Description #
Blockly Games is a series of educational games designed to teach programming concepts using Blockly, a visual, block-based programming library developed by Google. These games introduce coding logic progressively, targeting students who have no prior programming experience.
History #
Blockly Games was created by Neil Fraser and launched by Google as an open-source project. It gained popularity as a beginner-friendly learning platform embedded in classrooms, Hour of Code events, and after-school programs. The series includes puzzles, mazes, music, and more to help young learners grasp core programming logic.
Hello World Code #
Blockly Games doesn’t use traditional code. Instead, learners snap blocks together like:
when run → show message "Hello, World!"(The above is a conceptual representation of blocks used in the games)
How to Run #
Option 1: Online (Recommended)
- Access directly at https://blockly.games
Option 2: Offline
- Clone the GitHub repo and run it locally:
git clone https://github.com/google/blockly-games.gitKey Concepts #
- Block-based drag-and-drop logic
- Programming through game levels
- Progressive difficulty (from simple sequences to loops)
- Topics include Maze, Turtle, Music, and Puzzle
- Visual feedback for each action
- No installation required
- Transitions to real code view
- Builds understanding of control flow and logic
- Open-source and free to use
- Designed for pre-readers to teens
Try It Online #
Fun Facts #
- Blockly Games translates block code into real JavaScript under the hood.
- It has been localized into multiple languages for global classrooms.
- Some school systems use it as a bridge before introducing Scratch or Python.
