Obscure & Esoteric
Taxi
Last Updated: June 10, 2025Description Taxi is an esoteric language inspired by taxi cab routes, where programs consist of “pickups” and “dropoffs” modeled after...
HQ9+
Last Updated: June 10, 2025Description HQ9+ is a minimalist esoteric programming language with only four commands: H, Q, 9, and +, each performing a...
Bitwise Cyclic Tag (BCT)
Last Updated: June 10, 2025Description Bitwise Cyclic Tag is a minimalist, Turing-complete esolang using bitwise operations and cyclic tag systems. History Created as an...
Beatnik
Last Updated: June 10, 2025Description Beatnik is a language where programs consist entirely of English words scored by their Scrabble point values, with control...
ZOMBIE
Last Updated: June 10, 2025Description ZOMBIE is an esoteric language that simulates zombie apocalypse logic, using commands based on undead behavior metaphors. History Created...
Spoon
Last Updated: June 10, 2025Description Spoon is a stack-based esoteric programming language notable for its simple yet obscure syntax centered around the word “spoon.”...
Pikalang
Last Updated: June 10, 2025Description Pikalang is an esoteric programming language inspired by the Pokémon character Pikachu, where all commands are variations of the...
Malbolge Unshackled
Last Updated: June 10, 2025Description Malbolge Unshackled is a more approachable variant of Malbolge, the famously difficult esoteric language designed to be almost impossible...
Glass
Last Updated: June 10, 2025Description Glass is a graphical esoteric programming language where programs are created by manipulating stained glass-like images, making visual design...
Chicken
Last Updated: June 10, 2025Description Chicken is an esoteric programming language in which the only valid token is the word “chicken.” The number of...