# freeCodeCamp/LearnToCodeRPG

A visual novel video game where you learn to code and get a dev job 🎯

Repository: https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/LearnToCodeRPG
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/learntocoderpg
Homepage: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-to-code-rpg-1-5-update/
Language: Ren'Py
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: renpy, renpy-visual-novels, renpy-game, visual-novel, learn-to-code, game, video-game
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-11-12T13:42:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1835, "days_push": 1025, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1133, forks 115 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:43.029970+00:00)

## What it is
Learn to Code RPG is a free open-source visual novel video game by freeCodeCamp where players teach themselves to code, befriend tech-industry characters, and pursue a developer career. It features 1,000+ CS quiz questions, 50+ achievements, 6 endings, minigames, and original art and music.

## Use cases
- learn to code through a game
- practice computer science quiz questions
- play a coding-themed visual novel
- explore what a developer career is like
- find a fun way to study programming fundamentals
- recommend a free educational game for beginners

## When to choose
- you want a gamified, story-driven introduction to coding concepts
- you enjoy visual novels and want to learn CS basics
- you need a free cross-platform educational game for beginners

## When to avoid
- you need a structured curriculum or certifications rather than a game
- you want hands-on coding practice in a real editor
- you are an experienced developer looking for advanced material

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: game
- domain: education, gaming-tools, programming-languages
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: visual-novel, renpy, learn-to-code, quiz-game, freecodecamp, itch-io, education, macos, linux, android

## Member repositories
- freeCodeCamp/LearnToCodeRPG (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:43.029970+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:37:26.211078+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/LearnToCodeRPG (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:43.029970+00:00, sha 02bbd623b82c)
  - homepage: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-to-code-rpg-1-5-update/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:42:04.194447+00:00, sha ea1b3e2c9cd7)
  - site_page: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:42:04.203851+00:00, sha 2e97e6302957)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.