Games like MOLEK-SYNTEZ
If you like MOLEK-SYNTEZ (puzzle, programming and chemistry), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Opus Magnum
- In common: thinking and creating
When you want to think deeply and build something elegant: each puzzle is a small engineering project.
Baba Is You
- In common: thinking and a challenge
- Difference: less building
When you want a pure mental challenge. A level can take five minutes or an hour of staring at the screen.
Mini Metro
- In common: thinking
- Difference: more management
When you have a short while and feel like thinking a little: each game lasts between 10 and 20 minutes.
Mini Motorways
- In common: thinking
- Difference: more management
When you have 15-20 minutes and feel like thinking a little, with gorgeous visuals.
Patrick's Parabox
- In common: thinking and a challenge
- Difference: less building
When you want a short mental challenge: each level takes a few minutes and leaves you smiling.
Autonauts
- In common: thinking and creating
- Difference: more management
When you fancy automating without any stress: there are no enemies or danger, just goals that unlock technology.
Kerbal Space Program
- In common: thinking and creating
- Difference: more exploring
When you have hours, want to experiment and have the patience to fail many times with good humour.
shapez
- In common: thinking and creating
- Difference: more progression
When you want to optimise without pressure: you can leave it and pick it up whenever you like without losing anything.
Into the Breach
- In common: thinking and a challenge
- Difference: less building
When you want to think seriously but in little time: a mission lasts minutes and you can stop on any turn.
Lightmatter
- In common: thinking
- Difference: less building
When you fancy puzzles for a couple of evenings: two reviewers finished it in around four and around six hours.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About MOLEK-SYNTEZ
In a cold flat in 2092 Romania, you program up to six emitters on a hexagonal board to join atoms and synthesise pharmaceuticals. After each puzzle, a histogram compares your cycles, instructions and modules with other players'.
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