Games similar to The Codex of Alchemical Engineering

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Opus Magnum
Program a transmutation engine to concoct potions and poisons.
Opus Magnum: De Re Metallica
Craft alchemical substances using novel, occult glyphs.
Upalu Mundi
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Great Permutator
Use conveyor belts and transformation blocks to automate box transport across a small board.
Sokobot
Program little robots with simple commands to solve open-ended puzzles.
ABI-DOS
Build and optimize complex circuits to fix corrupted files and recover lost images.
ComPressure
Design computation units from pressure pipes and steam valves.
Octopticom
Position lasers, mirrors and other optical components to output the desired sequences of colors.
Prelogate
Control laser beams with optical tools and logic gates.
Automate It
Design assembly lines balancing time, space and energy constraints to manufacture various goods.
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Enhance your shape production lines with portal technology.
The Farmer Was Replaced
Write routines in a Python-like language to automate multiple farming tasks.
The Sequence [2]
Deploy new modules on hexagonal grids in this revamped automation sequel.
[The Sequence]
Find your way across the grid using specific modules to alter your position.
SpaceChem
An open-ended engineering game about building factories to turn raw materials into chemicals.
Infinifactory
Construct furniture and spaceships for your alien overlords in this 3D engineering game.
Prime Mover
Set up circuit boards within circuit boards to create fast and efficient logic layouts.
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Build a conveyor belt factory in a mind-bending, fractal space.
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Combine transistors to design intricate three-dimensional microchips.
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Guide the cat to the finish line in this gentle introduction to programming.
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Build circuits and write assembly code in this open-ended programming game.
Manufactoria 2022
Build and optimize robot factories with conveyor belts and machinery.
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Guide steady streams of cubes to their exit points.
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Cook up a robotic factory to produce food for your ruthless aristocratic overlords.
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Program office workers to solve algorithmic puzzles.
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Cadence
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