SpaceChem

At age 13 this game and Codex of Alchemical Engineering subconsciously converted me to a programmer. I've only got 3 hours on steam but on my dads tablet I played for hundreds of hours, so much that he got real sick of me asking to use it. It's the quintessential zach-like. A very limited set of tools from which incredible complexity can emerge. Never too overwhelming, but still plenty challenging. And it holds up. Even in 2026 I can't recommend it enough.

Nice game but like most zachtronics games it resembles my day job too much by the end. I don't finish them.

Very fun puzzle game. Very little chemistry, all things considered. Highly recommend if you like programming things and want a challenge.

Supremely challenging and addictive.

Strong Factorio vibes. This is the game I'd use, if I have to introduce someone to programming, without them noticing. On a surface this feels like a puzzle game, but you're basically writing code, you just don't realize it.

Infinifactory я дропнула после The Heist, потому что не осилила. Основную кампанию SpaceChem я прошла за два месяца. Теперь я официально могу считать, что SpaceChem легче Infinfactory, несмотря на то, что по шкале сложности IF 2/5, а SC 4/5. UPD 12.07.26: Я прошла на все ачивки - теперь официально могу считать, что SpaceChem легче Infinifactory.

むずかしいけどおもしろいっ 追記）やっとさいごまでいけた！うれしい！自力でがんばりました！