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MOLEK-SYNTEZ

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App ID 1168880
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Zachtronics
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 30818701
Last Record Update 28 August 2025 – 00:49:14 UTC ()
Release Date 19 November 2019 – 19:20:40 UTC ()
😎 83.21%
655 reviews
4
In-Game
🖥️ Simulation 🧩 Puzzle 💻 Programming 🔬 Science 🤖 Automation

Use the MOLEK-SYNTEZ to create small molecules with various pharmacological effects from the comfort of your small Romanian apartment.

Additional Information

Developer Zachtronics
metacritic_name MOLEK-SYNTEZ
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Zachtronics
Store Release Date 19 November 2019 – 19:20:50 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Indie (23), Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 19 November 2019 – 19:20:40 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 29 October 2022 – 19:10:03 UTC () (1667070603)
library_assets
library_capsuleen
library_heroen
library_logoen
logo_position ↴
pinned_positionBottomLeft
width_pct50
height_pct50
osextended macos64
review_score 8
review_percentage 88
Detected Technologies (?) Ogg SDK, SDL SDK, SteamworksNET SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 21 August 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 9717150
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Early Access Release Date 4 November 2019 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 28 September 2019 – 01:22:45 UTC (), in changelist #6941169

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Tags

🖥️ Simulation 🧩 Puzzle 💻 Programming 🌱 Indie 👤 Singleplayer 🔬 Science 🤖 Automation 🧩 Logic

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Assets

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library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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logo_position/height_pct50
Assets
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page_background_pathapp/1168880
timestamp29 October 2022 – 19:10:22 UTC
Trailers
250000 ↴
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
229004 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980.NET 4.5.2 Redist No size
1168881 Windows MOLEK-SYNTEZ (Windows) 134.63 MiB 130.24 MiB
1168882 macOS MOLEK-SYNTEZ (Mac) 160.23 MiB 136.69 MiB
1168883 Linux MOLEK-SYNTEZ (Linux) 186.91 MiB 144.80 MiB

Total size on disk is 481.77 MiB and total download size is 411.74 MiB.

Total size on disk is 134.63 MiB and total download size is 130.24 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 9717150 13 October 2022 – 22:06:20 UTC
m1-mac-fix Fix for launch hang on M1 Macs 6332182 5 December 2022 – 00:17:17 UTC
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