Indie · March 2, 2011
SpaceChem (2011)
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! Streamline your designs to meet production quotas and survive encounters with the sinister threats that plague SpaceChem . KEY 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!
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Puzzle · 598
- Difficult · 359
- Programming · 356
- Indie · 273
- Logic · 242
- Singleplayer · 207
- Automation · 167
- Sci-fi · 152
- Great Soundtrack · 143
- Science · 91
- 2D · 58
- Space · 56
- Simulation · 50
- Illuminati · 50
- Casual · 48
Position in Indie
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 5.0k Steam reviews | Top 48% in Indie |
| Positive rating | 92% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 41% |
| Metacritic | 84/100 | Genre average 77 — top 22% of Indie titles |
| Engagement hours | 4 h average | Top 86% for session depth among Indie |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
92%Very Positive · 5.0k reviews
4.6k positive · 399 negative
Metacritic
84/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
8.4/10
Curator recommendations
2.6k
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (8)
- English
- French
- German
- Russian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Spanish - Latin America
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
4h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
1h
Typical completion time
Achievements
20
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Mar 2, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Zachtronics |
| Base price | $4.99 -50% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · [email protected] |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
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