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2026PEGI 7PC, Steam Deck playable92 % positive28.99 €

A colorful physics sandbox where you engineer your own vehicles and contraptions from parts. Its survival mode has you and friends scavenging and farming on a planet overrun by hostile Farmbots.

  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Building and crafting
  • Open world
  • Driving or flying

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In short: Games like Scrap Mechanic

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Scrap Mechanic special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Space Engineers

97 %Match

2019PEGI 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox89 % positive16.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Scrap Mechanic: a sandbox with your own goals, building and crafting as well as an open world.

A physics-driven space sandbox where you engineer ships, stations and rovers block by block, mine asteroids and watch your creations get realistically torn apart. Its huge creative and technical freedom shines brightest with friends in co-op.

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Raft

Resources and survival

You begin on a tiny raft in the middle of the ocean, collecting debris, expanding your floating home and exploring islands while sharks circle. Solo or in co-op, survival turns into a laid-back crafting and discovery voyage with a mysterious story.

Empyrion: Galactic Survival

Resources and survival

A space sandbox survival game where you build your own ships, stations and planetary bases while exploring planets and deep space. Gathering resources, defending your bases and playing solo or with friends are at the core.

Astroneer

Open world

As an astronaut you explore colorful planets, reshape terrain like clay with your terrain tool, and build bases with automated production chains. A relaxed mix of discovery, gathering and tinkering, solo or in co-op.

Creativerse

Open world

A colorful sandbox survival game about gathering, crafting and building elaborate structures. You explore a procedurally generated voxel world full of caves, biomes and creatures, solo or with friends.

Stormworks: Build and Rescue

Driving or flying

A physics sandbox where you build boats, helicopters and vehicles block by block, program them with microcontrollers, and use them on rescue missions in stormy seas. The appeal is in engineering and experimenting, solo or in co-op.

TerraTech

Driving or flying

You assemble custom vehicles from blocks to mine resources, build bases and fight your way across a procedurally generated planet. The appeal lies in creative tinkering and testing your own contraptions.

CryoFall

Resources and survival

A top-down 2D sci-fi survival sandbox on an alien planet, where players build bases, research technology, craft and compete for resources on persistent servers hosting up to 300 people.

Planet Explorers

Open world

A sci-fi sandbox adventure on an alien planet where voxel tech lets you reshape the terrain and craft your own weapons, vehicles and structures. Exploration, crafting and action combat blend together.

Trailmakers

Driving or flying

You build your own cars, planes and boats from parts and explore a colorful world alone or with friends. The appeal lies in creative tinkering, failing spectacularly and improving your designs.

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