Scrap Mechanic Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-09-20
Review summary
  • Physics-based building sandbox gameplay
  • Update greatly improved game
  • Encourages creativity and building
  • Seeker bot is annoying
  • Survival mode feels like afterthought
  • Performance issues and instability
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Categories

Sandbox CreationSurvivalPhysics SimulationCooperative MultiplayerBase BuildingVehicle CustomizationFarming SimulationMod Support

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAM / <16GB RAMmixedWindows <8GB VRAM / 16-31GB RAMpositive

Timed cohorts

Switch between playtime slices of churn risk.

Refund churn

Risk snapshot

Fast read on churn risk and the loudest complaints.

89.3% PrecisionSep 28, 2025 → Sep 9, 2026
Total revenue at risk
$159,329

~$13,824 per month

Modeled from refund-intent reviews

Most dangerous issue
No Tutorial Guidance

Design · 9.0% of risk

Churn driver breakdown

Weighted by churn risk

$159,329
Design
Technical
Business
61.0%$97,253
32.1%$51,158
6.9%$10,918
Issue map

Complaint treemap

Normalized churn drivers sized by volume; click to inspect a cluster.

Issue treemap
Design · 61.7% share
Technical · 31.9% share
Business · 6.4% share
Issue · Design
No Tutorial Guidance
Share of issues
8.5%
Primary region
United States
Detected from language cues
Anger level
Frustrated
Average sentiment intensity