Scrap Mechanic
- Developer
- Axolot Games
- Publisher
- Axolot Games
- Released
- 24 July 2026
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £26.75
Platforms: PC
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!
Best gaming PC for Scrap Mechanic in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Scrap Mechanic today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Axolot Games on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit) / later | Windows 11 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-1235U or equivalent | Intel Core i5-12500, AMD Ryzen 5 5600 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics or equivalent | NVIDIA RTX 3060 (12 GB VRAM), AMD RX 6700 XT (12 GB VRAM) |
| Storage | 30 GB | 30 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Scrap Mechanic?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-12500, AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA RTX 3060 (12 GB VRAM), AMD RX 6700 XT (12 GB VRAM), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.