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Scrap Mechanic
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
70 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“The people in these reviews who demand updates to the game kind of remind me of people who just hate life. Go outside and do something. Just because you spent a one time purchase of $20 on a game doesn't mean you…”
“Its a fun game, really fun and fresh mechanics, but devs seem to have abandoned it”
“This game has made me happy, sad, elated, and depressed. I want this game to work out. The eventuality of mods, the story line and game mechanics make me hopeful, but........ the developers. TEN..... YEARS guys... Thats…”
5 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“really cool little survival/3d programming/challenge game, but, lots of interesting glitches (you can get stuck in between your car's side and seat and in survival it can deal like 50dmg, or a spinning wheel can make…”
“Little pricy but fun, you can build, kill, and alooooot more me and my friend have almost already made a truck and auto farming system very fun. Over all 8.5 out of 10”
“Yes this game feels like it dose not get the care it needs from the devs but they are tryiing to make a good update to be worth while this update all people see is just that they are taking forever thats just the tip…”
5 of the 100 reviews raise this.
3 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“just get into the game spend 3 hours trying to find cotton only to find a farmbot and get my vehicle ripped in half. 100% would build another vehicle to be ripped in half again”
“I have played this game for almost 1000 hours this game was my first ever pc game this game helped me through my pc gaming journey but besides all of that stuff the game is actually really great the survival mode is…”
3 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“998.7 hours on this game is crazy compared to other reviews and the total play time for other players and they have like 500-700 hours and just think will the second chapter come out before gta6 and if Axolot games does…”
“Sometimes boring but good game overall and its really good for only $7”
26 of the 100 reviews raise this · 18 of them still recommend the game.
“out of principle i am now putting a bad review on any early access game that has taken more than 10 years to come out.”
“we will get gta 6 before scrap mechanic chapter 2”
“Its a fun game, really fun and fresh mechanics, but devs seem to have abandoned it”
4 of the 100 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“just get into the game spend 3 hours trying to find cotton only to find a farmbot and get my vehicle ripped in half. 100% would build another vehicle to be ripped in half again”
“Fun in creative but in survival it takes a bit to get started but after that is a breeze”
“I have played this game for almost 1000 hours this game was my first ever pc game this game helped me through my pc gaming journey but besides all of that stuff the game is actually really great the survival mode is…”
4 of the 100 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“really cool little survival/3d programming/challenge game, but, lots of interesting glitches (you can get stuck in between your car's side and seat and in survival it can deal like 50dmg, or a spinning wheel can make…”
“a vary good game if you have a creative mind. but if you have my pc ♥♥♥♥♥ yourr game will be a bit glthy.”
“good game but the rotate is bugged. i press q but that changes the rotate direction instead of rotation. i cant change the rotation bind because it apparently doesnt exist. i change the rotate direction bind, i still…”
4 of the 100 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I've never seen a survival game this bad. The progress on the game is extremly slow and unpredictable. Please don't buy it.”
“Dont mind my spelling! lol i suck... the game is well great... However if your looking for more of a car building game this isnt it, although there is a large community of modders and people who build awsomne things the…”
“Good game overall but the physics are not the best and gets boring after a while. and survival isnt the most fun if your looking for base building, cause its mainly exploration in the start”
Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Kinda cool game. I place lift, I build on lift, build does job, neuron activation because of accomplishment.”
— a player, Steam review · 292 hrs played“i have been really enjoying playing this game with my friend who bought me the game so we could play together and i really enjoy building machines to work on projects and building.”
— a player, Steam review · 61 hrs played“10 years in early access. The last real update was 2024, though they put out a 'hotfix' to "Fixed a security issue". Personally i think the security issue was that steam may display their last update on their store page, warning players that this game appears abandond. Whats…”
— a player, Steam review · 462 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:08 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Patch Notes 1.0.1
Hi Mechanics! We have fixed some bugs that have come up in the new 1.0 update. Thank you for your feedback and bug reports! Bug fixes: Player name tags are now properly hidden when hiding the GUI Fixe
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The new 1.0 & Drilling Thunder trailer is here!
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Scrap Mechanic: 1.0 & Drilling Thunder! - Release Date
Hi Mechanics! The new chapter is coming! Get ready for Scrap Mechanic: 1.0 & Drilling Thunder! Coming July 24th 2026! Years in the making, this monumental release comes packed with brand new content f
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Building · Sandbox · Multiplayer · Survival · Open World · Physics · Crafting · Base-Building · Co-op · First-Person · Adventure · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.scrapmechanic.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Microsoft Windows 7 or later Processor: 2.6 GHz Dual Core Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 520 or a dedicated graphics card with 2 GB memory and DirectX feature level 10.1 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 15 GB available space