Opus Magnum
Master the intricate, physical machinery of the transmutation engine— the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool— and use it to create vital remedies, precious gemstones, deadly weapons, and more. Design Machines - Design and build machines that carry out alchemical processes using a variety of components. Open-Ended Puzzles - Compete against your friends and the world to build the simplest, fastest, and most compact solutions. Export animated GIFs to show them off. Steam Workshop - Make and share your own puzzles with full Steam Workshop integration and an easy-to-use puzzle editor. Solitaire Minigame - Take a break with Sigmar’s Garden, an original alchemy-based solitaire game.
What it feels like
The pacing and focus on carefully designing elegant solutions invites unhurried reflection and iterative refinement. The humor in absurdist alchemy recipes and the lighthearted Sigmar's Garden minigame invite experimentation.
What it's about
Transmutation engines and alchemical technology ground the setting in speculative science and engineering.
How it plays
The core loop is designing self-running alchemical machines that execute transmutation recipes without manual intervention. Every puzzle is solved by arranging components and managing their geometry and positioning on a constrained hexagonal grid. Core interaction unfolds on a discrete hexagonal tile grid that defines component placement, movement, and spatial relationships.
How it looks and sounds
Visual presentation strips components and machines to essential geometric shapes and minimal decoration.
How it's structured
While puzzles are discrete, the puzzle editor and Steam Workshop allow open-ended creation and exploration of infinite alchemy challenges. Players set their own optimization goals (speed, simplicity, compactness) and can design unlimited custom puzzles. Competitive leaderboards and multiple optimization axes (speed, size, elegance) encourage repeated puzzle solving for better solutions.
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