A 3D puzzle game by Matthias Falk, made in PICO-8.

It's the year 5038. Mankind has gone to space in search for extraterrestrial life.

After endless travels a sequence of 32 molecules is found.

Can you uncover their secrets?

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Controls:

  • Up = go up
  • Down = go down
  • Left = go left
  • Right = go right
  • (o) (C on keyboard) = go forward
  • (x) (X on keyboard) = go backward
  • Enter = In-game menu

📱 Mobile touch controls: you can play this game on your mobile.

🎮 Gamepad supported: use Firefox or Google Chrome for best experience.

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Audio not playing? For Google Chrome, please refer to this guide.

Also check out the PICO-8 forum page (also in case you have sound issues on your mobile device).

On https://pocketfruit.itch.io you can find my other games and follow me for updates.

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Downloads incl. native apps for Windows, Mac and Linux, a wallpaper set with all levels as well as the original PICO-8 cartridge (with full source code).

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Authorpocketfruit
GenrePuzzle
Made withPICO-8, Adobe Photoshop
Tags3D, 8-Bit, PICO-8, Pixel Art, Retro, Sci-fi, Short, Space
Average sessionAbout a half-hour
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Xbox controller, Gamepad (any), Touchscreen
AccessibilityHigh-contrast, Interactive tutorial
LinksCommunity, Twitter/X

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Official Wallpaper 1 26 kB
Official Wallpaper 2 26 kB
Deluxe Wallpaper Set 949 kB
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molecules (for Windows) 867 kB
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molecules (for Mac) 1 MB
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molecules (for Linux) 483 kB
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Full Source Code 79 kB
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i'm playing on itch but i gave me an antipiracy screen

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same, though i dont expect anything to change really. doesnt look like the game has been updated in years :(. maybe we'll get lucky tho

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Hi Pocketfruit, 

My name is Antonia Gates, I manage the games at CoolmathGames.com. I really enjoyed playing Molecules! I think it would be a great fit on our site. 

I’m writing to ask if the game is available for non-exclusive licensing. Our licenses are totally non-exclusive, so you would maintain all of the IP rights and could continue to develop and distribute the game however you’d like to. If you're interested, please email me at agates@coolmath.com.

Amazing Game!

This game certainly has something too it, and i can see you put some work into it. The controls feel pretty clunky however, and I don't feel like it would really be worth my dosh. Good work all the same.

Hey, just letting you know your anti-piracy system tells me to play it on pocketfruit.itch.io.........even though I'm using the official Itch.io client app for windows anyhow I don't know how you could go about fixing it since I don't know anything about Pico development anyhow I enjoy the games you make

Thanks - will look into it.

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I made a 100% completion video for your game.

watched on 2x speed and now my eyes hurt. Well done!!

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Really fun idea and well executed! I'm suprised i didn't know browser games worked on phones i feel I've been missing out!

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It looks awesome! Funny simple concept and really entertaining. I'd personally like a level selector, since I had to leave the game at level 30 and know I can't bring myself to do that all over again...
It also felt like the levels dragged on a bit long for me. Like, it looks cool, but some feel unnecesary.

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Really good! To say that the visuals are awesome would be an understatement. I haven't even heard the sound yet (just played it muted), but I bet it's awesome too. All in all an amazing games, saving this for sure.

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i keep forgeting witch of X/C is forward. nice game.

P.S. great menu music.

I do that kind of stuff all the time.

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This is a really awesome game, great stuff!

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Nice work m8