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Mechanism

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App ID 645290
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Alexander Goodwin
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 30968689
Last Record Update 5 September 2025 – 20:09:04 UTC ()
Release Date 19 July 2018 – 13:55:38 UTC ()
❓ 64.68%
163 reviews
0
In-Game
🗺️ Adventure 🤖 Robots 🧷 Steampunk 🌫 Atmospheric 🧩 Puzzle

Mechanism - - an adventure game about a lonely robot. Dive into a depressive steampunk world which has been infected with a strange disease called "Phlegm".

Additional Information

Developer Alexander Goodwin
metacritic_name M E C H A N I S M
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Alexander Goodwin
Store Release Date 19 July 2018 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://x.com/AlexGoodwin63
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 19 July 2018 – 13:55:38 UTC ()
Original Release Date 19 July 2018 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1531983600)
Store Asset Modification Time 24 September 2019 – 17:18:58 UTC () (1569345538)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 26 September 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 4305570
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-8.0-4
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
restricted_countries DE
Germany
First seen on SteamDB 25 May 2017 – 10:07:03 UTC (), in changelist #3018312

Supported Languages

6 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🗺️ Adventure 🌱 Indie 🤖 Robots 🧷 Steampunk 🌫 Atmospheric 🧩 Puzzle 🧸 Cute 😱 Horror 👤 Singleplayer 📚 Story Rich 🫂 Psychological 😨 Dark 👤 Third Person 🌍 Open World 🕴 Psychological Horror 🤫 Mystery 🔪 Thriller 🚶 Walking Simulator 🎭 Drama 🙈 Mature

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp24 September 2019 – 17:20:29 UTC
Trailers
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  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 25 all-time peak 21 July 2018
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  • ❓ Mixed
  • 64.68% SteamDB Rating
  • 112 68.7% positive reviews
  • 51 31.3% negative reviews

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