Scrap Mechanic

Scrap Mechanic

Steam Deck Playable

Axolot Games · Building · Jul 24, 2026

Yes, worth buying.

At $28.99. It has been as low as $13.39.

92%
Very Positive
121k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Multiplayer: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Optimization: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 121k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
16% of themes are praise42% are divided42% are caveats
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Maybe multiplayer is more interesting?
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
The also game runs well for me while looking decent (a welcome reprieve from the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ UE5 optimization I’ve gotten used to from a lot of recent titles).
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love2 themes
Multiplayer14 reviews
Optimization8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters47 reviews
62%
Gameplay42 reviews
60%
Graphics18 reviews
67%
Performance12 reviews
75%
Controls7 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat27 reviews
48%
Bugs24 reviews
42%
Crashes17 reviews
24%
Difficulty14 reviews
50%
Interface11 reviews
18%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $28.99. The lowest we've tracked is $13.39.

5 points recordedtoday · $28.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
34
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.