SpaceChem

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux
• Android

Genres

• puzzle video game

• construction and management simulation^*

• strategy video game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Localized titles

• SpaceChem

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Indie^*
• Simulation^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Steam Leaderboards^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Russian^*
• Italian^*
• Japanese^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Spanish - Latin America^*

Community tags · historical

• Puzzle^*

  Votes · historical

  598^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  359^*

• Programming^*

  Votes · historical

  356^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  273^*

• Logic^*

  Votes · historical

  242^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  207^*

• Automation^*

  Votes · historical

  167^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  152^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  143^*

• Science^*

  Votes · historical

  91^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  58^*

• Space^*

  Votes · historical

  56^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  50^*

• Illuminati^*

  Votes · historical

  50^*

• Casual^*

  Votes · historical

  48^*

• Addictive^*

  Votes · historical

  38^*

• Education^*

  Votes · historical

  36^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  28^*

• Touch-Friendly^*

  Votes · historical

  25^*

• Building^*

  Votes · historical

  22^*

System requirements

• Windows · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Windows XP SP3 / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.0 GHz Processor^*

  Memory

  1GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 300MB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  frame buffer support recommended^*

• Linux · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  glibc 2.17+, 64-bit only^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.0 GHz Processor^*

  Memory

  1 GB RAM^*

  Storage

  300 MB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  frame buffer support recommended^*

• macOS · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  macOS 10.9 Mavericks or later^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.0 GHz Processor^*

  Memory

  1GB RAM^*

  Storage

  300MB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  frame buffer support recommended^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Graphics alternatives

  frame buffer support recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.0 GHz Processor^*

  Memory

  1 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  10^*

  Community confidence

  low^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

Developers

• Zachtronics

Publishers

• Zachtronics

• 2011-01-01

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2011-01-01 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2011-01-01^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Mar 2, 2011^*

Detailed specifications