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SpaceChem
Zachtronics · released Mar 2, 2011 · data updated Oct 24, 2026
by Zachtronics
Released Mar 2, 2011
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Overwhelmingly Positive · 95% positive of 2,634 Steam reviews | Oct 24, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | No followers data for this game yet | |
| Regular US price | $9.99 | Oct 21, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 9 | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 6 | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 10 | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 6 | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| Aug 2026 | 6 | 0 |
| Sep 2026 | 8 | 1 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 78k – 270k | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $420k – $1.5M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 2,634 | Oct 24, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 30–99 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. This game was on Steam before reviews began in November 2013; many copies sold before then have no review, so the ranges may be low. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Programming | 1 in 193 games |
| Science | 1 in 101 games |
| Automation | 1 in 45 games |
| Great Soundtrack | 1 in 46 games |
| Logic | 1 in 20 games |
| Space | 1 in 20 games |
| Difficult | 1 in 19 games |
| Sci-fi | 1 in 9 games |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Opus Magnum | Zachtronics | 87% | Overwhelmingly Positive · 6,067 |
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| SHENZHEN I/O | Zachtronics | 90% | Overwhelmingly Positive · 3,761 |
| TIS-100 | Zachtronics | 87% | Overwhelmingly Positive · 3,398 |
| Robo Instructus | Big AB Games | 86% | Very Positive · 62 |
| Infinifactory | Zachtronics | 84% | Overwhelmingly Positive · 1,791 |
| Human Resource Machine | Tomorrow Corporation | 82% | Very Positive · 3,290 |
| EXAPUNKS | Zachtronics | 84% | Overwhelmingly Positive · 1,379 |