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Scrapnaut
Developer SpiffyBit
Scrapnaut is a co-op & singleplayer top-down, base building survival game with steampunk elements. Explore an open world with different biomes, take care of oxygen, manage your farms, generate electricity, build your home and much more! From the Steam store page
171 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Sep 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
60
Fresh
102 positive · 69 negative
95% range 52–67%
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Steam's own rating
Mixed
584 of 838 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 171 · most liked firstSum-Up In Scrapnaut players take the role of a stranded survivor crashed on an unknown, bleak planet populated by murderous machines. After meeting an unlikely ally, the protagonist will engage in a series of dangerous quests; building, scavenging and fighting his way through the wasteland, with leaving the planet as final objective. 🟩 Pros 🟥 Cons - Enjoyable base defense / building aspects. - Exploration and progression are cleverly combined. - Survival mechanics are fair,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's probably a great game in here, but I cannot get past the UI and control scheme. Camera rotation defaults to Q and E with no way to rebind it to a more intuitive right click and drag. On controller, it's d-pad left and right instead of the right stick. You can rebind this in the steam controller configuration, but then you have to figure out how to get the build menu to work because you can only navigate it with the right stick. Even if you persist long enough to get through that, the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a technically sound game, but very quickly runs out of interest. There's too little to do, too few things you can make, and after about an hour you've been able to build near enough everything worth building. There's a massive map to explore, but considering you can only build in the 1 or 2 pre-designated building sites... there's very little reason to do anything. This isn't a bad game to be clear... but it's absolutely the kind of game that the second I put it down I lose all interest…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →4/10, at best. Wanted to like this game. Like Scrap Mechanic meets Force of Nature. The aesthetics were nice. The music is nice. The entire rest of the game falls completely flat. Very early on, you can get a drill that lets you automatically harvest all the materials you'll need for the endgame. No work involved, it just provides you with everything. You can literally skip ALL the intermediate armor, and just go to the end, if you've gotten enough skill books. Which you can easily do.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →robots have taken over the world . at the 6th hour of the game, a mountain of robots came , everything was broken and all the resources were removed cool game) the game is boring and very simple, i do not advise u to play it is a waste of time
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Will this game have a ROADMAP or something? Because that 1-minute video has already showed the whole gameplay. 希望游戏出一个未来更新路线图，游戏可玩性已经在那个1分钟视频里全部体现出来了。 The main problem is that ... most of the places you can explore on the map are just to increase your Crafting Skills level. That's it...Whether it’s Shelters, Camps, Stonehenge, Temples... Maybe you can set some traps or let players meet more different type of enemies or just more tasks to make this game more challenging. Because to those…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A game where a destination is displayed on the map, go there, find something, bring it back, build something at your base, wait a day, and repeat.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another game i supported that seems to be abandoned and sold for next to nothing, really dissapointed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the trailers and images make it look like something its not, even the demo misleads you into thinking theres more content.... there's not.... and i was not expecting much from this game.... if you ever played the demo, which i think is no longer available, but thats the whole game... check other negative reviews for more detail.... regretfully the game is very very shallow, combat is simplistic and melee only, base building is very simplistic, and updates/upgrades are mostly useless. it's not…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has a lot of potential but the control scheme is BAD. The controls are non-intuitive and often i end up cancelling out of menus or just bouncing items from my quick bar to my inventory while trying to move them to a chest. Any fun to be had in the game is just instantly sunken under the clunky base building, especially anything relating to power management/batteries/power lines. Placing items gives you no clear indicator if it'll pass power or not and you can't move things, just…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can't recommend at this time, needs WAY too much work to be playable. Also I just randomly lost tier 1, 2, and 3 pickaxes all at once so I'm quitting for now, it's just too much to rebuild them...fix your bugs please. Anyway doesn't matter, game is SUPER boring omg who designed these "quests" ??? Go see robot dude, run all the way across the map do one thing...go back to robot dude...run all the way across the map do one thing...go see robot dude...run all the way across the map do one…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game gets more frustrating (instead of challenging) as it progresses. I failed to finish the game due to a bug, and out of prior frustration I will not seek further support. I'm done. In the early game, you would be introduced to a pretty good and streamlined onboarding/tutorial sequence. I didn't mind much about the repetitiveness of the game (which is pretty much common and unavoidable in Open World Survival Craft games like this anyway), but it started getting to me the moment I got…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →EARLY ACCESS REVIEW I am a 27 YO Male who loves open world survival crafting I rate overall 7/10 Game was really fun Game was Simple Game was short Game was easy (on normal) Would be a great game for young ones to play and would keep them entertained for days Early access so was great for what it is i got this game for $14.07NZD and was worth that knowing how short the game was now i probably wouldn't pay $17 Recommend playing it on hard to stretch the game out Things i liked - the map…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a very empty and unfinished game, there is essentially no content, the plot is empty, I don't understand why it was released at all...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short (finished in 14 hrs), terrible combat, loads of fetch missions, super-harsh death penalties (loose everything when you die if you can't get back to your corpse in a stupidly low amount of time).
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Basically a short game to kill a bit of time once. Is it nice? So-so. Will you play it for long? Nope. Will you ever want to replay it? Nope. It's mediocre at most in almost any game aspect (mechanics): - poor survival: hunger become not a problem quickly with a small farm and there are so much food, laying as a loot around; - poor combat: only melee, switching to melee stance/back is not working reliably, fight is all about starting hitting enemy from behind/waiting for boss to stop moving; -…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It seems like this developer hasn't learned from any of the mistakes of previous survival games. The combat is boring and repetitive, once you hit your first enemy that's exactly what the combat is the entire game, no long ranged weapons or different effects from other melee weapons, just a slight bump in damage for each tier. I really want to like this game but I don't want to sit in the first area farming materials for 10 hours just so I can get to the next zone, even the smelting of ores…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is abandoned A lot of bugs (your loot after death is available only to your coop friends and will randomly disappear , etc) Whole game is the same thing copied over and over. And I have spent like 7h in the game xD until we fought the final boss, so you can imagine there is no game there.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Scrapnaut is a game I enjoy, but as far as trying to recommend this to anyone else is where this game starts to struggle. As far as the survival / crafting mechanics and combat mechanics go, it is as basic as it comes. Farm for food that also heals oneself, and harvest resources to upgrade gear, that is it. However, if one is looking for a more laid back turn your brain off experience then this is perfect. Though, if one wants an in-depth survival crafting game this is not it. Thus, Scrapnaut…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Boring (even in coop), repetetive (grind,grind,grind the same resources), combat is joke (in coop you cant both hit the same enemy, the game is not registering hitting from every player), when you die and you cant make it in time to your corpse, yours items dissapears, this is just stupid, especiallly in boss arena. That final quest line, jesus christ, are you fukcing kidding me ? Who thought that teleporting home and back to final island 20x in row is fun (this is the last 2 hours of the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played through the entire game alongside a friend. It’s clear that this is the work of a smaller studio, and whether or not you enjoy the unique setting will depend on personal taste—but I found the overall spirit of the game refreshing. That said, there were several aspects that became frustrating. The constant back-and-forth walking, often just to deliver small and relatively unimportant resources, quickly felt repetitive and slowed down the experience. In addition, there were many moments…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game is unfinished. it is cute but really short and lots of mechanics are missing. do not buy unless maybe -85%
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Based on my experience, I recommend playing this game with friends; otherwise, you may get bored rapidly. The game is a fairly simple survival game with basic survival elements and a mediocre story. However, when playing with friends, the game is not bad. In fact, it becomes fun due to the interesting exploration element it contains. My friends and I gave it a score of 5/10, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. If the story had been more developed, we would have given it a higher score.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I finally scagged Scrapnaut today at a 50% discount cause I've been wanting to play it for some time but I wasn't sure it'd be worth it. The crafting/survival/exploration community in Steam is large and this game had far too few reviews to suggest it was spectacular. After a couple hours however, I gotta say I'm unimpressed. Despite what some other reviews suggest I found the graphics perfectly fine for a survival game and in-fact I rarely care about graphics in this sort of game. In a lot of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To get a thumbs-up experience, play this with at least one friend, and get it heavily discounted. Otherwise, seriously, don't bother. Somebody attacked my profile because I tried to half-thumbs-up a game. It was weird. And unfortunate, because this is barely-a-thumbs-up, with a list of caveats, and yeah, I'm gonna get into it all. What you've got is your typical craft-and-survive sort of game. Farm foods, dig metals, smack enemies (in the form of weird, ungainly robot-blobs). It's a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game Wasted its potential. You don't even have to build something to survive. No need to sleep, no need to build house... There is no gender selection in character creation. Most of the craftable stuff is unnecessary... Exploring is unnecessary... Controls with controller are just bad and no remapping option. sad :(
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stay far, far away. I played for a few hours and died for my first time. I ran back to my headstone, and everything I was carrying just vanished. You don't want to be 40 hours in and just lose everything.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Needs more content
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Runs very poorly; a very tedious and hamfisted story; and all the movement, animations, placement, crafting etc feels super ridged. The concept is neat, but the execution looks and plays like it was made by a overly ambitious and directionless team of indie devs. For this costing more than Don't Starve, which is better in pretty much every way, this game is beyond terrible- it feels like a scam. In short: don't pay for it unless it's on sale for 1/4th the price and you have people to endure…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm not sure where all these positive comments come from. Of course the game has a quite interesting mechanic and nearly all it needs is already there (just lacks some additional content). However: - All the best items and gear can be obtained within the first hours of the game. - The best resources are available nearly right from the start. - The skillbooks are abundant (same as resources) and easy to obtain - There's no need to build a solid base, really, as you just move on to the next…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I completed the game in approximately 8 hours with a friend, and overall, it was a great co-op experience. The game features survival, crafting, and some combat mechanics. While enjoyable, it does have some areas that could be improved. The map can be a bit confusing, and there are minor bugs, but nothing that significantly affects gameplay. Towards the end, the game becomes a little repetitive, but for just $2, it's a great deal. If you're looking for a budget-friendly co-op game to play…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's just not fun with that camera angel.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is stable and fluid, but not as fun as I expected it to be. The fight system is boring and very crappy and the base building consists of only farming (like 5 types of crops, and 5 dishes) and what is necessary to build your tools and weapons and some defense towers. To call it base building simulation is correct but improper because it is way too basic. The story is not better.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →♥♥♥♥ this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game, I put 10 hours of my life into this paper thin excuse of a plot, same fetch quests, and absolute boring boss battles, let's copy and paste the same boss 5 times, oh and I did this all co-op because you know, games are more fun with a friend, no this garbage excuse of a game locks me out of an achievement because my friend activated the last teleport, SO NOW IF I WANT TO 100% YOUR ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ASS GAME I HAVE TO WASTE ANOTHER 10+ HOURS OF MY LIFE, and devs if you are reading…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →All in all nice little game, i had fun with it and can recommend it. It took me about 10h to finish the game, visit every building on the map and got every achievement. Things i would say about the game: it looks nice, if you like the style it is not too grindy it has a straight main quest it´s a short game try it if you are also into survival / crafting games it is worth the price (i payed 8€) not the best controls but you get used to it A few things could be better in my opinion, maybe…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It looked nice, but the control and camera is clunky. Maybe it'll improve. But for now, it isn't fun.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Edit September 15, 2021: The developers did a great job fixing this game and it's now pretty fun to play. Making better bases actually makes sense now in the new areas. Combat is better than it was but I still think it has issues that don't make sense (a shield you can't upgrade that only blocks 1 in 5 hits, no dodge mechanic, and no ranged weapons). I've grown accustomed to the keyboard and mouse so I haven't tried the controller again. If the developers stay true to their word and keep…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game camera is terrible made me nauseous in 5 minutes
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →boring, too simple game, painful backtracking
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has some potential, but at the moment, it feels terribly uninspired. The end goal is pretty clear from the start, but there's no world building. I got as far as the 3rd zone and I didn't care about anything I was seeing. Like, okay, there's pollution. Why though? On the topic of pollution, calling it a threat is VERY generous. It's the first thing you do in the zones to fix that thing that builds any kind of tension. There's food needs, but you can pretty easily overcome that with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game lacks gameplay. It is fun for an hour or two but falls off quite fast.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh god...... I want to like this so bad. But it just ends up eating your time mid-late game to just extend playtime I think. - Drills basically make mining useless in the second zone. Just get a bunch. - The is only one boss type, though they do change the model once. - The "puzzles" constantly involve you running back to base to build something. Pro-tip just carry 20 of each chip and crystal on you. I think if this game ended in half the time I'd give it a thumbs up as about that's when…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Did all i could to drag the game out and still 100% it in 12 hrs. Game breaking bugs that will make you wanna quit before finishing the game. Any good points? hmm well if you spin u get dizzy... (sorry for the only spoiler in the game)
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An entertaining and well made little game with simple yet well implemented mechanics that offer enough diversity in gameplay to help it remain interesting and entertaining despite the rather stark amount of information in the tooltips and the somewhat repetitive survival and combat loop. Certainly a solid 7/10, perhaps even a 8/10 in those circumstances where you're craving a survival game without the intense amount of grind to get to the "survival" aspect.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Was overall very fun to play. My review is from an early access point of view, so the fact that I completed the game in a little under 8 hours is understandable. I imagine some people could probably do this in less time, though I like to enjoy the ride. The crafting was fun and including different biomes was awesome. However, it felt a little too simple at times. I hope this game progresses, because what I played in this early access version was entertaining. There were a few minor bugs, but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game is unfinished. it is cute but really short and lots of mechanics are missing. do not buy unless maybe -85%
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can't craft from (local) containers = instant refund.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A never ending chain of fetch quests.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Scrapnauts is an top-down crafting/survival game with a story. I completed it in a little under 14 hours. I built multiple large bases and explored every point of interest so your mileage may vary on length. The controls were solid and I didnt have any complaints. Inventory management is a large part of the game and could be frustrating considering how small your main backpack is. I had quite a few chests at each of my bases. The positive side of this is I had to venture out to gather specific…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Garbage game. hated every bit of it. was pissed off constantly by all the fetch quests. no durability difference between tools so you only needed higher tier tools just to mine a certain ore. no inventory space. building a base took forever due to the little amount of supplies you can hold, and nothing makes sense on why you crash land in the middle of a valley.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Extremely simple game that has very minimal content. I'm giving a positive review because it's only a few dollars so it's an okay game for the price. Keep in mind that the game is made by one person. I really disliked that it made you waste time waiting for stuff to happen, but there's some really cute hidden Easter eggs, and I had a lot of fun playing with friends.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Looks and plays like a browser game from 2005.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →online oynanmıyor yarram gibi oyun tüm oyun -mek -mak ekleriyle gidiyo
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →for the $1.61 i paid for it, it is an ok game.. beat it in 6 hours, pretty short and easy overall DO NOT PAY FULL PRICE FOR THIS THOUGH! SUPER NOT WORTH FULL PRICE relatively clunky and a few things are tedious and make little sense really didnt like loading a smelter 1 ore at a time worst thing in this is after you die, your gear despawns in less than a minute, so you best have a teleporter close by
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly during sales it's really worth giving it a try. Although I'm not used to the camera rotation with keyboard :/ Depending on your play style, if you enjoy gaming yourself you will still like this game :) I like spending 7 days in base going no where else, just farm materials and make my base sturdy before I go for a long journey :D
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Scrapnaut is a distinctive entry in the survival-sandbox genre, a game that trades the gritty realism of most survival experiences for a whimsical yet industrial steampunk world seen from an isometric perspective. Developed by SpiffyBit and published by RockGame S.A., it invites players into a world of brass gears, mechanical ruins, and wide-open wilderness where ingenuity and adaptation determine how long you last. Rather than focusing on constant combat or fast-paced survival tension,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For the 3 bucks I paid? Yeah worth it. Even though I think it's a one and done kinda game. Meaning once I beat it, I don't expect to replay it. There's just no automation to make gathering and refining less time consuming. And the robots attack EVERYTHING, so making kill boxes to funnel them into turrets is worthless. Making a base only worth having, outside the one safe mining zone before getting to the lab, is if you have enough materials farmed to make 4 wind turbines, 8 batteries, and 16…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think that Scrapnaut is an OK game and a great game when you consider the price. I played the game using a controller and I choose the setting peaceful to avoid the constantly recurring base raids - otherwise I would have hated the game. Game is mainly about exploring , finding resources for next step, fetching what's asked , while fighting bots. To some degree repetitive but with enough variety that it didn't feel like major chores. I have played the game for around 50 hours in relaxed…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game doesnt care that its in the background, whatever you click in front of it will produce a click in that location in the game. I opened the bug report and discord invite link enough times when simply trying to shake cards off the game for me to drop a negative. fix your games focus so it isnt some click danger when it isn't the primary window.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it needs a lot more improvement - get repetitive - inventory system could be better - the back and forth to get items can sometimes be frustrating because lack of inventory space would recommend to get when it's on sale.
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