Spacechem

Each week, we'll be posting a round-up of the reviews that have been added to the site over the prior five days. Along with our assessment of all the most important new releases, we'll also be adding older reviews over time, eventually building up to a full archive of every review we've published. More >

The Humble Frozen Synapse Bundle has raised more than $1.1 million after 231,799 copies were sold. The pay-what-you-want charity bundle included Mode7's multiplayer masterpiece Frozen Synapse, Zachtronics Industries' excellent puzzler SpaceChem and the haunting indie game Trauma (which you can try for free). More >

Twenty games were shortlisted for the 2011 Serious Play Awards, which honour "oustanding examples of corporate, military, healthcare, and school / at home learning titles." The Best In Show award was given to Air Medic Sky One, a game by University Medical Center Utrecht which teaches junior doctors about patient safety and introduces them to techniques to control their own state of mind and body, to avoid making mistakes. A Silver Award was given to Spacechem, the chemistry puzzler we awarded nine out of ten back in issue 226.