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2016PCSteam Deck playable95 % positive10.75 €

A Zachtronics programming puzzler where you build circuits and write code in a compact assembly language. The authentic-feeling manual and demanding optimization challenges make it a true tinkerer's test.

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The closest matches for Shenzhen I/O are Infinifactory, Turing Complete and SpaceChem. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Shenzhen I/O special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Infinifactory

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2015PCPlayStationSteam Deck playable95 % positive−50 % 17.75 € 8.87 €

Brings what grabs you about Shenzhen I/O: puzzles to figure out, a demanding difficulty and a pure single-player experience.

A 3D engineering puzzler from Zachtronics in which you build factory lines for alien captors that assemble products. The appeal lies in tinkering and optimizing your solutions against other players' results.

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Turing Complete

Deep systems to master

You build a computer from the ground up, from basic logic gates to your own CPU and assembly programming. A cleverly structured puzzle game that teaches computing one layer of abstraction at a time.

SpaceChem

Puzzles and brain teasers

A demanding programming puzzler where you lay out waldo paths and instructions to build reactors that break apart and assemble molecules. Open-ended solutions and optimization histograms reward creative, engineer-style thinking.

TIS-100

Puzzles and brain teasers

A programming puzzler where you write assembly-style code for a broken, fictional computer to fix its nodes. Dry, demanding and all about tinkering and optimizing solutions.

Exapunks

Puzzles and brain teasers

A programming puzzle game set in a 1990s hacker world, where you write assembly-like scripts for tiny spider-bots that crawl through other people's networks. It pairs a grim cyberpunk story about a deadly virus with a charming zine-style manual.

Great Permutator

Puzzles and brain teasers

A tough engineering puzzle where you build networks of conveyors and devices so colored boxes reach the right destinations in the correct order. Suited to fans of SpaceChem and Manufactoria.

Molek-Syntez

Linear, curated structure

A puzzle game where you assemble small molecules with pharmacological effects using the Molek-Syntez machine in a cramped Romanian apartment. It pairs fiddly synthesis challenges with an unusual, austere atmosphere.

Hard Chip

Deep systems to master

Hard Chip is a realistic puzzle and optimization game about designing processors, covering CPU logic, floor planning and propagation delay. It suits tinkerers who enjoy understanding and refining technical systems.

Quantum Odyssey

Puzzles and brain teasers

A puzzle game where you visually build quantum circuits and algorithms, learning the fundamentals of quantum computing along the way. Difficulty ramps up steadily until you are constructing real, hardware-ready algorithms.

Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal

Deep systems to master

A real-time strategy game where you push back a spreading fluid menace called the Creeper using defensive towers and terraforming. Huge maps and scripting tools make it a demanding, puzzle-like challenge for tacticians.

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