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SHENZHEN I/O

95% positive of 3,756 Steam reviews

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Released
2016
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam, GOG, Xbox / PC Game Pass, itch.io

Made by Zachtronics.

About the game

BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.

Tagged by players

  • Programming
  • Automation
  • Logic
  • Difficult
  • Puzzle
  • Simulation
  • Hacking
  • Building
  • Sandbox
  • Solitaire
  • Psychological Horror

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What players say

  • Recommended
    I resigned my software engineering job of 15+ years experience due to no work satisfaction in programming due to AI in Feb 2026. Now in this game is giving me that programming and problem solving instant gratification. I feel like this is my full time job. Just played today and I will come back to it next weekend again. Thanks dev. I wish it had MOD support. Gridshift.dev

    2.3 h played when written. 9 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    One of the best indie games and best educational game I have ever played. It is very engaging on a similar level to factorio and if you're in the niche this game targets you will have a lot of fun here. I just started playing but I hope there will be SHENZHEN 2 released sometime in the future - maybe with something about reverse engineering components and patching them? That would be nice :D

    4.5 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Doesn't have Claude Code integration literally unplayable

    20 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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