SHENZHEN I/O

Buy95%

Very Positive · 5k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Zachtronics · Programming · Nov 17, 2016

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Price
$7.49−50%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
6
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
2
Full audio0 of 2
Subtitles0 of 2

Should I buy SHENZHEN I/O?

Buy it if you like
  • Difficulty: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 5k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise50% are divided0% are complaints
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is really accessible, and the difficulty is relatively low; you don't have to be a programmer to play.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As is the Zachtronics way, even though the game could get by on the strength of the puzzles, the corporate plot and characters layered around them pull me in closer.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It’s a clever way to maintain immersion while focusing the gameplay squarely on problem-solving.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The interface is clean and efficient, providing tools that make it easy to experiment and iterate quickly.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Difficulty31 reviews
Story19 reviews
Gameplay17 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion
Graphics
100% still recommend
Optimization
83% still recommend
Controls
83% still recommend
Audio
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$7.49$14.99−50%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $7.49

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