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SHENZHEN I/O

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App ID 504210
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Zachtronics
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 29789628
Last Record Update 27 June 2025 – 15:07:52 UTC ()
Release Date 17 November 2016 – 18:00:32 UTC ()
😍 91.41%
4k reviews
54
In-Game

BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.

Additional Information

Developer Zachtronics
metacritic_name SHENZHEN I/O
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Zachtronics
Store Release Date 17 November 2016 – 18:00:44 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Indie (23), Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 17 November 2016 – 18:00:32 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 29 October 2022 – 19:04:42 UTC () (1667070282)
library_assets
library_capsuleen
library_heroen
library_logoen
logo_position ↴
pinned_positionCenterCenter
width_pct78.23803967327888
height_pct99.39444312514843
osextended macos64
review_score 9
review_percentage 95
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
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • 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: 26 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 60333513
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 18 July 2016 – 21:50:38 UTC (), in changelist #2110300

Supported Languages

2 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes

Tags

💻 Programming 🤖 Automation 🧩 Puzzle 🧩 Logic 🖥️ Simulation 😓 Difficult 🌱 Indie 🏫 Education 👤 Singleplayer 🧱 Sandbox 🏠 Building 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🔌 Hacking 🏽 2D ♠️ Solitaire 🕴 Psychological Horror

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards Includes level editor Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Assets

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clienttga 313c68ff0756d42fad044a4c3c9e9c40d0ac3989
icon b64581acf2b5e3c418ce32ad20cc6b7e1b3ac9a9
logo d1ced16a23a15441fbbdf5370f6b299a1e8cb427
logo_small d1ced16a23a15441fbbdf5370f6b299a1e8cb427_thumb
clienticns 0456d35b6f1df2190fc854f3a98e9c49009fd156
LinuxClientIcon 64bf44c7dc6dea20fed6bccb87a7352b276c79c0
small_capsule
englishcapsule_231x87.jpg
header_image
englishheader.jpg
library_assets_full
library_capsule ↴
image/englishlibrary_600x900.jpg
image2x/englishlibrary_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/englishlibrary_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/englishlogo.png
logo_position/pinned_positionCenterCenter
logo_position/width_pct78.23803967327888
logo_position/height_pct99.39444312514843
Assets
main_capsulecapsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsulecapsule_231x87.jpg
headerheader.jpg
page_backgroundpage_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
hero_capsulehero_capsule.jpg
library_capsulelibrary_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2xlibrary_600x900_2x.jpg
library_herolibrary_hero.jpg
community_iconb64581acf2b5e3c418ce32ad20cc6b7e1b3ac9a9.jpg
page_background_pathapp/504210
raw_page_backgroundpage_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp29 October 2022 – 19:28:20 UTC
Trailers
256670167 ↴
trailer_nameSHENZHEN I/O Trailer
trailer_category0
trailer_480p/video/webm256670167/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4256670167/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm256670167/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4256670167/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm504210/71523/d05fe69d9093c250b20ccf1c30b19f8a8e85f75a/1750539041/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4504210/71523/d05fe69d9093c250b20ccf1c30b19f8a8e85f75a/1750539041/microtrailer.mp4
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trailer_base_id71523
all_agestrue
is_highlighttrue
timestamp1475772380

User File System

Key Value
quota 953.67 MiB (1000000000)
maxnumfiles 10000
savefiles
3 ↴
rootgameinstall
path{64BitSteamID}
patternsave.dat
4 ↴
rootgameinstall
path{64BitSteamID}/custom_screens
pattern*
5 ↴
rootgameinstall
path{64BitSteamID}
pattern*.txt
6 ↴
rootgameinstall
path{64BitSteamID}/custom_puzzles
pattern*
rootoverrides
0 ↴
rootgameinstall
osWindows
oscompare=
useinsteadWinMyDocuments
addpathMy Games/SHENZHEN IO
1 ↴
rootgameinstall
osMacOS
oscompare=
useinsteadMacAppSupport
addpathSHENZHEN IO
2 ↴
rootgameinstall
osLinux
oscompare=
useinsteadLinuxXdgDataHome
addpathSHENZHEN IO

Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
[All OSes] [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/SHENZHEN IO/{64BitSteamID} save.dat
[All OSes] [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/SHENZHEN IO/{64BitSteamID}/custom_screens *
[All OSes] [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/SHENZHEN IO/{64BitSteamID} *.txt
[All OSes] [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/SHENZHEN IO/{64BitSteamID}/custom_puzzles *
Windows (Override) %USERPROFILE%/My Documents/My Games/SHENZHEN IO{64BitSteamID}
%USERPROFILE%/My Documents/My Games/SHENZHEN IO{64BitSteamID}/custom_screens
%USERPROFILE%/My Documents/My Games/SHENZHEN IO{64BitSteamID}
%USERPROFILE%/My Documents/My Games/SHENZHEN IO{64BitSteamID}/custom_puzzles
MacOS (Override) ~/Library/Application Support/SHENZHEN IO{64BitSteamID}
~/Library/Application Support/SHENZHEN IO{64BitSteamID}/custom_screens
~/Library/Application Support/SHENZHEN IO{64BitSteamID}
~/Library/Application Support/SHENZHEN IO{64BitSteamID}/custom_puzzles
Linux (Override) $XDG_DATA_HOME/SHENZHEN IO{64BitSteamID}
$XDG_DATA_HOME/SHENZHEN IO{64BitSteamID}/custom_screens
$XDG_DATA_HOME/SHENZHEN IO{64BitSteamID}
$XDG_DATA_HOME/SHENZHEN IO{64BitSteamID}/custom_puzzles
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