Mechanic Escape

Buy85%

Very Positive · 793 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows
  • macOS

Slak Games · Indie · Apr 15, 2014

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
33
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Mechanic Escape?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 793 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 243 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise38% are divided12% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
70 of 243 sampled reviews raised it
In summary, I would say if you are interested in getting a taste of rouge-lite, challenging platformer action, but don’t want a game that’s so over-the-top it will have you pull your hair out: then check out Mechanic Escape.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
28 of 243 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are on par with what you would expect from a modern indie platformer.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
28 of 243 sampled reviews raised it
With four main worlds and different hazards in each one, the gameplay is varied, and the difficulty of levels is fairly well balanced with some easy and some quite dificult.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
11 of 243 sampled reviews raised it
This is when played with an xbox 360 controller, which works great.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay70 reviews
Graphics28 reviews
Difficulty28 reviews
Controls11 reviews
Divided opinion
Audio
50% still recommend
Characters
33% still recommend
Linux compatibility
67% still recommend
Players complain
Story
53% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$4.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.79.

11 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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