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After crash-landing on an agricultural planet, build physics-driven machines, gather resources, and fend off rogue robots.
Released 24 Jul 2026
Build Working Machines
Farm Through Robot Raids
Drill Into Mines
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!
Developed by Axolot Games · Published by Axolot Games









You play a robot maintenance mechanic stranded on a distant agricultural planet after a crash landing. The farm robots have gone haywire, and you must explore the world, gather what you need, and find ways to survive.
Build vehicles, bases, and automated machines using connected parts and physics-based systems. Farming provides crops for food, crafting, and ammunition, while robot encounters put your creations and defenses to use.
Survival mode combines exploration, missions, crafting, and combat, with underground mining as another way to seek resources and secrets. Creative mode offers a free-building sandbox, while Challenge Mode sets construction tasks with specific goals; you can also play with friends and use community-made mods.
Players who enjoy Scrap Mechanic often praise the freedom to design machines and the satisfaction of experimenting until a contraption works—or hilariously fails. Reviews also value building with friends and the range of creative possibilities, with some highlighting survival and challenge modes. Criticism recurs around slow development and long gaps between updates; reviews also flag combat balance, grind, repetitive quests, and physics or performance problems.








| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 34 |
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| Players | From 1 (maximum not specified) |
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| Multiplayer | Scrap Mechanic supports single-player and online multiplayer. Official store data confirms Online Co-op, and the game text repeatedly states that players can play with friends in Survival and Creative activities. Reviews describe joining a friend's world, hosting worlds for friends, and drop-in/drop-out play. No official player count is stated in the provided text. |
| Multiplayer & mods | Steam Workshop and mod support are confirmed. Mods add building parts, maps, map pieces, blueprints, and other content; reviews also mention large community-made maps. No provided source explicitly confirms whether all multiplayer participants must share the same mods, but mods clearly extend multiplayer content and activities. |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |