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ActionAdventureIndieSimulationBuildingSandboxSurvivalMultiplayerOpen World

2,136 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 2,619

Peak in the last 7 days: 3,332

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Game description

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!

Basic info

DeveloperAxolot Games
PublisherAxolot Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateJul 24, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 (64-bit) or later
ProcessorIntel Core i5-1235U or equivalent
Memory8 GB
GraphicsIntel Iris Xe Graphics or equivalent
Storage30 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 390 reviews from the past 1 year

80.1/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (92%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 13, 2026)

Freedom to build and experiment with contraptions is what 72 reviews love about Scrap Mechanic, which scores 80.1 from 123,375 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

Gameplay ranks 246th of 1408 and comes up in 56% of analyzed reviews. 69 find it fun, and some describe marathon sessions and wanting to return a year later. 25 praise the depth of crafting and resource gathering. Multiplayer ranks 231st of 646, and players say it is really awesome with friends, with a cute, thoughtful design. Players say the creative freedom and contraptions keep them experimenting for hours.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support ranks 1075th of 1411. 66 reviews say there have been no meaningful content updates in years, and 26 complain about a required internet connection and offline crashes. 24 feel the removal of survival needs made it too easy. Others find the farming grind tedious, and some say recent graphics look blurrier and run worse. Content Volume ranks 514th of 1364, and crops that need constant watering and guarding add to the grind.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“creative freedom to build and experiment with contraptions” · 72 reviews
“game is fun and last update completed it well” · 69 reviews
“really fun game, really awesome with friends” · 24 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 56% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.65 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “creative freedom to build and experiment with contraptions” · 72 reviews
Negative “forced unstuck feature teleports player to spaceship against will” · 6 reviews

Progression 19% · Difficulty 14% · Onboarding 12% · Strategy 23% · Controls & feel 10%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 10% of reviews mention this.

World +2.06 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 7% · Characters 2%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +1.87 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “200+ hours played, easy to learn with many mods” · 7 reviews
Negative “endgame comes quickly with no incentive to keep playing” · 6 reviews

Variety 15% · Replayability 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound

Not enough data — only 8% of reviews mention this.

Visuals +2.35 · Graphics, art style, and animation

Audio 2%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.66 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “really fun game, really awesome with friends” · 24 reviews

Community 4% · Servers & Connection 2%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 9% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.11 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “sniper enemies lack standard balancing features, fully mobile with perfect accuracy” · 4 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 6% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 45% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.41 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “no meaningful content updates in over five years” · 66 reviews
Positive “version 1.0 elevated the game significantly” · 8 reviews

Stability 14% · Performance 12%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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