Scrap Mechanic

Scrap Mechanic

Axolot Games · 2026

Build machines that feel authored by you

90WhatsNext
SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst personThird personSteam Deck

Crossplay

No. PC only.

It is a Windows Steam game. There is no Xbox, PlayStation, or Switch version. You can still build and survive online with Steam friends.

How you play it

Online co-op

Online co-opSteam Deck
$28.99in the store
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Crossplay

Does Scrap Mechanic have crossplay?

No. PC only.

It is a Windows Steam game. There is no Xbox, PlayStation, or Switch version. You can still build and survive online with Steam friends.

Play on PC+
  1. 1Everyone buys Scrap Mechanic on Steam.
  2. 2Add each other as Steam friends.
  3. 3Host a Survival, Creative, or Challenge session.
  4. 4Friends join from the in-game friends list.

Play together anyway

These do have crossplay

Steam lists Windows only, with online co-op. Axolot sells the PC release.

The WhatsNext verdict

For Engineers, tinkers, and creative sandbox players who love designing complex vehicles, automated contraptions, and exploring with friends.: The deep physics-driven building system lets you construct functioning vehicles and intricate machines from scratch, turning creative ideas into working sandbox realities. Tradeoff: Survival progression demands heavy resource grinding, while ambitious physics-heavy contraptions can cause noticeable performance hiccups and mechanical glitches.

What it does best

  • Build machines that feel authored by you

  • Engineering experiments produce constant surprises

What might put you off

  • Survival becomes grindy and under-directed

  • Physics and performance can undermine creations

Look

Peek inside

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The setup

What you are walking into

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!

Where it lives

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Genre

SimulatorAdventureIndie

Vibe

ActionScience fictionSurvivalSandboxOpen world4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
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