SpaceChem
Zachtronics is back with an ambitious new design-based puzzle 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!
92.1Rating
0Content
20Achievements
About This Game
SpaceChem is a indie/simulation game designed for single-player, developed by Zachtronics and released in 2011. With an estimated 191,000 copies sold, it is considered a mid-tier seller on Steam. With 5.1k reviews on Steam, it stands as a game with a solid review base on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 92.1/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 42.91 hours, with side content bringing that to 55.19 hours, and a completionist run can reach 61.69 hours. Players commonly describe it as Puzzle, Difficult, Programming, Indie and Logic.
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92.1
Overall Score / 100
9.2/10
Steam (5051 rev)
Playtime Estimates
42.91h
🎯 Main Story
55.19h
⭐ Main + Sides
61.69h
💯 Completionist
Based on 13 player submissions
DLCs (1)
SpaceChem: 63 Corvi
$1.99
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Game Information
Release Date
March 2, 2011
Developer
Zachtronics
Publisher
Zachtronics
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Price
$9.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
191.4K
(153.1K - 229.7K) VRI ScoreLearning
76.0
Hard to call the data is inconsistent at this point.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Indie
Simulation
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud
Steam Leaderboards
Family Sharing
Tags
Puzzle
Difficult
Programming
Indie
Logic
Singleplayer
Automation
Sci-fi
Great Soundtrack
Science
2D
Space
Simulation
Illuminati
Casual
Addictive
Education
Strategy
Touch-Friendly
Building
Supported Languages
Text Only
English
French
German
Russian
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese - Brazil
Spanish - Latin America
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
- OS *: Windows XP SP3 / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor: 2.0 GHz Processor
- Memory: 1GB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 300MB
- Graphics: frame buffer support recommended
- OS: macOS 10.9 Mavericks or later
- Processor: 2.0 GHz Processor
- Memory: 1GB RAM
- Hard Drive: 300MB
- Graphics: frame buffer support recommended
- OS: glibc 2.17+, 64-bit only
- Processor: 2.0 GHz Processor
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Hard Drive: 300 MB
- Graphics: frame buffer support recommended