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Mechanic 8230: Escape from Ilgrot cover art

Mechanic 8230: Escape from Ilgrot

Nudiventra · 2022-04-13

Steam

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Apr 13, 2022 (Linux), Apr 13, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 19, 2023 (Nintendo Switch)

Mechanic 8230: Episode 1 is an adventure game in the point-and-click genre. Help the mechanic find his robot friend RO-2 and together unveil the secrets of the world destroyed by the Cataclysm.

Mechanic 8230: Escape from Ilgrot is an Adventure, Casual, and Indie game released in 2022, priced at $12.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 127 reviews).

0
playing now
91%
positive of 127 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$12.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 57% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 36% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 2.5k–5.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 127 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.07 at Steam (2025-06-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
161620222026Week of 2022-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 08:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.072022-04-132026-08-032022-04-13 — best price $14.992022-05-23 — best price $9.092022-06-24 — best price $7.792022-07-18 — best price $9.092022-08-25 — best price $7.662022-10-03 — best price $9.092022-11-08 — best price $12.992022-12-15 — best price $7.042022-12-28 — best price $3.892023-01-12 — best price $12.992023-03-16 — best price $5.192023-04-03 — best price $5.932023-04-17 — best price $12.992023-05-08 — best price $12.112023-05-29 — best price $12.992023-06-30 — best price $2.592023-09-04 — best price $12.992023-11-21 — best price $3.892023-12-18 — best price $11.852024-02-11 — best price $10.992024-03-14 — best price $2.202024-03-23 — best price $10.992024-05-27 — best price $2.592024-06-17 — best price $10.992024-08-01 — best price $4.672024-09-16 — best price $12.992024-11-27 — best price $2.332024-12-20 — best price $2.202025-02-03 — best price $12.992025-05-05 — best price $2.202025-06-23 — best price $12.992025-09-01 — best price $6.102025-10-28 — best price $2.202025-12-15 — best price $12.992026-03-19 — best price $2.592026-04-27 — best price $12.992026-06-25 — best price $2.202026-08-03 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
26.9%
earned "Dance King"
19.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

7 supported languages: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, German, Portuguese - Brazil, French, Japanese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2022-04-13, latest 2022-04-17 (Steam store data)

Player tags

3DSpace1990'sCasualPuzzleRobotsSci-fiAdventureCyberpunkHand-drawn

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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