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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!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“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“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 playedLatest official news
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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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Action · Platformer · Adventure · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 33 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://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