The Game Census
MOLEK-SYNTEZ cover art

MOLEK-SYNTEZ

Zachtronics · 2019-11-19

SteamGOG

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 19, 2019 (Linux), Nov 19, 2019 (Mac), Nov 19, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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

4
playing now
89%
positive of 690 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

December 2092 Cluj-Napoca, Romania These walls don’t do a damn thing to keep the cold out. I should go outside and walk. Instead, I light another cigarette and keep working.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 31% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 17k–41k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 690 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-50%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2020-03-05) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 19 of 35 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

402026-08-07 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$4.992019-11-042026-08-302019-11-04 — best price $9.992020-04-01 — best price $8.892020-08-17 — best price $9.992020-11-17 — best price $9.992021-01-04 — best price $9.992021-03-17 — best price $9.992021-06-21 — best price $4.992021-10-14 — best price $4.992021-12-04 — best price $4.992022-02-22 — best price $9.992022-05-10 — best price $9.992022-08-01 — best price $9.992022-10-11 — best price $4.992022-12-01 — best price $9.992023-01-20 — best price $4.992023-03-20 — best price $4.992023-05-23 — best price $9.992023-07-25 — best price $9.992023-10-03 — best price $4.992023-12-01 — best price $9.992024-02-08 — best price $4.992024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-05-30 — best price $9.992024-07-16 — best price $4.992024-09-16 — best price $4.992024-11-05 — best price $9.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-01-22 — best price $9.992025-02-28 — best price $4.992025-04-17 — best price $4.992025-05-29 — best price $4.992025-08-04 — best price $4.992025-10-07 — best price $4.992026-01-03 — best price $9.992026-03-27 — best price $4.992026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,48811%6

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

IndieLogicPuzzleScienceAutomationSimulationProgrammingSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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