Difference between revisions of "SpaceChem"

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SpaceChem is a singleplayer flip screen and top-down view puzzle game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com		Includes the 63 Corvi DLC.
itch.io		Includes Android version.
Steam
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)

Available for free to public schools and school-like non-profit organizations.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
63 Corvi

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Zachtronics Industries\SpaceChem\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/.local/share/Zachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Zachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Zachtronics Industries\SpaceChem\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/.local/share/Zachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Zachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game options menu.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Stretched/pillarboxed 4:3 (set with Keep Aspect Ratio).
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Set with Quick Alt-Tab.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS	Capped at 62 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse, touch	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		No speech
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Issues fixed

Graphics Issues

On some systems, there is an issue where only part of the screen is visible.

Disable display scaling on high DPI settings^{[citation needed]}
Go to the installation folder. Right-click `SpaceChem.exe`, select Properties, and go to the Compatibility tab. Check Disable display scaling on high DPI settings, and click Apply.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			Steam version is now 64-bit only, old 32-bit only version v1015 is still available in Properties - Betas.
Linux			Steam version is now 64-bit only, old 32-bit only version v1015 is still available in Properties - Betas.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	7
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	300 MB
Video card (GPU)	Frame Buffer Supported

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.5.8, 10.6.3
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	300 MB
Video card (GPU)	Frame Buffer Supported

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 10.04	Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	300 MB
Video card (GPU)	Frame Buffer support recommended

References

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 {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|spacechem|84}}
 |taxonomy     =
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization|dlc}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization|One-time game purchase, DLC}}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes|Singleplayer}}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing|Relaxed}}
@@ Line 21: / Line 21: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes|Sci-fi}}
 |steam appid  = 92800
+|steam appid side = 92803
 |gogcom id    = 1207659018
 |official site= http://www.zachtronics.com/spacechem/
 |hltb         = 8881
 |igdb         = spacechem
-|strategywiki =
+|lutris       = spacechem
-|mobygames    = spacechem
+|mobygames    = 50963
+|strategywiki = SpaceChem
 |wikipedia    = SpaceChem
-|winehq       =
+|winehq       = 20204
 |license      = commercial
+}}
+{{Introduction
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
 }}
@@ Line 39: / Line 49: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | spacechem | DRM-free |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | spacechem | DRM-free | Includes the 63 Corvi DLC. |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 {{Availability/row| itch.io | https://zachtronics.itch.io/spacechem | DRM-free | Includes Android version. | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 92800 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
@@ Line 46: / Line 56: @@
 {{ii}} [http://www.zachtronics.com/zachademics/ Available for free] to public schools and school-like non-profit organizations.
+==Monetization==
 {{DLC|
 {{DLC/row| 63 Corvi |  | Windows, Linux }}
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 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|localappdata}}\Zachtronics Industries\SpaceChem\}}
-{{Game data/config|OS X|~/.local/share/Zachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/}}
+{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/.local/share/Zachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/}}
 {{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/Zachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/}}
 }}
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 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|localappdata}}\Zachtronics Industries\SpaceChem\}}
-{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/.local/share/Zachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/}}
+{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/.local/share/Zachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/}}
 {{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/Zachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/}}
 }}
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 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/spacechem/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
-|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
+|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
@@ Line 110: / Line 121: @@
 |antialiasing               = n/a
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
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 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|mac os x powerpc app   =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
 |macos intel 32-bit app = hackable
 |macos intel 64-bit app = true
-|macos arm app          =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        = Steam version is now 64-bit only, old 32-bit only version '''v1015''' is still available in '''Properties - Betas'''.
 |linux 32-bit executable= hackable
 |linux 64-bit executable= true
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes = Steam version is now 64-bit only, old 32-bit only version '''v1015''' is still available in '''Properties - Betas'''.
 }}

Developers

	Zachtronics
Engines
	FontEngine
Release dates
Windows	January 1, 2011
macOS (OS X)	January 1, 2011
Linux	January 1, 2011
Reception
Metacritic	84
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Relaxed
Perspectives	Flip screen, Top-down view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Puzzle
Themes	Sci-fi