… Expandįrom the start, this game disappointed. Revisiting old designs to make them a few 'cycles' faster or even spending time on youtube looking at crazy things that people have devised refuses to get old. Sidenote: Due to its open nature SpaceChem has quite an absurd replay value. At higher levels it becomes devilishly difficult. The core gameplay is brilliant and accompanied by truly fantastic music. The learning curve is wonderfully crafted although the caveat is that it apparently does not end and will drive you, eventually, bonkers. While there are no 'correct' answers, your alchemical Rube Goldberg machine will be compared to all the other solutions to a given level (the game even gives possibility of uploading solutions to youtube to boost your internet ego). there is only the need to take two (or more) molecules and transmognify them into something else that is needed. There is no time limit, the only enemy is your brain.

There are no graphics to speak of, only a functional display of your 'program' (the same level of clarity and, at the same time, lack of transparency as achieved by the roguelike games via the use of ASCII).

There are no graphics to speak of, only a functional SpaceChem is a puzzle game of engineering and mock molecular chemistry (and frustration). SpaceChem is a puzzle game of engineering and mock molecular chemistry (and frustration).

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