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8.4 out of 10

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  • Summary: Zachtronics Industries 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.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Everyeye.it
    Sep 7, 2011
    90
    Due to its extreme complexity, SpaceChem will never be a title for everyone. Too deep and articulate for casual players, it will be appreciated only by those who are willing to engage themselves with the deep game mechanics Nevertheless Spece chem is no doubt one of the most brilliant puzzle game in the history of videogames.
  2. Edge Magazine
    Mar 15, 2011
    90
    The triumph of SpaceChem is that overcoming these situations is more a case of inventing a solution than discovering one - creating a technique on your own terms that, once learned, you find yourself reusing in later stages. [Apr 2011, p.101]
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Mar 7, 2011
    70
    An excellent puzzle game that can convert the suffering from hours of chemistry at high school to an entertaining experience. [Issue#201]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 28
  3. Negative: 3 out of 28
  1. JonesR
    10
    The level of difficulty on this game is sick! It starts out fairly easy, but it gets hard fast. Seriously, your brain will start to hurt with infinite ways to solve each puzzle as you ponder how to design a more efficient solution. One-click YouTube upload for easy solution sharing. Such a simple concept, yet so much innovation in this absolute must-have indie gem--so addicting.… Expand
    • 4 of 6 users said yes
  2. gizm0steve
    8
    This has a linear learning curve, satisfying level design, and even a few bonus rounds and boss battles to excite while remaining strictly casual. The music and sound effects aren't particularly painful, the graphics are functional and smooth. There's also a plot, although interesting and grisly; it doesn't impact gameplay in any meaningful way. It's not groundbreaking, but for 15 bucks on Steam, it's a fair value that won't disappoint novices or vets in the puzzle genre. To Mortlach: you can click-drag a selection box across the whole field and press delete to reset most of everything.… Expand
    • 4 of 5 users said yes
  3. Izumo199
    0
    This game really makes no sense to me. I've done the tutorial numerous times and I can't seem to grasp the key elements of this game. I only played it for the Team Fortress 2 items and I wont be playing it again.… Expand
    • 1 of 11 users said yes

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