JIG: The creator of The Codex of Alchemical Engineering and Bureau of Steam Engineering (not to mention the grandaddy of Minecraft, Infiniminer) is back with a full-fledged indie game ready to provide a serious logic puzzle challenge. SpaceChem is anything but simple, anything but easy, and one of the most satisfying puzzle games released. If you can solve its challenges, that is. SpaceChem is a game you'll spend a few minutes learning but weeks trying to master, and its 50+ levels are more than enough to strain your poor brain matter more than it's been strained in quite some time.
Sim City is an obvious choice, but what other games can be used to teach youngsters - and oldsters - useful skills and interesting facts?
BNR: So, what's Spacechem like? It's a game that I'd heard of and known about for a while, but, to be honest, had no idea about. Curious, I activated my Steam key and installed it. The first thing that jumped out at me was the gentle, atmospheric piano music- it certainly has a nice soundtrack. I thus decided to start my first game as a Reaction Engineer Trainee- it seems that this game has something to do with chemistry.
Hardcore Gamer: This gives you nine games to add to your Steam library, and perhaps even play one day, for $3.52. For less than the cost of a coffee at Starbucks, you can get Sword of the Stars II Enhanced Edition, Project Freedom, Weird Worlds, SpaceChem and its 63 Corvi DLC, Really Big Sky, Planets Under Attack, Data Jammers, and Ion Assault.