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.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for SpaceChem. It has received a total of 5,074 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 89 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for SpaceChem. Right now, it costs $4.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for SpaceChem and its growth over time. It currently has 9,063 followers on its community page.
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.
Players have rated SpaceChem as "Very Positive" out of 5,074 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 4,676 positive reviews and 398 negative reviews — an overall 92% positive review rating. Additionally, SpaceChem has earned a metascore of 84 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $4.99 which is a 50% discount off its base price. It can also be purchased through The Zachtronics Puzzle Pack and Molecular Marvels which give a discount off its base price. The game also includes a single DLC add-on, SpaceChem: 63 Corvi available for purchase and download through Steam.
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 functionaliy 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.
DLC & Related Apps
SpaceChem is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | SpaceChem: 63 Corvi | DLC | 7/22/2011 | View |
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