Atomix is a puzzle video game developed by Günter Krämer (as "Softtouch") and published by Thalion Software, released for the Amiga and other personal computers in late 1990. The object of the game is to assemble molecules from compound atoms by moving the atoms on a two-dimensional playfield.
Atomix was received positively; reviewers noted the game's addictiveness and enjoyable gameplay, though criticized its repetitiveness.
Gameplay
thumb|left|Each level requires the player to assemble a molecule of a different [[chemical compound.]]
Atomix takes place on a playfield consisting of a number of walls, with the atoms scattered throughout. The player is tasked with assembling a molecule from the atoms. The atoms must be arranged to exactly match the molecule displayed on the left side of the screen. The player can choose an atom and move it in any of the four cardinal directions. A moved atom keeps sliding in one direction until it hits a wall or another atom. and was only released a few months later. A ZX Spectrum version was also planned. It was to be distributed by U.S. Gold, but was never released.
The game was published for Enterprise 128 in 2006, and this version was written by Zoltán Povázsay from Hungary.
A clone for the Atari Jaguar called Atomic has been released in 2006, written by Sébastien Briais (AKA Seb from the Removers). A second version called Atomic Reloaded has been released in 2009.
Reception
Atomix received warm reactions from reviewers. They stated that it was highly enjoyable and addictive despite its high difficulty level. Reviewers also pointed out the possible educational application of the game.
Graphics were generally considered adequate, though not spectacular; Some heuristic approaches have been considered.
Legacy
Several open source clones of Atomix exist: Atomiks, GNOME Atomix, KAtomic and WAtomic.