# Zachtronics Opus Magnum

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Zachtronics Opus Magnum and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Polished, approachable many-step puzzle game that lets you solve problems simply or inefficiently, so you don't have to be clever to make progress.

## Why people recommend it

- Lets you solve simply or inefficiently (2 comments): "The game doesn't force me to be clever; I can be as simplistic and inefficient as I like." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48767774)) "every problem can be brute forced if desired" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48765903))

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- [Outer Wilds](https://hackerapproved.com/p/outer-wilds.md): 65 recommend
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- [The Witness](https://hackerapproved.com/p/witness.md): 60 recommend
- [Braid](https://hackerapproved.com/p/braid.md): 36 recommend
- [Blue Prince](https://hackerapproved.com/p/blue-prince.md): 30 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.zachtronics.com/opus-magnum/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Zachtronics Opus Magnum", https://hackerapproved.com/p/opus-magnum/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).