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Mechanism

Wait67%

Mixed · 166 player reviews · Low confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Alexander Goodwin · Adventure · Jul 19, 2018

Player review score
67%
Mixed
Price
$12.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
18
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio6 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy Mechanism?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 166 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 39 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
9 of 39 sampled reviews raised it
Overall, I found Mechanism to be a truly unique, immersive, and philosophical game, with hidden meanings behind every corner, original gameplay formula, and amazing art and soundtrack.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
9 of 39 sampled reviews raised it
I have not played this game enough to say anything valid about the story, but so far it's just thrilling.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 39 sampled reviews raised it
The music evokes melancholy, the sound design in general is really well done, the art direction is fantastic, there are a lot of things to be proud of.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay9 reviews
Story9 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Graphics
50% still recommend
Performance
67% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
73% 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

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$12.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $12.99

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