Zach-Like

ZACH-LIKE is a digital book of behind-the-scenes design documents from Zachtronics. It includes the complete book in two PDF layouts, along with games Zach made before SpaceChem and prototypes and early builds of released and unreleased Zachtronics games.

The book and prototypes

You can read the book in a tablet-friendly portrait layout or a widescreen-friendly simulated-book layout. The included early build of Infinifactory lets you experiment with omnivators, liquids and robots, with placeholder art. An early version of Opus Magnum features recursively stacking arms and a solitaire tactics minigame that was cut from the game.

The collection also includes Project Typhoon, a submarine-based sandbox game set in a lost undersea world that was abandoned a few months into development. Hack the Planet is a game Zach made for a party at his house; it is played with four friends and four keyboards, competing to conquer the network.

Pre-SpaceChem games

The collection includes Zachtronics’ back catalogue of games made before SpaceChem, from Gregor Mendel's Pro Botanist to Infiniminer.