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SpaceChem

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SpaceChem
SpaceChem cover
Developers
Zachtronics
Engines
FontEngine
Release dates
Windows January 1, 2011
macOS (OS X) January 1, 2011
Linux January 1, 2011
Reception
Metacritic 84
IGDB N/A
SpaceChem on IGDB
SpaceChem on MobyGames
SpaceChem on Wikipedia

General information

Official Website
SpaceChem subreddit
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
itch.io
DRM-free
Includes Android version.
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Available for free to public schools and school-like non-profit organizations.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
63 Corvi
Windows
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Zachtronics Industries\SpaceChem\
macOS (OS X) ~/.local/share/Zachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Zachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Zachtronics Industries\SpaceChem\
macOS (OS X) ~/.local/share/Zachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Zachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Issues fixed

Graphics Issues

On some systems, there is an issue where only part of the screen is visible.
Disable display scaling on high DPI settings[citation needed]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Right-click SpaceChem.exe, select Properties, and go to the Compatibility tab.
  3. Check Disable display scaling on high DPI settings, and click Apply.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB
Video card (GPU) Frame Buffer Supported
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.5.8, 10.6.3
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB
Video card (GPU) Frame Buffer Supported
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 10.04
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB
Video card (GPU) Frame Buffer support recommended

References