Opus Magnum is an indie developed by Zachtronics, released 7 December 2017 on Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Opus Magnum is
Opus Magnum is an indie game developed by Zachtronics and released in 2017. It is available on Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
“It is not an exaggeration to say that without alchemical engineering, civilization would not exist.” Hailed as the most promising alchemist of his generation, Anataeus Vaya has just accepted a position as Head Alchemist of House Van Tassen, the oldest and richest of the city’s ancient Houses. But dangers lurk behind the family’s opulent facade, and alchemy alone may not solve every problem.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy, sandbox and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 6 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Opus Magnum holds a critic score of 92 out of 100. That places it above 98% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 21 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2.0 GHz, 4 GB RAM and 1366 x 768. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Opus Magnum launched on 7 December 2017, within three weeks of Star Wars Battlefront II, Hello Neighbor, Yakuza Kiwami 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the Xbox One's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Star Wars Battlefront II, Hello Neighbor, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Opus Magnum yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
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