Atomic Synthesis

Idle & Incremental Lovers recommends Atomic Synthesis: [i] Gotta catch 'em all! Collecting elements of the periodic table turns out to be quite a relaxing experience in this pleasing to the eye idler. With the Codex, great way to learn things about chemistry! [/i] + Starts as a clicker (or rather a "mouse hover"), quickly becomes an idler. Another victory for the automation team! + The unlock allowing you to assemble elements into molecules to boost your upgrades is a cool way to refresh the experience. Gotta chase those isotopes, too! + Props to the (pretty responsive) dev who just today released an absolutely great patch with small fixes, little improvements and... wait for it... the Codex! + The Codex is the perfect way to learn more about chemistry. The codex reveals progressively more information the higher mastery tier the element is. - Would have liked to get some kind of ending after completing the full periodic table. *What do you call two isotopes out on a Friday night? Carbon dating.* Found this review helpful? Give it a thumb up and follow my curator page for more Idle & Incremental games recommendations : [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/46077092-Idle-Incr…

Are you insinuating that AI was not used to make the UI? Endless scrolling, expanding and what's-clickable-when felt bad. And why does Amplify-cost increase when a new element is unlocked? Hovering to collect felt good though.

ETA: In the mid-game grind, this game just chews up too much of my CPU and has become impossible to play. Literally buying any upgrade causes my fans to chug. I've tested another idler/incremental since with zero issues. Cookie Clicker didn't make my computer work this hard. It really needs some clean-up in the code, and I suspect this is why so few of the later-game achievements aren't achieved by most people despite a really high pick-up in the initial achievements. (Though there are some balance issues, I suspect it would be way less noticeable if I wasn't having to quit the game to get my CPU to calm down). My computer is older, but it handles Baldur's Gate 3 and other games with higher needs just fine, including intense "number go up" incrementals. The memory leaks are painful and my review is changed to negative until this changes / there's a patch that fixes it. I am really enjoying this game with a few caveats. Caveats first, as they're significant! The first is that - as with many games that use some AI coding - there's some huge memory leaks in this game. An incremental should not be spiking the CPU up to 25% just because I've had it on for a few hours and have been up…

Atomic Synthesis succeeds at maintaining player engagement by combining various mechanics that allow the game to gradually transition from an active clicker into a true idler (despite the 2 genres often being combined, they are separate). This is further complemented by a unique, educational, and genuinely refreshing mechanic that becomes available once you unlock the "lab": element fusion and synthesis (and at that point, things are just getting started!). The vaporwave aesthetic compliments the overall feel of the game whilst the score leaves much to be desired. To read more about the actual game mechanics (y'all know me, I'm a sucker for all styles born of the late 20th century!), i recommend checking out "Idle & Incremental Lover's" Review for further elaboration (i don't usually direct folks to other people's reviews, but theirs is spot on!). If one actually pays attention to what's happening within the game rather than mindlessly clicking on the next highlighted button, Atomic Synthesis becomes more than just another incremental game. The experience serves as an interesting and surprisingly accessible introduction to the principles of physics and chemistry, encouraging play…