Main Assembly
Physics-based robot-building sandbox with programmable machines and custom test courses
Bad Yolk Games · Published by Team17 · Released Jan 26, 2021
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 1,092
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Aug 11, 2021
What is Main Assembly?
Main Assembly is a building sandbox where you shape robots and vehicles, then test them in single-player challenges or on tracks and obstacle courses you create. Visual programming is optional, and you can build worlds with up to three friends.
For you if...
- +you enjoy engineering problems and designing automated control systems
- +you like sharing custom robots and worlds with other players
Not for you if...
- −you prefer simple block assembly to detailed modeling tools
What players say
85% of 1,092 reviews are positive
Players praise the flexibility of the vehicle builder and its programmable controls. Recent negative reviews mainly complain that the game appears abandoned.
Screenshots and trailer
Main Assembly system requirements
Minimum: GTX 750, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Main Assembly?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- WINDOWS® 7 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel® Core™ i3-4160 or AMD equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 or AMD equivalent
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- WINDOWS® 7 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel® Core™ i5-4460 or AMD equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970 or AMD equivalent
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
Does Main Assembly have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online; PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.
Does Main Assembly run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 21
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese.
Does Main Assembly use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- 3D
- Online Co-Op
- Co-op
- Singleplayer
- Sandbox
- Building
- Simulation
- Programming
- Robots
- Physics
- Science
- Artificial Intelligence
- Crafting
- Management
- Logic
- Multiplayer
Recent updates
- Aug 11, 2021 · Main Assembly 1.1 Patch - now live for Beta testing!
- Jan 7, 2021 · Main Assembly Launches January 26th w/ Space Update!
- Dec 16, 2020 · Main Assembly - Christmas Update!
- Nov 9, 2020 · Update #5: Bot Brawls Game Mode, Weapons & Arenas, World Building V2 & More!
- Nov 5, 2020 · Dev Log #31: New Update Coming Soon! World Building V2, Water Physics & More!