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PlayBasic vs Runestone

A side-by-side look at PlayBasic and Runestone. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

PlayBasic

PlayBasic

Games

PlayBasic is a proprietary programming language and IDE for learning and developing 2D video games. It uses a BASIC-style syntax which is easy to learn and allows for rapid game prototyping. Some key features include sprites, sounds, tiles, scrolling backgrounds and more.

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Runestone

Runestone

Education & Reference

Runestone is an open-source e-learning platform for writing interactive textbooks in Python. It allows authors to create web-based course content with assignments, visualizations, active code, and more to teach programming.

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