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Opus Magnum

97% positive of 6,027 Steam reviews

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To finish
16 h
To 100%
44 h
Released
2017
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam, GOG, Xbox / PC Game Pass, itch.io

Made by Zachtronics.

About the game

Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, and SHENZHEN I/O. Design and build machines that assemble potions, poisons, and more using the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool: the transmutation engine!

Tagged by players

  • Programming
  • Automation
  • Puzzle
  • Logic
  • Steampunk
  • Simulation
  • Difficult
  • Building
  • Hex Grid
  • Sandbox
  • Casual
  • Story Rich

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What players say

  • Recommended
    >boot up game >pull up unfinished solution >bang my head against a wall >ragequit after 2 hours of trying to optimize cycles >repeat love this game

    7.4 h played when written. 13 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    Probably one of the best puzzle games ever. Part programming, part key-frame animation, part mechanical engineering, part alchemy. Total genius.

    13 h played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 9 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    I've been drawn to the abstract complexity of Zachtronics games for a long time and I finally decided to try one with Opus Magnum. I enjoyed the initial learning curve but I quickly realized the game was getting more challenging faster than I was learning. It was either keep banging my head against the wall getting nowhere or look up solutions, and that felt unsatisfying. I wish the game did a better job of…

    4.5 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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