Mechanic Miner (2020)

- Developer
- Hello John
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
- Rating
- 2.9 of 5, 210 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 8.2 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A hands-on sandbox where you tinker with steam-powered parts and physics to build contraptions, balancing survival and creativity in a pixelated world.
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What players say
Players agree the vehicle building is creative, but almost everyone says development stopped not long after launch, leaving a short 4-to-8-hour story with one boss and little to do afterward. The game feels grindy and limited, with few parts and resources that force repeated trips to the same spots.
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