Photochemistry

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Photochemistry is a challenging 2D puzzle game about synthesizing chemicals to sustain plant life in a post-apocalyptic setting. Design and construct elaborate mechanisms to produce complex compounds from simple particles.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

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Audience ScoreBased on 20 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

Photochemistry offers a satisfying puzzle experience with infinitely many solutions, encouraging creativity and unique problem-solving.
The art style is charming and simple, enhancing the overall enjoyment of the game.
The game features a variety of challenging puzzles and mechanics, providing hours of replayability and a sense of triumph upon solving them.

The visibility can be hindered by the background during puzzles, making it difficult to see certain elements.
Finding different acts can be confusing and time-consuming, with some players needing to rely on walkthroughs.
The game may be too challenging for some, leading to frustration, especially in the early stages.

graphics
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The game's graphics are praised for their charming and simple art style, combining low-resolution rendering with 3D models to create a retro aesthetic. Reviewers appreciate the smooth animation, which evokes nostalgia reminiscent of rotoscoped pixel art, making the visuals both pleasant and engaging.
- “I absolutely love the art style of the game; it's so simple yet charming.”
- “The music includes some excellent choices from Eric Matyas' collection, and I thought the graphics were very pleasant to look at.”
- “Through a mixture of low-resolution rendering and 3D models, the visuals for the world have a retro feel with a very distinct smoothness to the animation that reminds me a lot of the rotoscoped pixel art in Another World.”
story
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The story revolves around a robot tasked with maintaining plant life on a planet, highlighting the urgency of his mission due to a finite power supply. While the plot is intriguing, some players feel it remains partially unexplored, leaving elements of the narrative still to be unraveled.
- “There is a plot (that I haven't fully unraveled yet) regarding your finite power supply as a robot and the urgency of your mission to sustain plant life.”
- “In it, you're asked to form various chemicals to help our robot friend maintain the plant life on the planet until the end of his mission.”
- “There is a plot (that I haven't fully unraveled yet) regarding your finite power supply as a robot and the urgency of your mission to sustain plant life.”
gameplay
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Photochemistry offers a fresh and engaging puzzle experience, featuring a well-balanced mix of challenging levels and innovative mechanics. Players can expect a significant amount of gameplay across three acts, with increasing difficulty as they progress through the puzzles.
- “Photochemistry manages to deliver a fresh and thoughtful puzzle experience with a good mixture of challenging levels and interesting new mechanics as you progress.”
- “Gameplay-wise, I found the puzzles to be legitimately quite challenging - though I may be a bit smooth-brained, so take it with a grain of salt.”
- “With three different acts, this portends quite a bit of gameplay, especially since I'm sure the puzzles only get more challenging from there.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music features a delightful selection from Eric Matyas' collection, contributing to a charming and enjoyable soundtrack that complements the game's pleasant graphics.
- “The music includes some excellent choices from Eric Matyas' collection, and I thought the graphics were very pleasant to look at.”
- “Really cute soundtrack.”
replayability
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The game offers significant replayability by allowing players to revisit puzzles and experiment with various strategies for optimizing builds, catering especially to those who enjoy tinkering and exploring different approaches.
- “This allows you to revisit puzzles and take different approaches for making the fastest or cheapest build, adding hours of replayability for those who like to tinker.”