them as a collection of variables grouped together.
An array can hold:

Numbers
Positions (coordinates)
Object types
You can add and edit elements directly inside the array node.
How it works:
Each element in the array has its own index number.
In our implementation, indexing starts from 1.
New array-related commands:
Get Element — retrieve an element by its index
Set Element — change the value of an element by its index
Array Length — get the total number of elements in the array
Advanced Tab
To keep things organized, we’ve moved array-related commands — as well as Repeater commands from the previous update — into a separate Advanced tab.
As always, we’d love to hear what you think!
If you don’t remember how to join the beta, here’s a quick guide:
Step 1
Find the game in your Steam Library, right-click it, and select “Properties.”
Step 2
In the pop-up window, select the “Game Versions & Betas” tab.
Step 3
Select the branch “unstable” and close the window.
The correct version will automatically start downloading. Enjoy!
Something broke?
We’d be extremely grateful if you report any issues through the in-game feedback form or on our Discord.
Want to return to the default branch?
No problem! Just repeat Step 1, but this time choose “Default public version” instead of “unstable.” When you restart the game, the “Continue” button will be unavailable, along with your beta saves.
By the way!
Don’t forget—we have a cool art pack for Craftomation 101, featuring over 90 images from throughout the entire development process: early sketches, all existing robot designs (including ones never shown before), and a set of unique wallpapers. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2795690/Craftomation_101_Art_Pack/
How to join the development?
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Suggest your ideas for the game on our Discord server
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08 Apr 2026Developer post
0.96.1 Update: NEW BLOCK in officially out!
Hey mates! We’ve just merged some exciting beta features into the main branch — and yes, your feedback played a huge part in shaping them. Here’s what’s new and improved: Meet the Repeater Think of it like a “for loop”: it lets you repeat a set of actions multiple times. You can
Hey mates!
We’ve just merged some exciting beta features into the main branch — and yes, your feedback played a huge part in shaping them. Here’s what’s new and improved:
Meet the Repeater
Think of it like a “for loop”: it lets you repeat a set of actions multiple times. You can set the number of repetitions manually or pull it from a variable.
Repeat output: goes to the actions that run on each iteration.
End output: leads to the actions that happen after all repetitions are done.
Optional "To Repeater" block: makes your setups cleaner and easier to read, but isn’t required.
Stability & bug fixes for Global funcions
We also reviewed the bugs reported after the last update on Global functions. While these fixes aren’t flashy, systems are now more reliable, smoother, and easier to work with. Your setups should feel more predictable and less frustrating.
Bonus: Dive into the world of self-replicating machines
For anyone curious about the bigger picture, remember that we have DLC — Craftomation 101 Mega Map of Self-Replicating Machines — is a giant, printable poster that charts the most important moments in self-replicating machine history. Great for classrooms, office walls, or even as inspiration for your next project.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2832980/Craftomation_101_Mega_Map_of_SelfReplicating_Machines/
How to join the development?
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Suggest your ideas for the game on our Discord server
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17 Mar 2026Developer post
BETA 0.96 Update: NEW BLOCK!
We’ve added a new block to the game — Repeater If you’re familiar with programming, it works just like a for loop: it lets you repeat a piece of logic N times. The number of repetitions can be set manually, or taken from a variable. How it works: The Repeat output goes to the act
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724140/Craftomation_101_Programming__Craft/
We’ve added a new block to the game — Repeater
If you’re familiar with programming, it works just like a for loop: it lets you repeat a piece of logic N times.
The number of repetitions can be set manually, or taken from a variable.
How it works:

The Repeat output goes to the actions that should run on each iteration of the loop.
The End output leads to the actions that should happen after the repeater finishes all its runs.
For convenience, iteration actions can be ended with a To Repeater block. THIS BLOCK IS COMPLETELY OPTIONAL — it doesn’t affect how the logic works. It’s simply there to make your setups cleaner and easier to read.
As always, we’d love to hear what you think!
If you don’t remember how to join the beta, here’s a quick guide:
Step 1
Find the game in your Steam Library, right-click it, and select “Properties.”
Step 2
In the pop-up window, go to the “Betas” tab.
Step 3
Under “Beta Participation,” select the branch “unstable” and close the window.
The correct version will automatically start downloading. Enjoy!
Something broke?
We’d be extremely grateful if you report any issues through the in-game feedback form or on our Discord.
Want to return to the default branch?
No problem! Just repeat Step 1, but this time choose “None” instead of “unstable.” When you restart the game, the “Continue” button will be unavailable, along with your beta saves.
Our DLCs
Friends! We make games about robots — but for people. And games are made by people, too.
If you enjoy our soundtracks, please consider supporting the developers and our wonderful composer Arman Mkhitarian by picking up the music DLC. Your support helps us keep making more games (and more music) for you!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2795680/Craftomation_101_Soundtrack/
How to join the development?
Want some more Craftomation 101? We got you! Here's what you can do:

Suggest your ideas for the game on our Discord server
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Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and follow studio news
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18 Feb 2026Developer post
0.95 Update on community requests
Hey everyone! New version is here — and this one is all about your requests! Community-driven improvements: Meet global functions You asked, we delivered! Now you can mark your most-used functions as global. A little globe icon in the interface makes it easy to save them, and the
Hey everyone!
New version is here — and this one is all about your requests!
Community-driven improvements:
Meet global functions
You asked, we delivered! Now you can mark your most-used functions as global. A little globe icon in the interface makes it easy to save them, and they’ll be available in every game — no need to rewrite them each time.
Control your campfires
Another popular request: you can now extinguish campfires manually before the fuel runs out. Just use the С button on your keyboard to control your fires!
Rebalanced Command Center objectives
The objectives on new maps have been rebalanced to make them more engaging. Note: to experience the new objectives, you’ll need to start a new game — old saves will keep the previous objectives.
Visual improvements
The tunnel maps now feature falling rocks with smooth animations — much nicer to watch.
This update is a big thank you to the community — your feedback shapes the game, and we’re thrilled to bring your ideas to life.
More updates are coming soon. Stay tuned!
Don’t forget about our amazing DLCs!
For those who love our visuals, remember you can get the special art pack and support the developers.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2795690/Craftomation_101_Art_Pack/
Bundle
Also, don’t forget our bundle with Nimbatus is still available — you can get both programming games for yourself or your friends with a 10% discount.
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/65502/Space_Programming_Duo/
How to join the development?
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12 Feb 2026Developer post
0.95 BETA Update on community requests
Hey everyone! New version is here — and this one is all about your requests! But before we tell you what’s coming, we want to stress one important thing: THIS UPDATE IS A BETA!!! ONCE AGAIN: BETA! This is an unstable version, potentially full of bugs. It’s for those who really ca
Hey everyone!
New version is here — and this one is all about your requests!
But before we tell you what’s coming, we want to stress one important thing:
THIS UPDATE IS A BETA!!!
ONCE AGAIN: BETA!

This is an unstable version, potentially full of bugs. It’s for those who really can’t wait to take a look and are ready to help us test it.
Briefly, how to test it:
Step 1
Find the game in your Steam Library, right-click it, and select “Properties.”
Step 2
In the pop-up window, go to the “Betas” tab.
Step 3
Under “Beta Participation,” select the branch “unstable” and close the window.
The correct version will automatically start downloading. Enjoy!
Something broke?
We’d be extremely grateful if you report any issues through the in-game feedback form or on our Discord.
Want to return to the default branch?
No problem! Just repeat Step 1, but this time choose “None” instead of “unstable.” When you restart the game, the “Continue” button will be unavailable, along with your beta saves. To pick up where you left off before joining the beta, just click “Load Game.”
And now — on to the update!
Community-driven improvements:
Favorites for your functions
You asked, we delivered! Now you can mark your most-used functions as favorites. A little star icon in the interface makes it easy to save them, and they’ll be available in every game — no need to rewrite them each time.
Control your campfires
Another popular request: you can now extinguish campfires manually before the fuel runs out. Just use the С button on your keyboard to control your fires!
Rebalanced Command Center objectives
The objectives on new maps have been rebalanced to make them more engaging. Note: to experience the new objectives, you’ll need to start a new game — old saves will keep the previous objectives.
Visual improvements
The tunnel maps now feature falling rocks with smooth animations — much nicer to watch.
This update is a big thank you to the community — your feedback shapes the game, and we’re thrilled to bring your ideas to life.
More updates are coming soon. Stay tuned!
Don’t forget about our amazing DLCs!
For those who love our visuals, remember you can get the special art pack and support the developers.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2795690/Craftomation_101_Art_Pack/
Bundle
Also, don’t forget our bundle with Nimbatus is still available — you can get both programming games for yourself or your friends with a 10% discount.
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/65502/Space_Programming_Duo/
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14 Jan 2026Developer post
0.94.2 Update: Tunnel map reworked and bug fixes
Hey everyone! A small but important patch is here — version 0.94.2 What’s in this update? Bug fixes Fixed a major FPS drop on the new tunnel map. This issue occurred when robots were searching for stone in areas covered by snow. Fixed a bug where the \\n symbol was frequently sho
Hey everyone!
A small but important patch is here — version 0.94.2
What’s in this update?
Bug fixes

Fixed a major FPS drop on the new tunnel map. This issue occurred when robots were searching for stone in areas covered by snow.
Fixed a bug where the \\n symbol was frequently showing up in in-game texts.
Other changes

Reworked the Command Center objectives on the tunnel map — it should now feel much nicer to play.
Several smaller tweaks and improvements to the new map.
Based on player feedback, we’ve rebalanced the recipes for several campfires to improve overall game balance.
As always, thank you so much for your feedback and bug reports — they help us track down issues like these and keep improving the game
More updates are coming soon. Stay tuned!
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26 Dec 2025Developer post
0.94.1 Update: Map & Animation
Hey everyone! A tiny but merry update has landed — here’s what’s new this holiday season! What’s in this update? We’ve further polished the new tunnel-based map. Tunnel passages now differ in difficulty, and you may even run into rockfalls while digging your way through. Fixed a
Hey everyone!
A tiny but merry update has landed — here’s what’s new this holiday season!
What’s in this update?

We’ve further polished the new tunnel-based map. Tunnel passages now differ in difficulty, and you may even run into rockfalls while digging your way through.
Fixed a number of bugs and issues.
Added new animations for the campfire and for paint puddles — small details, but they add a lot of life to the world.
Just look at the new animations!
First, we added animations for puddles — take a look:
Second, we updated the existing animations:
As always, a huge thank you to everyone who keeps sending us feedback and bug reports — it genuinely helps us make the game better
That’s it for now, but more updates are on the way. Stay tuned!
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17 Dec 2025Developer post
0.94 Tunnelbound - A NEW MAP!
Hey friends! We’re super excited to share something special — our second map is finally here: Tunnelbound . This map is a bit different from what you’ve seen before. It’s split into small zones, but you won’t just walk into them — you’ll need to dig through tunnels to reach each
Hey friends!
We’re super excited to share something special — our second map is finally here: Tunnelbound.
This map is a bit different from what you’ve seen before. It’s split into small zones, but you won’t just walk into them — you’ll need to dig through tunnels to reach each area.
And each zone has its own resources and surprises!

As usual, objects and resources on the map are procedurally generated.
Please, help us!
We're very curious: How does the experience of Tunnelbound feel compared to the tutorial map or the circular map? Your feedback matters so much — don’t hold back! Drop your thoughts in the comments here, in Steam reviews, or in our Discord.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724140/Craftomation_101_Programming__Craft/
Every opinion helps us make the next map better, because… more maps are coming soon. So stay tuned, don't miss our new major updates.
Don't forget our extra content!
For those who love the atmosphere of a frozen yet cozy planet, remember that you can download our soundtrack.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2795680/Craftomation_101_Soundtrack/
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26 Nov 2025Developer post
0.93 Procedurally generated Maps and New Art
Friends, congratulations! We are finally rolling out to the main branch the update you have been asking for so long — generated maps! First of all, we want to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part in the beta test and reported bugs! Without you, this update simply wouldn
Friends, congratulations! We are finally rolling out to the main branch the update you have been asking for so long — generated maps!
First of all, we want to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part in the beta test and reported bugs! Without you, this update simply wouldn’t have happened.
What has changed compared to the beta?
Oh, a lot!

We added the volcano and sulfate, which stubbornly refused to make it into the beta.
We added a menu where players can choose a map (only one for now) and generate a location on it.
The map you already know from earlier versions is still available, but is now more of a tutorial — the main gameplay now takes place on generated maps.
We fixed a ton of bugs that we might never have learned about if not for you.
More details
The game now has its first generated map. How does it work?

You choose a map (there is only one for now, but more will appear with upcoming updates!)
Generate a random seed, or paste in a known one… for example, maybe you or your friend already generated the perfect map and want to replay it forever.
Click “Create Map” — and voilà! The system scatters resources, volcanoes and buildings randomly across the map.
For now we only have one radial map, but trust us — we’re just getting started! We’ve finally rebuilt the system to support generated maps, and now the rest is just a matter of content. So stay tuned and watch for updates.
Art
And another big improvement coming with this update — new and improved art, as well as a better randomization system for artwork. But screenshots will probably tell this story better than any words:
Stay tuned — new maps for generation are coming very soon!
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29 Oct 2025Developer post
Map Testing: 0.93 Beta
Hey friends! Hello to everyone who’s been eagerly waiting for the new maps — and is ready to help us make them better. After so many weeks of struggles and bug fixing, the maps are finally seeing the light of day — as part of beta testing! Let us emphasize once again: this is a b
16 Oct 2025Developer post
A dramatic delay of the map update
Hey everyone! We’ve been quiet for a while — no devlogs, no updates — and that’s because we’ve been completely buried in developing the new maps you’ve been asking for. We thought we’d release the update on Tuesday or Wednesday. But, as it sometimes goes in game development, ever
Hey everyone!
We’ve been quiet for a while — no devlogs, no updates — and that’s because we’ve been completely buried in developing the new maps you’ve been asking for.
We thought we’d release the update on Tuesday or Wednesday. But, as it sometimes goes in game development, everything suddenly broke. Like, everything. So here we are on Thursday — knee-deep in bugs. Instead of an update, please enjoy a short compilation of the funniest issues we ran into while trying to add something the game was never originally designed to handle.
Where the chaos came from
First, a bit of context: our game maps may look 2D, but under the hood, they’re layered like a cake. There are multiple layers for different things — snow, grass, resources, and so on. While we were digging through this mess, we even found a mysterious mold layer. We honestly can’t remember why it was ever added, but apparently it’s been sitting in the game this whole time. Imagine that!
The funniest bugs we found:
We’ll spare you the most technical details, but here are a few highlights from our personal hall of shame:

The command center’s arm suddenly detached and started wandering around the map on its own — like Thing from The Addams Family.
Map loading broke spectacularly. Some of the layers got mixed up and overlapped, turning our map into a glorious Frankenstein creation:
Objects started piling up on top of each other during map loading. Let’s just say it looked… chaotic.
And finally, a bug that taught us a good lesson. When we first wrote the logic for buildings (like breweries) and large objects (like volcanoes), we didn’t plan for them to ever move. So technically, we could only make new maps if they were the same size and layout as the old ones. To fix that, we had to completely rewrite the old system and make buildings fully modular — so they can exist anywhere, on any map. Moral of the story for fellow devs: always go for component-based design. Treat each system as a black box you can move wherever you like.
What’s next?
We’re now fixing all these bugs and plan to release a beta version with maps next week. Stay tuned so you don’t miss it!
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16 Sep 2025Developer post
Craftomation 101 Dev Diaries, September 2025
Hi mates! It’s been a while since we last updated you on Craftomation 101, but it's all better now: we have returned to our regular schedule of 1 update per 2-4 weeks, and the plan is to keep them coming. Today, we’ll walk you through everything that’s happened in the game since…
13 Sep 2025Developer post
Happy Programmer's Day!
Hey friends! The 256th day of the year is also known as Programmer's Day! That's today. A huge kudos to all the knights of ones and zeroes, present-day, former, and wannabes alike! Without you, there would be no video games! If coding at work is not enough for you (we get it) - d