SpaceChem

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About SpaceChem

About this game

Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products! Streamline your designs to meet production quotas and survive encounters with the sinister threats that plague SpaceChem.

Features:

  • Over fifty mind-bending puzzles!
  • An original soundtrack by Evan Le Ny, whose music was featured in The Codex of Alchemical Engineering!
  • Twenty challenging achievements!

Game Details

Release Date:
March 02, 2011
Developer:
Zachtronics
Publisher:
Zachtronics
Supported Languages:
English +
Franchise:
SpaceChem
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Genres:
Casual
Puzzle
Themes:
Difficult
Sci-fi
Play Styles:
Automation
Singleplayer
Features:
Steam Achievements
Steam Cloud
Steam Leaderboards

Product Requirements

  • OS: Windows XP SP3 / Vista / 7
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz Processor
  • Memory: 1GB RAM
  • Hard Disk Space: 300MB
  • Video Card: frame buffer support recommended

Product Requirements

  • OS: OS X 10.7 or later
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz Processor
  • Memory: 1GB RAM
  • Graphics: frame buffer support recommended
  • Hard Drive: 300MB
  • Additional: Mono 2.6 or later

Product Requirements

  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, fully updated
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz Processor
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: frame buffer support recommended
  • Hard Drive: 300 MB
  • Other: Mono 2.6 or later

YouTube Videos

SpaceChem ResearchNet (11999/1/97)

December 07, 2017

space chem 10x speed

September 19, 2021

Spacechem - Quick look

December 10, 2014

Critic Reviews

Eurogamer

90 / 100
"Sure, SpaceChem is just pseudo-science, but it does capture that mystique of toying with nature's fundamental ingredients."

Eurogamer Italy

90 / 100
"If you love puzzle games and almost impossible challenges, probably SpaceChem is the best you can find. If headaches and sleep time cuts don't scare you, probably SpaceChem is...

Gamer.no

90 / 100
"SpaceChem is an intelligent and addictive puzzler with a high difficulty level but some of the most enjoyable and satisfying puzzles I've ever experienced. This is a modern...
See all 13 critics on MetaCritic
See all 13 critics on MetaCritic

SpaceChem Statistics

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Difficulty Statistics

Difficulty Rating

Simple
0%
Easy
1.12%
Just Right
4.49%
Tough
37.08%
Unforgiving
57.3%
Don't Ragequit! 57.3%  of players consider this game to be Unforgiving

Completion Statistics

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Play Behaviour

Tried It
24.12%
Played It
42.35%
Halfway
21.18%
Beat It
10%
Conquered It
2.35%
Completionist! 2.35%  of players have Conquered It

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Time Played

< 1 Hour
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~1 Hour
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~4 Hours
5.26%
~8 Hours
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~12 Hours
10.53%
~20 Hours
5.26%
~40 Hours
15.79%
~60 Hours
26.32%
>= 80 Hours
36.84%
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36.84% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
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