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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.
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The closest matches for SpaceChem are Infinifactory, TIS-100 and Polarity. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes SpaceChem special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
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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.
93 % 4.99 €
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.
88 %
Puzzles and brain teasers
A first-person puzzle game in the vein of Portal, where you manipulate magnetic polarity to overcome obstacles. Tricky puzzles and precise timing challenge experienced players.
85 %
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A tense real-time puzzler where you clear rolling cubes on a floating platform by marking and deactivating spots, without being crushed. Minimalist design and rising time pressure create a distinctive blend of planning and speed.
84 % 4.99 €
Puzzles and brain teasers
An indie real-time strategy game where you push back a spreading, fluid enemy mass called the Creeper with carefully placed turrets and power supply. It plays like a tactical tower-defense puzzle.
84 % 9.99 €
Tactical depth
Chess expanded with time and parallel-universe dimensions, where pieces travel through time and spawn branching timelines. It demands intense spatial and temporal thinking, with puzzles, a short campaign and multiplayer matches.
83 % 17.99 €
Tactical depth
A minimalist top-down stealth game that retells Robin Hood in a near-future setting. You plan routes past guards and sneak through levels while Andy Serkis helps carry the story.
83 % 28.99 €
Tactical depth
An extremely demanding 3D puzzle game where you push sausages across grills with a fork. A few simple rules unfold into brilliantly intricate, often brutally hard aha moments.
83 % 5.99 €
Linear, curated structure
A first-person puzzle game set in a minimalist world of white cubes, where special gloves let you manipulate coloured blocks. The puzzles rely on physics, timing and spatial thinking.
82 % 6.99 €
Tactical depth
A brain-bending puzzle game where you guide snake-like birds through levels, eating fruit while juggling gravity and body shape. Simple rules, but surprisingly devious puzzles.