🎮🎓 Learning IT skills doesn’t always mean textbooks and courses — sometimes the best way is through play.
We’ve put together a list of unusual but highly useful educational games that teach IT skills in a fun, interactive way: ◽️ Oh My Git! — a popular game for mastering Git. ◽️ Vim Adventures — a browser-based game that teaches how to exit Vim (and much more). ◽️ Elevator Saga — JavaScript puzzle where you code an elevator’s logic. ◽️ Bandit — hacking game through a Linux terminal, played on a real server via SSH. ◽️ Natas — web-oriented security game, exploring site vulnerabilities via browser. ◽️ While True: learn() — ML/AI puzzle where your cat outsmarts you in programming. ◽️ You're the OS! — shows how an OS manages processes, in simplified form. ◽️ GameShell — console game teaching Linux basics, retro style. ◽️ SLASH\ESCAPE — regex-focused interactive challenge. ◽️ Linux Master — Android quiz app for Linux knowledge. ◽️ SysAdmin Odyssey Simulator — a hardcore, realistic system admin “second job” 😅 ◽️ ServiceIT: You Can Do IT — IT support simulator: fixing hardware, networks, user issues. ◽️ KodeKloud Engineer — real-world sysadmin/DevOps simulator with daily Linux-based tasks in a virtual infra.
👉 Perfect for developers, sysadmins, DevOps, or anyone curious about IT in a gamified format.
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🎮🎓 Learning IT skills doesn’t always mean textbooks and courses — sometimes the best way is through play.
We’ve put together a list of unusual but highly useful educational games that teach IT skills in a fun, interactive way:
◽️ Oh My Git! — a popular game for mastering Git.
◽️ Vim Adventures — a browser-based game that teaches how to exit Vim (and much more).
◽️ Elevator Saga — JavaScript puzzle where you code an elevator’s logic.
◽️ Bandit — hacking game through a Linux terminal, played on a real server via SSH.
◽️ Natas — web-oriented security game, exploring site vulnerabilities via browser.
◽️ While True: learn() — ML/AI puzzle where your cat outsmarts you in programming.
◽️ You're the OS! — shows how an OS manages processes, in simplified form.
◽️ GameShell — console game teaching Linux basics, retro style.
◽️ SLASH\ESCAPE — regex-focused interactive challenge.
◽️ Linux Master — Android quiz app for Linux knowledge.
◽️ SysAdmin Odyssey Simulator — a hardcore, realistic system admin “second job” 😅
◽️ ServiceIT: You Can Do IT — IT support simulator: fixing hardware, networks, user issues.
◽️ KodeKloud Engineer — real-world sysadmin/DevOps simulator with daily Linux-based tasks in a virtual infra.
👉 Perfect for developers, sysadmins, DevOps, or anyone curious about IT in a gamified format.
Which one would you try first? 🚀
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