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Scrap Mechanic

Axolot Games · 2026-07-24

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jul 24, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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!

6,959
playing now
92%
positive of 122k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
931
twitch viewers (latest)
70/100
IGDB user rating (34 ratings)
50h
to beat · rushed 2h · completionist 100h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$28.99
steam price (US)

6,959 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Scrap Mechanic is a sandbox video game developed for Windows by Swedish game studio and publisher Axolot Games, in which players can build machines, vehicles, and buildings, and share their creations online. The game launched in early access for Windows on January 20, 2016, with a creative mode and unlimited access to all available parts for building. On the day of its release, it was the top-selling game on Steam and is estimated to have achieved 2–3 million sales. The survival mode update for the game, with new game mechanics including wildlife, scavenging, farming, and cooking, as well as an underwater biome, was released on May 7, 2020. It was the third-best-selling game on Steam the week after the update. The second chapter of the survival mode was made available on July 24, 2026, alongside the game's full release.

Trailer

Scrap Mechanic trailer thumbnail

Scrap Mechanic: 1.0 & Drilling Thunder - Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 6,959 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 5,815 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~727/week).
  • · Review velocity up 47% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.4M–5.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 121,798 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $11.99 at Steam (2017-06-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $28.99 · on sale 8 of 9 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12k12k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 378 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 351 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 625 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 391 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 499 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2,368 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2,273 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,946 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,401 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,626 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,794 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 12,022 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,058 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3,411 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 259 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2,142 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 188 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,476 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1,162 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1,345 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,985 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,868 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2,076 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,549 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,949 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,378 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,274 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,431 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,641 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,384 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,104 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,144 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,261 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,229 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,373 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,137 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,164 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,061 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,137 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,282 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 993 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 977 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 775 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 765 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 869 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 975 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 920 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 718 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 833 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 714 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 623 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 751 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,064 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 733 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 572 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 582 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 831 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 803 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 902 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 650 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 669 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 548 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 589 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 656 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 730 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 521 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 424 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 490 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 889 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 693 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 459 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 597 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 461 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 430 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 483 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 544 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 423 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 456 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 414 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 531 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 550 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 391 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 468 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 334 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 318 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2,160 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 373 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,073 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 273 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

24k02026-08-06 21:00 — 19,199 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 8,438 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 17,186 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 20,261 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 9,773 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 18,947 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 21,701 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 10,373 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 20,692 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 21,245 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 7,957 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 16,037 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 17,189 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 7,507 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 15,741 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 14,900 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 6,646 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 14,371 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 19,078 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 6,655 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 9,152 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 14,257 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 7,803 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 12,620 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 6,213 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 5,656 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 10,193 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 6,959 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$28.99$11.992016-01-202026-07-242016-01-20 — best price $19.992016-07-04 — best price $19.992016-10-28 — best price $14.992016-11-29 — best price $19.992017-02-02 — best price $13.392017-04-21 — best price $19.992017-06-22 — best price $11.992017-07-14 — best price $19.992017-11-22 — best price $13.392018-01-04 — best price $19.992018-01-30 — best price $11.992018-07-05 — best price $19.992018-11-01 — best price $19.992018-12-21 — best price $12.992019-02-11 — best price $19.992019-06-26 — best price $11.992019-12-03 — best price $19.992020-05-07 — best price $13.992020-07-09 — best price $19.992020-11-25 — best price $13.392021-01-05 — best price $19.992021-05-27 — best price $13.392021-07-08 — best price $19.992021-12-22 — best price $13.392022-07-07 — best price $19.992022-08-01 — best price $13.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992023-06-29 — best price $13.392023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-03-14 — best price $13.392024-06-03 — best price $19.992024-11-27 — best price $13.392025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-06-26 — best price $13.392025-10-06 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $13.392026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-07-24 — best price $28.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

426152026-05-20 — 35 pageviews2026-05-23 — 32 pageviews2026-05-26 — 30 pageviews2026-05-29 — 28 pageviews2026-06-01 — 50 pageviews2026-06-04 — 37 pageviews2026-06-07 — 43 pageviews2026-06-10 — 40 pageviews2026-06-13 — 33 pageviews2026-06-16 — 35 pageviews2026-06-19 — 18 pageviews2026-06-22 — 23 pageviews2026-06-25 — 15 pageviews2026-06-28 — 38 pageviews2026-07-01 — 32 pageviews2026-07-04 — 136 pageviews2026-07-07 — 64 pageviews2026-07-10 — 32 pageviews2026-07-13 — 55 pageviews2026-07-16 — 36 pageviews2026-07-19 — 98 pageviews2026-07-22 — 97 pageviews2026-07-25 — 426 pageviews2026-07-28 — 207 pageviews2026-07-31 — 169 pageviews2026-08-03 — 153 pageviews2026-08-06 — 130 pageviews2026-08-09 — 106 pageviews2026-08-12 — 85 pageviews2026-08-15 — 72 pageviews2026-08-18 — 69 pageviews2026-08-21 — 82 pageviews2026-08-24 — 58 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

4.6k702026-08-26 16:12 — 4,621 viewers2026-08-26 19:15 — 913 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 1,165 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 1,335 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 1,082 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 159 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 237 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 654 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 789 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 1,032 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 1,364 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 296 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 112 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 149 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 177 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 392 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 426 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 313 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 249 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 134 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 105 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 96 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 745 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 527 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 659 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 105 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 80 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 105 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 112 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 100 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 652 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 515 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 931 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

34
achievements tracked
7.1%
earned "My first car"
0.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing2 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,1770%34

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

Co-opFunnyPhysicsSandboxBuildingCraftingSurvivalAdventureOpen WorldSimulation

Census log

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

Recent updates

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