Scrap Mechanic Finally Gets Full Release After 10 Years in Early Access
After a decade of incremental updates and a famously slow development pace, Scrap Mechanic's 1.0 launch marks the completion of a long-running early access project that has maintained a 92% positive user rating.
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Axolot Games announced that Scrap Mechanic will leave early access and launch version 1.0 on July 24. The sandbox survival game, which entered Steam early access in 2016, will add the Drilling Thunder update with full story elements, an underground exploration area, mining vehicles, and a graphical upgrade.
Axolot Games confirmed on July 3 that Scrap Mechanic will exit early access on July 24, a decade after it first appeared on Steam in 2016. The version 1.0 release arrives alongside the Drilling Thunder update, which introduces a full story mode for Survival mode, an underground exploration area, mining vehicles, and a significant graphical overhaul. The game supports single-player and multiplayer, and is available on PC via Steam with Japanese text support. A 33% discount runs until July 10.
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