Zachtronics

Commercial Games

EXAPUNKS

The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.

Opus Magnum

Master the intricate, physical machinery of the transmutation engine— the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool— and use it to create vital remedies, precious gemstones, deadly weapons, and more.

SHENZHEN I/O

SHENZHEN I/O: BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.

TIS-100

TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!

Infinifactory

Infinifactory is a sandbox puzzle game. Build factories that assemble products for your alien overlords, and try not to die in the process.

Ironclad Tactics

Ironclad Tactics is a fast-paced, card-based tactics game set in an alternate history Civil War – with steam-powered military robots!

SpaceChem

SpaceChem is an obscenely addictive, design-based puzzle game about building machines and fighting monsters in the name of science!

Other Games

Prior to SpaceChem, Zachtronics released several freeware games, including The Codex of Alchemical Engineering, the predecessor to SpaceChem, and Infiniminer, the game that started the "block game" genre.

The Codex

The Codex of Alchemical Engineering is a puzzle game about alchemy, and is the precursor to SpaceChem.

Magnum Opus Challenge

The Magnum Opus Challenge is a mind-bending expansion to The Codex of Alchemical Engineering.

Ruckingenur II

Ruckingenur II is a game about "rock and roll" reverse engineering of electrical circuits, with low-budget, live-action video.

KOHCTPYKTOP

KOHCTPYKTOP: Engineer of the People is a Soviet-themed puzzle game about designing integrated circuits.

The Bureau

The Bureau of Steam Engineering is an engineering puzzle game about steam-powered robots in the American Civil War.

Infiniminer

Infiniminer, is a procedurally generated, first-person mining game. The original block game!

Educational Games

We've also developed a few educational games focusing on STEM topics, including mathematics and biology. They are available for iOS and Android tablets as part of the Amplify Curriculum.

MetaboSIM

MetaboSIM is a kinetic puzzle game about metabolisms, developed for the Amplify Curriculum.

HabiTactics

HabiTactics is a match-3 game about ecosystems and trophic levels, developed for the Amplify Curriculum.

FAKTR

FAKTR is an arcade-style action game about prime factorization, developed for the Amplify Curriculum.

Podcast

On the Zachtronics podcast we go behind the scenes of how indie games are made and interview other game developers.

Episode List

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