SpaceChem
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| Developers | |
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| Zachtronics | |
| Engines | |
| FontEngine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | January 1, 2011 |
| macOS (OS X) | January 1, 2011 |
| Linux | January 1, 2011 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 84 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Relaxed |
| Perspectives | Flip screen, Top-down view |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Puzzle |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
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SpaceChem is a singleplayer flip screen and top-down view puzzle game.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOG.com | |
Includes the 63 Corvi DLC. | |
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| itch.io | |
Includes Android version. | |
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| Steam | |
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| Green Man Gaming (unavailable) | |
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- Available for free to public schools and school-like non-profit organizations.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| 63 Corvi | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Zachtronics Industries\SpaceChem\ |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/.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) | $HOME/.local/share/Zachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/ |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Zachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/ |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game options menu.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Stretched/pillarboxed 4:3 (set with Keep Aspect Ratio). | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Set with Quick Alt-Tab. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Capped at 62 FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse, touch | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Touchscreen optimised | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | No speech | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Brazilian 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] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | Steam version is now 64-bit only, old 32-bit only version v1015 is still available in Properties - Betas. | ||
| Linux | Steam version is now 64-bit only, old 32-bit only version v1015 is still available in Properties - Betas. |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP | 7 |
| 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 | Ubuntu 12.04 |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Frame Buffer support recommended | |