SpaceChem
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!
- Price:$4.99
- Release Date:3/2/2011
- Developer:Zachtronics
- Publisher:Zachtronics
- Last Updated:6/25/2026
- Steam App Id:92800
SpaceChem
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, SpaceChem has 16 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 68% lower than its previous all-time peak of 50 players achieved on 7/20/2025.
SpaceChem Review
SpaceChem has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 92 / 100. This score is calculated from 5,077 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Very Positive rating. These are split between 4,679 positive reviews, 398 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Additionally, SpaceChem has earned a metascore of 84 on Metacritic.
Track historical reviews and overall rating trends for SpaceChem using the chart below.
SpaceChem Price
SpaceChem costs $4.99 in the Steam store as of 6/25/2026 which is a 50% discount off its base price. It can be purchased as a standalone game or through a bundle like The Zachtronics Puzzle Pack or Molecular Marvels which offers a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for SpaceChem.
SpaceChem DLC
SpaceChem has 1 downloadable add-on available for purchase on Steam which is SpaceChem: 63 Corvi.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | SpaceChem: 63 Corvi | DLC | 7/22/2011 | View |
About SpaceChem
SpaceChem is an Indie, and Simulation game developed by Zachtronics. On 3/2/2011, it was released on the Steam Store by Zachtronics.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play SpaceChem on the Steam Deck but some functionality may not be fully supported.
It also supports 8 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Russian, and Italian. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, SpaceChem supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
From the Steam community, SpaceChem has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Difficult
- Touch-Friendly
- Great Soundtrack
- Puzzle
- Programming
- Logic
- Simulation
- Education
- Addictive
- Science
- Sci-fi
- Automation
- Strategy
- Indie
- Casual
- Singleplayer
- Illuminati
- 2D
- Space
- Building
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for SpaceChem and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
SpaceChem is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Zachtronics Puzzle Pack | 10 | 10 | $59.30 | View |
 | Molecular Marvels | 4 | 4 | $8.91 | View |
Related Packages
SpaceChem is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
Supported Languages
SpaceChem is available in 8 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
| Japanese | Yes | No | No |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Yes | No | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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SpaceChem data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, June 25). SpaceChem on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/92800
- Valve Corporation. (2026, June 25). SpaceChem. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/92800
- Metacritic. (2026, June 25). SpaceChem for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/spacechem
- Zachtronics. (2023, July 8). SpaceChem. SpaceChem. http://www.zachtronics.com/spacechem