indiePub has published an interview with independent game developer Zach Barth who created the game SpaceChem. Barth also created Infiminer which was the inspiration for Minecraft.
From the article:
"Barth's most recently released game is SpaceChem, a puzzle game where, as a Reactor Engineer, you create elaborate factories to transform raw materials into various valuable and useful chemical products. To do this you design a routine with various paths and actions that move elements into the proper configurations to form specific molecular formations. It's loosely based on chemical engineering and each puzzle has seemingly limitless solutions."
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.
