SpaceChem Price History and Player Count

SpaceChem

Steam app 92800

SpaceChem

ZachtronicsMar 2, 2011Indie, Simulation

$9.99 Very PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Puzzle
  • Difficult
  • Programming
  • Indie
  • Logic
  • Singleplayer
  • Automation
  • Sci-fi
  • Great Soundtrack
  • Science
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Playing now
6
Updated 3 hours ago
24-hour peak
10
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
1,981
Dec 31, 2011
Steam reviews
92%
Very Positive

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SpaceChem player count chart

SpaceChem has very few players on Steam right now (6). Its all-time peak was 1,981.

History from May 10, 2011

SpaceChem monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026n/a-4-18.18%18
October 202610+1+11.11%22
September 20269-2-9.09%20
August 2026n/a-3-12%22
July 2026n/a-1-3.85%25
June 2026n/a+4+18.18%26
May 2026n/a-5-18.52%22
April 2026n/a+1+3.85%27
March 2026n/a-6-18.75%26
February 2026n/a+8+33.33%32
January 2026n/a+0+0%24
December 2025n/a+5+26.32%24
November 2025n/a-7-26.92%19
October 2025n/a+5+23.81%26
September 2025n/a-7-25%21
August 2025n/a-32-53.33%28
July 2025n/a+29+93.55%60
June 2025n/a+9+40.91%31
May 2025n/a-2-8.33%22
April 2025n/a-1-4%24
March 2025n/a+4+19.05%25
February 2025n/a-7-25%21
January 2025n/a+5+21.74%28
December 2024n/a-5-17.86%23
November 2024n/a-7-20%28
October 2024n/a+11+45.83%35
September 2024n/a-4-14.29%24
August 2024n/a-2-6.67%28
July 2024n/a-1-3.23%30
June 2024n/a+2+6.9%31
May 2024n/a+2+7.41%29
April 2024n/a+2+8%27
March 2024n/a-3-10.71%25
February 2024n/a-3-9.68%28
January 2024n/a-3-8.82%31
December 2023n/a+4+13.33%34
November 2023n/a+1+3.45%30
October 2023n/a+4+16%29
September 2023n/a-5-16.67%25
August 2023n/a+1+3.45%30
July 2023n/a+3+11.54%29
June 2023n/a-1-3.7%26
May 2023n/a-4-12.9%27
April 2023n/a+1+3.33%31
March 2023n/a+1+3.45%30
February 2023n/a-11-27.5%29
January 2023n/a+6+17.65%40
December 2022n/a+1+3.03%34
November 2022n/a+5+17.86%33
October 2022n/a-17-37.78%28
September 2022n/a+7+18.42%45
August 2022n/a-4-9.52%38
July 2022n/a-5-10.64%42
June 2022n/a+10+27.03%47
May 2022n/a-2-5.13%37
April 2022n/a+8+25.81%39
March 2022n/a-2-6.06%31
February 2022n/a-9-21.43%33
January 2022n/a-24-36.36%42
December 2021n/a+30+83.33%66
November 2021n/a-14-28%36
October 2021n/a+10+25%50
September 2021n/a+0+0%40
August 2021n/a-18-31.03%40
July 2021n/a-23-28.4%58
June 2021n/a+47+138.24%81
May 2021n/a-1-2.86%34
April 2021n/a+4+12.9%35
March 2021n/a-9-22.5%31
February 2021n/a-15-27.27%40
January 2021n/a-6-9.84%55
December 2020n/a+10+19.61%61
November 2020n/a+0+0%51
October 2020n/a+12+30.77%51
September 2020n/a-7-15.22%39
August 2020n/a-10-17.86%46
July 2020n/a+2+3.7%56
June 2020n/a+2+3.85%54
May 2020n/a-8-13.33%52
April 2020n/a-49-44.95%60
March 2020n/a+70+179.49%109
February 2020n/a-8-17.02%39
January 2020n/a-14-22.95%47
December 2019n/a+7+12.96%61
November 2019n/a+20+58.82%54
October 2019n/a+2+6.25%34
September 2019n/a-7-17.95%32
August 2019n/a-22-36.07%39
July 2019n/a+11+22%61
June 2019n/a-24-32.43%50
May 2019n/a+37+100%74
April 2019n/a-6-13.95%37
March 2019n/a-10-18.87%43
February 2019n/a-14-20.9%53
January 2019n/a-5-6.94%67
December 2018n/a+8+12.5%72
November 2018n/a+3+4.92%64
October 2018n/a+10+19.61%61
September 2018n/a+0+0%51
August 2018n/a-36-41.38%51
July 2018n/a-15-14.71%87
June 2018n/a+36+54.55%102
May 2018n/a+13+24.53%66
April 2018n/a-7-11.67%53
March 2018n/a-23-27.71%60
February 2018n/a-34-29.06%83
January 2018n/a-37-24.03%117
December 2017n/a+41+36.28%154
November 2017n/a+41+56.94%113
October 2017n/a+15+26.32%72
September 2017n/a+0+0%57
August 2017n/a-58-50.43%57
July 2017n/a+2+1.77%115
June 2017n/a+54+91.53%113
May 2017n/a-89-60.14%59
April 2017n/a+93+169.09%148
March 2017n/a-7-11.29%55
February 2017n/a-52-45.61%62
January 2017n/a+6+5.56%114
December 2016n/a+9+9.09%108
November 2016n/a+9+10%99
October 2016n/a+31+52.54%90
September 2016n/a+1+1.72%59
August 2016n/a-53-47.75%58
July 2016n/a+4+3.74%111
June 2016n/a+44+69.84%107
May 2016n/a+0+0%63
April 2016n/a-13-17.11%63
March 2016n/a-38-33.33%76
February 2016n/a-52-31.33%114
January 2016n/a-5-2.92%166
December 2015n/a-94-35.47%171
November 2015n/a+196+284.06%265
October 2015n/a+7+11.29%69
September 2015n/a-23-27.06%62
August 2015n/a-13-13.27%85
July 2015n/a-56-36.36%98
June 2015n/a+87+129.85%154
May 2015n/a-14-17.28%67
April 2015n/a-6-6.9%81
March 2015n/a-49-36.03%87
February 2015n/a-54-28.42%136
January 2015n/a-396-67.58%190
December 2014n/a+487+491.92%586
November 2014n/a-3-2.94%99
October 2014n/a+24+30.77%102
September 2014n/a-289-78.75%78
August 2014n/a-3-0.81%367
July 2014n/a-496-57.27%370
June 2014n/a+817+1667.35%866
May 2014n/a-2-3.92%49
April 2014n/a+2+4.08%51
March 2014n/a-11-18.33%49
February 2014n/a-11-15.49%60
January 2014n/a+3+4.41%71
December 2013n/a+7+11.48%68
November 2013n/a+12+24.49%61
October 2013n/a-21-30%49
September 2013n/a+5+7.69%70
August 2013n/a+9+16.07%65
July 2013n/a-20-26.32%56
June 2013n/a+28+58.33%76
May 2013n/a-15-23.81%48
April 2013n/a+0+0%63
March 2013n/a-40-38.83%63
February 2013n/a+16+18.39%103
January 2013n/a-18-17.14%87
December 2012n/a-2-1.87%105
November 2012n/a+1+0.94%107
October 2012n/a-54-33.75%106
September 2012n/a-226-58.55%160
August 2012n/a-229-37.24%386
July 2012n/a-1,226-66.59%615
January 2012n/a-140-7.07%1,841
December 2011n/a+1,124+131.16%1,981
October 2011n/a-496-36.66%857
July 2011n/a+961+245.15%1,353
May 2011n/an/an/a392

How many people are playing SpaceChem?

Right now, 6 players are in SpaceChem on Steam. That makes it the #8,725 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 10 players. Today's peak is 17% below its 30-day average daily peak of 12.

Is SpaceChem growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days SpaceChem averaged a daily peak of 12 players, down 14% compared with the 30 days before (14). Its highest point this month (20) is 5% above the same period last year (19). Today's player count is 0% of its all-time peak of 1,981, set on Dec 31, 2011.

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About SpaceChem

Zachtronics is back with an ambitious new design-based puzzle game. Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products!

Developer
Zachtronics
Released
Mar 2, 2011
Genre
Indie, Simulation
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
8 languages

Screenshots

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SpaceChem price history

$9.99
price now (US)
$9.99
lowest recorded · no discount seen since Oct 2026

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SpaceChem reviews over time

92% Very Positive92% of 4,992 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

SpaceChem achievements

SpaceChem has 20 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 10.3% of them; the rarest, Interstellar Transportation Specialist, is held by 5.7% of players.

  • Polar ExpeditionReach the south pole of Sernimir IV.35.9%
  • Moustache Research AssistantBeat the assignment "Moustachium 602".16.6%
  • Junior Permutation TechnicianBeat the assignment "Challenge: In-Place Swap".15.7%
  • Moustache ScientistBeat the assignment "Moustachium 604".14.6%
  • Director of Moustache ResearchBeat the assignment "Moustachium 608".11.7%
  • Junior Performance SpecialistBeat the assignment "Nothing Works" in under 1000 cycles.10.5%
  • Environmental EngineerBeat the assignment "Challenge: Going Green".9.9%
  • Efficiency SpecialistBeat the assignment "No Ordinary Headache" using only one reactor.8.8%
  • Industrial PhysicistBeat the assignment "Challenge: Applied Fusion".8.3%
  • Science is an Indoor ActivityBeat 3 published ResearchNet assignments.8.1%
  • Performance Specialist IIBeat the assignment "Gas Works Park" in under 2700 cycles.8.0%
  • Performance SpecialistBeat the assignment "No Thanks Necessary" in under 2200 cycles.7.9%
  • Materials Engineer of the PeopleBeat the assignment "Challenge: KOHCTPYKTOP".7.2%
  • Cost Control SpecialistBeat the assignment "Falling" using two or fewer reactors.6.9%
  • Senior Performance SpecialistBeat the assignment "Σ-Ethylene" in under 6000 cycles.6.5%
  • Senior Efficiency SpecialistBeat the assignment "Molecular Foundry" using two or fewer reactors.6.4%
  • Chief Executive OfficerBeat the game!6.2%
  • Junior Publication ReviewerBeat 10 published ResearchNet assignments.6.2%
  • Distinguished Publication ReviewerBeat 20 published ResearchNet assignments.5.9%
  • Interstellar Transportation SpecialistBeat the assignment "Collapsar" in the 63 Corvi campaign.5.7%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

SpaceChem DLC

SpaceChem has 1 DLC on Steam, newest first.

DLCReleasedPrice (US)
SpaceChem: 63 Corvi ↗Jul 22, 2011$1.99

Latest SpaceChem news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

SpaceChem FAQ

Is SpaceChem dead?

SpaceChem has very few players on Steam right now (6). Its all-time peak was 1,981.

How many people play SpaceChem?

6 people are playing SpaceChem on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 10 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for SpaceChem?

SpaceChem reached its all-time Steam peak of 1,981 concurrent players on Dec 31, 2011.

Is SpaceChem growing or declining?

SpaceChem is declining. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 12, down 14% compared with the previous 30 days.

How much does SpaceChem cost?

SpaceChem costs $9.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price SpaceChem has been on Steam?

We have not seen SpaceChem discounted on Steam since October 2026, so the lowest US price we have recorded is its regular $9.99.

Is SpaceChem on sale right now?

No, SpaceChem is at its full price of $9.99 on Steam right now.

Is SpaceChem good?

Steam players rate SpaceChem Very Positive: 92% of 4,992 reviews are positive.

When did SpaceChem come out?

SpaceChem was released on Steam on Mar 2, 2011.

Who made SpaceChem?

SpaceChem was developed by Zachtronics.

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