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Grade B25 sourcesHIS-00327

Opus Magnum

Game · 2017 · Notable

46Editable slideCertificate

A puzzle game exported player-made machine GIFs; its Workshop listed 6,935 puzzles.

Trailer · Zachtronics on YouTube
Clip · Northernlion on YouTube
Official Steam screenshot of an alchemical machine and its instruction timeline
Zachtronics
Opus Magnum on Steam
Zachtronics
Opus Magnum, by Zachtronics
Zachtronics on YouTube
News - Now Available on Steam Early Access - Opus Magnum, 10% off!
Valve / Steam
Opus Magnum, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Accept That I'll Never Beat Wourme
VastleCania / selectbutton
Reaching Long-Awaited Perfection on Opus Magnum's Final Level - a blog by biggiemac42
biggiemac42 / biggieblog
Opus Magnum: Complete Edition for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Zachtronics / Nintendo
Let's Look At: Opus Magnum!
Northernlion on YouTube
Opus Magnum.gif
The Eidolon
GOG makes U-turn on Opus Magnum following initial rejection (Updated)
PC Gamer

Spread Score

How it works
Reach4ContagionNo data yetBreadth80Velocity63Longevity6946

Numbers

Base-game all-time concurrency high, March 2026 (sampled)
1.4K
As of Oct 13, 2026 · Open web · Steam Charts
Peak date
Week of Nov 1, 2017
Oct 19 ’17 to Week of Nov 1, 2017
Platforms
6
Started on Open web
Origin
Seeded
Gaming

Mechanics

  • Shareable outputPrimary
  • Creator relay
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop
  • Controversy

How it spread

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Opus Magnum launched in Early Access with a GIF exporter. Players shared machine solutions on forums, Twitter and Reddit, and trade press covered the circulation. GOG later reversed its rejection. Barth subsequently reported revenue in the millions.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Wikipedia viewsMay ’17OctDecMay ’18Mar ’19JulApr ’21Feb ’23Nov ’24Oct ’25May ’26NovPeakOpen webPressXRedditGroup chatsAudio
Open webPressXRedditGroup chatsAudio

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Timeline (16)

  1. October 2017

    Zachtronics seed · Oct 19 ’17

    Opus Magnum became available to the public on Steam Early Access.[1][2]

    News - Now Available on Steam Early Access - Opus Magnum, 10% off!
    Open the first post ↗

  2. Jordan Devore / Destructoid press · Oct 19 ’17

    Destructoid covered the Early Access launch and its playable campaign, editor and Workshop support.[3]

  3. Mike Fahey / Kotaku press · Oct 24 ’17

    Kotaku showed GIFs of different solutions and explained the built-in GIF exporter.[4]

Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
  1. 2026-10-12Added: 16 events, 20 sources · Score 41
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Gaming
Region
US
Base-game all-time concurrency high, March 2026 (sampled)
1.4K
As of Oct 13, 2026 · Open web · Steam Charts
Evidence
Grade B

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Armoured fighters in Mordhau, official Steam gameplay screenshot

2M sold

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51
Official Dream Daddy gameplay screenshot from the Steam store.

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38
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Peaked at #1

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Wikipedia viewsMay ’17OctDecMay ’18Mar ’19JulApr ’21Feb ’23Nov ’24Oct ’25May ’26NovPeakOpen webPressXRedditGroup chatsAudio
Open webPressXRedditGroup chatsAudio

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  1. October 2017

    Zachtronics seed · Oct 19 ’17

    Opus Magnum became available to the public on Steam Early Access.[1][2]

    News - Now Available on Steam Early Access - Opus Magnum, 10% off!
    Open the first post ↗

  2. Jordan Devore / Destructoid press · Oct 19 ’17

    Destructoid covered the Early Access launch and its playable campaign, editor and Workshop support.[3]

  3. Mike Fahey / Kotaku press · Oct 24 ’17

    Kotaku showed GIFs of different solutions and explained the built-in GIF exporter.[4]

  1. platform jump · Oct 25 ’17

  2. peak · Week of Nov 1, 2017

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