94BANG SCORE
SpaceChem
banger · strategy · 2011
A lot of game for the money: about 41.5h, $9.99 (~$0.24/hr), 92% positive.
Better value than 96% of strategy games
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!
BANGER threshold
Already a BANGER at $9.99.
Buy it. The price is already a steal.
Real value
$0.24/hr over the 41.5h main story, $0.15/hr if you 100% it (65.9h).
Heads up: only 6% finish a 41.5h game, so budget for the first stretch, not the full ride.
Advertised
41.5h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
65.9h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$0.24/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$9.99
Reviews
92%
5,073 reviews
Metacritic
84
critic score
Players
1.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2011
What drives the score
Value$0.24/hr
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews92% positive
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DeveloperZachtronics
PublisherZachtronics
Genrestrategy
Achievements20
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