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!
Last checked: Oct 23, 2026 (UTC)
Developer? Correct this pageLeft Early Access on Jul 24, 2026 — updated 8 times since 1.0. Last update: Sep 21, 2026.
10 years 6 months
Since Jan 20, 2016
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Sep 21, 2026
Patch or public build (lastShipAt)
Sep 18, 2026
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Sep 21, 2026
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11 patches · 14 posts
Past 365 days
Positive (92%)
109,844 reviews
Monthly shipped patches vs. developer community posts for Scrap Mechanic (UTC)
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September 21:We have applied a hotfix to this patch that resolves an issue preventing some Growlab doors from opening. Hi Mechanics!Patch 1.0.6 is now live!Thank you for your patience, and an extra big thanks to everyone who jumped onto the test branch and helped us test the patch.If your save file
Hi Mechanics!Here’s another update for the upcoming patch.Update list:Fixed an issue that could prevent Challenges from starting, finishing, or resetting properly. Updated September 16 Hi Mechanics!We have added some more fixes on the test branch.Here is the update list:Fixed an issue that could cau
Hi Mechanics!Welding fix.Thank you for your feedback and bug reports!Here is what we have updated:Fixed an issue introduced in the previous patch where welding onto bearings, suspensions and pistons did not work correctlyMore fixes coming soon!If you have found a bug that needs fixing, please email
Hi Mechanics!More fixes!Thank you for your feedback and bug reports!Here is what we have updated:Added some parts back to creative mode that went missing in the 1.0 updateAdded a lot of parts from survival mode to creative mode and challenge modeFlat creative terrain clutter type fixGarage chest no
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11471984/a6c779da266eaf9ba61fed98c3ded37cc7fb2429.png Hi Mechanics! We are thrilled to announce that Scrap Mechanic has officially sold over 3,000,000 copies! It has been an incredible journey, and we want to express our deepest gratitude to every single mechanic who built incredi
Hi Mechanics!We have yet another batch of fixes for you today.Thank you for your feedback and bug reports!Here is what we have updated:Added new Creative Mode chat commands: /weather, /timeofday, and /timeprogressFixed rendering issues in Creative Mode and Challenge ModeFixed an issue that could cau
Hi Mechanics!The next batch of bugfixes is here.Thank you for your feedback and bug reports!Bug fixes:Fixed missing items from challenge chestsRestored the mods button in creative and custom game mode menusFixed issues that could cause certain quests to not progressResolved various crash fixes.More
Hi Mechanics!We have fixed some bugs that have come up in the new 1.0 update.Thank you for your feedback and bug reports!Bug fixes:Player name tags are now properly hidden when hiding the GUIFixed an issue for clients that caused steering angle to not get synchronizedFixed an issue that caused Schem
Mechanics, the wait is over. Scrap Mechanic is finally jumping into 1.0 with a blast in what is by far our biggest update yet! Scrap Mechanic is finally jumping into 1.0 with a blast in what is by far our biggest update yet! Along with extensive optimizations that dramatically improve both game perf
Scrap Mechanic is finally jumping into 1.0 with a blast in what is by far our biggest update yet! Along with extensive optimizations that dramatically improve both game performance and visuals, this update features the long-awaited Drilling Thunder expansion. It revamps Survival mode with new locati
Scrap Mechanic’s last public Steam update was Sep 21, 2026. The developer’s latest Steam post was on Sep 18, 2026 (patch notes). To judge for yourself, see How to tell if an Early Access game is abandoned.
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