Start with the practical details
Check the current desktop systems, input information and requirements below. They are publisher information, not a performance or accessibility test.
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Opus Magnum invites a design that operates rather than a single answer selected from a menu. That makes the first working solution a starting point for further questions: which actions are necessary, which are redundant and what would a different arrangement change?
A useful first check
After a machine works, choose one property to improve. Retain a clear account of why the proposed change should help instead of revising every component simultaneously.
When to look more closely
Open-ended design is not the same as a universal optimum. This article does not claim record results, and listed requirements cannot predict the performance of every custom arrangement.
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Practical information for this edition
Official Steam listing checked 5 November 2026. These are published labels, not our device tests.
- Desktop systems
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Controller information
- Not specified in the checked store data; verify on the current product page.
- English listed
- Yes — check the store’s text/audio legend.
- Modes and sharing
- Single-player
A missing label is not proof that a feature is absent. A controller label does not establish compatibility with every model, and an online mode does not alone confirm cross-platform play.
Publisher’s Windows minimum requirements
- Publisher note
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS
- Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor
- 2.0 GHz
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics
- 1366 x 768
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
Requirements are reproduced from the publisher’s Windows section. Older entries can name legacy operating systems; that is not a guarantee of support by the current Steam client. Verify current Steam client information and the relevant edition. These figures are not a frame-rate, battery-life or compatibility benchmark.
Who it is for
Consider it if constructing a process is a satisfying form of deduction. A more directed puzzle may fit better if a wide solution space feels like missing instruction.
This is a judgement about the design described by the publisher, not a numerical verdict based on an undisclosed play session. Check representative footage, the current requirements and available options before choosing a version.
Useful next reading
Verified product details
- Game
- Opus Magnum
- Developer
- Zachtronics
- Publisher
- Zachtronics
- Orbitpulseplayfrontier release date
- 7 Dec, 2017
- Desktop systems listed
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Orbitpulseplayfrontier genres
- Indie, Simulation
- Material checked
- 5 November 2026
Desktop systems above refer to the Steam edition. They are not a complete list of console or mobile editions. Availability, price, requirements, age information and edition contents can change.
Sources and image attribution
Official Steam listing for Opus Magnum ↗
The listing supplied the developer, publisher, desktop-system information and store release date. The article’s interpretation is original editorial commentary. Official artwork and one screenshot are reproduced to identify and discuss the game; no affiliation with its owner is implied.
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