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| Developer(s) | Axolot Games |
| Publisher(s) | Axolot Games |
| Director(s) | Kacper Antonius Pontus Holmbom[1][2] |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | January 20, 2016 (early access) |
| Genre(s) | Sandbox, survival |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Scrap Mechanic is a sandbox video game developed for Windows by Swedish[3] game studio and publisher Axolot Games, in which players can build machines, vehicles, and buildings, and share their creations online. The initial version of the game, released on January 20, 2016, was a creative mode with unlimited access to all available parts for building. On the day of its release, it was the top-selling game on Steam[4] and is estimated to have 1–2 million sales.[5] The survival mode update for the game, with new game mechanics including wildlife, scavenging, farming, and cooking, as well as an underwater biome, was released on May 7, 2020.[6] It was the third-best-selling game on Steam the week after the update.[7]
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