A development environment born in Japan that anyone can use for free.
🧩 What is HSP3?
HSP3 (Hot Soup Processor 3) is a free programming language born in Japan. You can create apps and games for Windows using simple Japanese-like grammar.
For example, you can “open the window and show the characters” with the following 3 lines:
dialog "Hello! It's HSP3." mes "First Program" stop
HSP is an environment for education and creation that has continued since the 1990s, and is still used by many students and doujin game creators.
🧠 What can I do?
- You can create simple window apps and games.
- Image, voice, mouse operation, and key input are also supported.
- You can publish your work on the official website called HSPTV!
- You can learn without difficult syntax like C language.
⚙️ How to install HSP3
Step 1. Go to the official website
👉 HSPTV! - Hot Soup Processor official website
Step 2. Open the download page
Click the “Download” tab → “HSP3.7 (or the latest version)”.
Step 3. Unzip the zip and open the folder
After downloading hsp37.zip, right-click and select “Expand All”.
Double-click hsp3.exe and you can use it right away.
Step 4. Let's move it first
After starting up, go to “File → Create New” and enter the following code:
mes "I've started HSP!" stop
When you press the execute button (▶), a message is displayed.
🧩 Examples of works
- Breaking blocks and simple 2D games
- A learning app that responds to screen clicks
- Presentation-style content that combines images and sounds
The biggest appeal of HSP is that it “moves anyway.” Even if you fail, you'll get results right away, so even children and beginners can learn easily.
💬 Summary
- Free to use
- Learn to code easily
- Results are immediately visible
It's a very good introductory environment with these three strengths. It's perfect for people who are learning programming or want to make games.