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Mechanic Escape

Mechanic Escape

In a world oppressed by ruthless machines, a stronghold full of die-hard TV-sets resists the persecution. Your lost friends and the lack of resources drive you to take action against the extinction. Brave the dangers and go find your comrades to rescue your species!

Released Apr 15, 2014 Developer Slak Games Publisher Plug In Digital Platforms Windows · Mac IndieActionPlatformerAdventure2D
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

85.1%positive793 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Mechanic Escape is a fast-paced 2D platformer developed by Slak Games and published by Plug In Digital. The game belongs to a category of platformers often described as “hardcore” or “die-and-retry” titles, where success depends on precision, reflexes, and learning through…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“A nice and precise old-fashioned platformer. Maybe a little bare bones in terms of presentation, but it's pleasant enough.”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

33achievements
6.3%median completion
4.9%rarest: Suicidal
17.4% of players 14.0% of players 13.1% of players 10.7% of players 10.3% of players 8.8% of players 8.8% of players 8.2% of players 8.0% of players 7.3% of players 7.2% of players 7.2% of players 7.1% of players 7.1% of players 7.1% of players 6.8% of players 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 5.9% of players 5.9% of players 5.7% of players 5.5% of players 5.4% of players 5.4% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 17.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
17.4%Locust — Jumped 500 times
14.0%Tenacious — Retry 10 times in a row the same level
13.1%Rookie rider — Slide 50 times on Bars
Rarest badges of honor
4.9%Suicidal — Die 1000 times
4.9%Superhero — 300 big TV collected
4.9%Optical fiber — 600 circuits done

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$0.79lowest since tracking began2026-08-27
US4.99 USD
EU4.99 EUR
UK4.49 GBP
Australia7.50 AUD
Canada5.99 CAD
Japan498 JPY
Brazil12.49 BRL
China21.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$2.4 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$6.0

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 18, 2014
Cocorico !

Mechanic Escape in the French Indie Sale. In France, we know how to bake baguettes but we do know as well how to make video games The game is 70% off, on Steam and for 48h only!

Sep 18, 2014
Cocorico !

Mechanic Escape in the French Indie Sale. In France, we know how to bake baguettes but we do know as well how to make video games The game is 70% off, on Steam and for 48h only!

May 07, 2014
Mechanic Escape is now available on Mac.

If you are a Bill Gates or Steve Jobs' fan, it has no importance anymore since the MAC version of Mechanic Escape is henceforth available. There have been plenty of you to request it, it is now done.

May 07, 2014
Mechanic Escape is now available on Mac.

If you are a Bill Gates or Steve Jobs' fan, it has no importance anymore since the MAC version of Mechanic Escape is henceforth available. There have been plenty of you to request it, it is now done.

Apr 28, 2014
Windowed mode is now available !

Hi Steam Community, We are continuing to update Mechanic Escape in order to provide you the best of our game ! As we have received several demands from you on the forum, we added the windowed mode to

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Action · Platformer · Adventure · 2D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements33
Official sitehttp://www.mechanicescape.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP (x86 - x64) Processor: 1.4GHz Processor Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Any graphic card since 2004 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space