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Mechanica

Deimos Interactive · 2020-02-28

Steam

IndieEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Feb 29, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Mechanica is a multiplayer open-world survival game involving building and programming. Create your own bases, defenses, manufacturing systems and more. Explore the map and expand the scope and complexity of your creations.

Mechanica is an Indie Early Access game released in 2020, priced at $0.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (63% of 639 reviews).

1
playing now
63%
positive of 639 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$0.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 30 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (120 reviews).
  • · Top 14% of 49,919 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 13k–29k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 639 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2025-04-15)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10710720202026Week of 2020-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 12:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 19:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
281Mar 2020Mar 2024Mar 2020 — avg 28 · peak 79Apr 2020 — avg 16 · peak 40May 2020 — avg 12 · peak 41Jun 2020 — avg 7 · peak 27Jul 2020 — avg 8 · peak 23Aug 2020 — avg 5 · peak 23Sep 2020 — avg 3 · peak 10Oct 2020 — avg 3 · peak 13Nov 2020 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2020 — avg 4 · peak 21Jan 2021 — avg 8 · peak 22Feb 2021 — avg 5 · peak 21Mar 2021 — avg 7 · peak 31Apr 2021 — avg 6 · peak 21May 2021 — avg 4 · peak 15Jun 2021 — avg 6 · peak 22Jul 2021 — avg 4 · peak 19Aug 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Sep 2021 — avg 3 · peak 13Oct 2021 — avg 6 · peak 27Nov 2021 — avg 6 · peak 26Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Jan 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Feb 2022 — avg 5 · peak 27Mar 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Apr 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9May 2022 — avg 4 · peak 16Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 11Jul 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Aug 2022 — avg 3 · peak 13Sep 2022 — avg 4 · peak 18Oct 2022 — avg 2 · peak 22Nov 2022 — avg 2 · peak 5Dec 2022 — avg 2 · peak 10Jan 2023 — avg 2 · peak 9Feb 2023 — avg 1 · peak 5Mar 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6May 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Mar 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$0.992020-02-292025-04-152020-02-29 — best price $15.992020-03-06 — best price $19.992020-06-25 — best price $14.992020-07-09 — best price $19.992020-12-22 — best price $14.992021-01-05 — best price $19.992021-10-28 — best price $13.992021-11-01 — best price $19.992022-05-09 — best price $11.992022-05-16 — best price $19.992022-06-23 — best price $11.992022-07-07 — best price $19.992022-08-15 — best price $11.992022-08-22 — best price $19.992022-09-26 — best price $7.992022-10-03 — best price $19.992022-12-22 — best price $7.992023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-10-12 — best price $9.992023-12-21 — best price $5.992024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-12-20 — best price $4.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-02-04 — best price $4.992025-04-15 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam WorkshopFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

IndieLogicActionRobotsSandboxBuildingSurvivalAutomationMultiplayerProgramming

Census log

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

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