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SpaceChem

An open-ended engineering game about building factories to turn raw materials into chemicals.

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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.

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    DeveloperZachtronics
    PublisherZachtronics
    Release date2 March 2011
    GenresEngineering, Puzzle
    VibesFuturistic

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