Scrap Mechanic Exits Early Access After 10 Years
Scrap Mechanic's full release after a decade of early access marks a rare completion of a long-running sandbox project, with the developer shipping a 1.0 update that includes a full story and graphical overhaul while maintaining a 'Very Positive' user rating.
Key Facts
- Scrap Mechanic exited early access and released version 1.0 on July 25, 2026, for PC via Steam, after roughly 10 years of development since 2016.
- The game received 106,259 Steam reviews as of July 25, 2026, with a 'Very Positive' rating and 92% positive reviews.
- The 1.0 update added new locations, a full story, major graphical upgrades, and a revamped survival mode.
- The game reached a peak concurrent player count of 35,169 on Steam shortly after launch, below its all-time high of 46,643 in 2020.
- Scrap Mechanic costs 3,850 yen on Steam and supports Japanese language.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
On July 25, 2026, Axolot Games released the full version of the survival sandbox game Scrap Mechanic on PC via Steam, ending a roughly 10-year early access period that began in 2016. The game, published by the same company behind Raft, is a multiplayer title centered on building vehicles, machines, and bases using over 400 types of parts. Players explore an automatically generated open world in Survival Mode, cooperating to fight dangerous robots and reach the planet's core. The 1.0 update added new locations, a full story, major graphical upgrades, and a revamped survival mode. As of the time of writing, the game had received 106,259 Steam reviews with a 'Very Positive' rating, including 92% positive among 106,294 reviews according to one source. Shortly after launch, the game reached a peak concurrent player count of 35,169 on Steam, below its all-time high of 46,643 in 2020. The game supports Japanese and costs 3,850 yen. It also includes Creative Mode, MOD support with over 1,000 player-created parts, and life simulation elements like farming.
Axolot Games, the studio behind the survival game Raft, launched Scrap Mechanic into early access in 2016. The full version 1.0 arrived on July 25, 2026, adding a complete story campaign, new locations, and major visual improvements. The game's survival mode tasks players with building vehicles, excavators, and even walking houses from over 400 building parts to explore a procedurally generated planet overrun by hostile robots. Multiplayer cooperation is central, and the game also includes farming, dungeon exploration in abandoned mines, and a Creative Mode for unrestricted building. MOD support lets players download over 1,000 community-made parts. The developer posted on social media that the launch was stable with few crashes, though it acknowledged bug reports and said fixes were underway. The peak concurrent player count of 35,169 shortly after release fell short of the 46,643 record set in 2020, but the game's 106,259 Steam reviews as of July 25 maintained a 'Very Positive' rating. The game is priced at 3,850 yen on Steam and supports Japanese language.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.