Certainly not Reddit user Crruzi. As a test of Visual Basic skills, the budding programmer wrote and released an XCOM game, EXLCOM, for Microsoft Excel.

This takes it a few steps farther. Redditor crruzi, (as found by Polygon) a programmer learning Visual Basic for Applications, decided to make an XCOM game with Microsoft Excel.

When the word ‘bedroom coder’ comes to mind, you’re likely to be thinking of a budding game designer creating their first work in something like Unity or Game Maker. Of all the software you ...

A programmer learning Visual Basic for Applications whipped up a unique final project to test out their newfound skills: Creating an XCOM game — in Microsoft Excel. Redditor crruzi says EXLCOM ...

A Canadian accountant has managed to create a basic video game using only Excel spreadsheets. The game, called Arena.Xlsm, is a turn-based fantasy game in which players fight monsters and gather ...