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“It is not an exaggeration to say that without alchemical engineering, civilization would not exist.” Hailed as the most promising alchemist of his generation, Anataeus Vaya has just accepted a position as Head Alchemist of House Van Tassen, the oldest and richest of the city’s ancient Houses. But dangers lurk behind the family’s opulent facade, and alchemy alone may not solve every problem. Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, TIS-100, and SHENZHEN I/O. 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. Design Machines - Design and build machines that carry out alchemical processes using a variety of components including programmable arms, customizable tracks, and more esoteric devices like Van Berlo’s wheel and the Glyph of Animismus. Open-Ended Puzzles - Compete against your friends and the world to build the simplest, fastest, and most compact solutions to the game’s challenges. Export animated GIFs of your elegant designs to show them off. Steam Workshop
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Love puzzle games like this and Infinifactory
Love puzzle games like this and Infinifactory. I'm turning 77 years old in a few weeks and these games stretch my capacity to still solve problems like in my previous life as an engineer. This is a wonderful game with a nice story line as well. Since I can no longer play first person shooters, these are my goto games! Thanks Zachtronics!!
- Graphics3.5
- Gameplay4.5
- Story3.5
- Value4.0
The experience: you build a shameful, jittering meatball of pistons and regret
The experience: you build a shameful, jittering meatball of pistons and regret. And yet, you’re proud. You watch your creation spit out product after product, inefficiently but reliably, like a factory designed by a caffeinated octopus. Your friends share screenshots of their compact, elegant builds, and you respond with your 37-arm monstrosity held together by timing loops, divine mercy, and stubbornness. You name it “The Alchemajestic Horrorspindle” and defend its honor in Discord debates. But... that’s the point.The game doesn't want your machine to be perfect. It wants you to care about it. To iterate. To optimize. To tear it down and rebuild it three hours later because you found a way to shave off one cycle and you hate yourself just enough. 10/10 - still hating myself.
- Graphics4.5
- Gameplay4.0
- Story4.0
- Value4.0
Zachtronics making me feel stupid again
Zachtronics making me feel stupid again. Gameflow in a nutshell Step one: Find solution. Step two: Spend hours/days looking for a more efficient solution. Step three: Look at other players solutions compared to yours. Step four: Move on to next puzzle in disgust. 10/10.
- Graphics4.0
- Gameplay4.5
- Story3.5
- Value4.5
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