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Scrap Mechanic

Physics-based survival sandbox for building machines with friends

Axolot Games · Released Jul 24, 2026

ActionAdventureIndieSimulation

Reviews
Very Positive
92% of 123K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
83% of 945 in 30 days
Playing now
2,377
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
5 days ago
Sep 18, 2026

What is Scrap Mechanic?

A first-person, open-world survival sandbox set on a distant agricultural planet where worker robots have turned hostile. Alone or in co-op, you gather resources, craft, farm, fight robots, dig underground, and build vehicles, automated machines, and bases.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy designing vehicles and automated machines
  • +you want open-world survival with crafting and base building
  • +you prefer building cooperatively with friends

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike long resource grinds and progression gates
  • −you want a linear, tightly guided adventure

What players say

92% of 122,907 reviews are positive · 83% of 945 in the last 30 days

Players praise the flexible machine and vehicle building, especially when playing survival with friends. Following the full release, common complaints focus on drawn-out progression and tedious, poorly balanced dungeon combat.

Screenshots and trailer

Scrap Mechanic

Scrap Mechanic system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 10 (64-bit) or later
Processor
Intel Core i5-1235U or equivalent
Graphics
Intel Iris Xe Graphics or equivalent
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
30 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 11
Processor
Intel Core i5-12500, AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Graphics
NVIDIA RTX 3060 (12 GB VRAM), AMD RX 6700 XT (12 GB VRAM)
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
30 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
34
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

  • 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
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian.

Tags

Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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