Mechanic Miner

About this game

Mechanic Miner is a construction and survival game where you build mechanical steam-powered machines in a physics-based sandbox. Gather resources, kill monsters, acquire new technologies and use your imagination to build crazy mechanical devices to conquer challenges.


Mechanic Miner lets you design and construct any kind of machine! From the basic vehicle covered in deadly spikes or the trustworthy catapult to a submarine, an air balloon or a giant mechanical spider.

Mechanic Miner has more than 70 different parts and building blocks for you to play around with and build machines from – all of it simulated through a realistic physics engine making your constructions behave like in real life.

Get creative, improve your skills, build more advanced contraptions and become a mechanical mastermind to conquer any challenges that may lie ahead. You can also share your designs with your friends through the Steam Workshop!


You’re stranded on a strange and treacherous planet where survival is made difficult by hostile animals and plant life. Luckily, you brought a multitool from your home planet that enables you to craft any kind of machine part – provided that you find and gather the right raw materials.

Relying solely on the technology you brought, you set out to explore this new and unknown world. However, your new home planet will not only challenge you – it might kill you! Face waves of deadly critters and fight unrelenting monsters that show no mercy. To survive, you must acquire the necessary steam-powered technology allowing you to delve deeper into the diverse biomes of the planet and perhaps, ultimately, escape.


Let your inner mechanic shine in Creative Mode. With unlimited resources at your disposal, immortality and the ability to fly you can create anything and set your imagination free!

Creative Mode is great for players who want to let their creativity flow without limitations, and with the blueprint tool you can easily save a copy of your contraptions and use them in Story or Survival Mode if you have the resources for it.


Follow your own path in Survival Mode. You start with nothing and explore, gather, research, construct and fight for your survival.

Survival Mode offers new challenges for advanced players – you need to use your wits and imagination to create contraptions that are able to withstand the harsh environment, aggressive enemies and devastating Aether Storms that wreak havoc on the planet.

• Explore a randomly generated sandbox. Dive into the story, fight for your survival or start creating without limits.
  
• Mine the planet for useful resources and start constructing your own unique mechanical steam-powered machines and devices.
  
• A realistic physics engine powers Mechanical Miner's sandbox and will test your contraptions’ ability to navigate the harsh terrain.
  
• Use your mechanical constructions to fight and defend you and your base from deadly critters and fight unrelenting monsters. Will you survive?
  
• Create blueprints of your mechanical constructions and use them in Story or Survival Modes. Or share them with friends on Steam Workshop to prove who the real mechanical mastermind is.
  
• Acquire new technologies and expand your base and building capabilities as you progress in the game.

Latest news

• Patch Notes·27 Feb 2020Official

  Patch v.1.0.1 (27.02.2020)

  This patch contains some changes to the repair-tools visual indicators along with some bug and crash fixes. • Changed the visual indicators for the repair-tool. *When the repair tool is active (press “R”) and the cursor is over a contraption, broken areas will now be highlighted in red.* • Changed the visual damage-indicator on blocks and parts. They now need to be at least 20% destroyed before showing signs of damage. • Fixed a crash occurring when quitting the game while the repair-tool is causing a contraption to be lifted. • Fixed a crash sometimes occurring when switching instances with the repair tool active. • Fixed a crash occurring when the Wrot would try to grab a bomb. • Fixed a crash occurring when recycling a the second aether propeller after it has been unloaded • Fixed a bug preventing the player from completing the achievement for killing all types of enemies. • Fixed a bug where it was possible to blueprint aether propellers in Story Mode • Fixed a bug where achievement progress would be shown when launching the game. • Fixed a bug where the clouds from the Dweller cutscene would float around in the overworld forever in Story Mode. • Fixed a bug where closing doors and hatches while the player was inside them, could cause the player to fly to space. • Fixed a bug where it was possible to use portal up to the overworld directly after, but before the cutscene, after killing the Dweller in Story Mode. • Fixed a bug where it was possible to make two propellers appear the first time Jones digs up a propeller.
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• Patch Notes·25 Feb 2020Official

  Patch v.1.0.0b (Hotfix) (25.02.2020)

  Another small hotfix focused on crash bugs • Increased repair speed by 150%. • Fixed a bug where the player would spawn in the ceiling of The Dweller Arena if the vehicle they entered with was too tall. • Fixed a bug where the Critter would never spawn. • Fixed a duplication bug where it was possible to duplicate programs using the inventory. • Fixed a crash occurring when saving at a checkpoint with some specific parts. • Fixed a crash occurring if a player having the Twitch integration running would receive Twitch-bits. • Fixed a crash occurring if a plumbing would be restored using the repair tool the same frame as it was destroyed. • Fixed a crash occurring in some cases if a part moved by the booster would get deleted. • Fixed a crash occurring when an aether propeller piece is in the world and ready to be recycled. • Fixed a crash where systems supporting OpenGL 2.0, but not OpenGL 3.0, would crash without reporting it. • Fixed a rare crash which could occur when placing connectors on a machine with constraints. • Fixed a rare crash which could occur when the Dweller attacked. • Fixed a rare crash which could occur when swapping items in the inventory.
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• Patch Notes·21 Feb 2020Official

  Patch v.1.0.0a (Hotfix) (21.02.2020)

  A small hotfix • Fixed a rare crash that could happen when placing blocks in the world. • Fixed a rare crash that could happen when repairing a block/part that is taking damage. • Fixed a rare crash that could happen when starting a new game or launching the game. • Fixed a bug where a plumbing or weapon would continue acting on the input after being disconnected with the dislodge tool. • Fixed a bug where the first 2 Deep Cave achievement where first unlocked at depth level 11 (should be 5 and 10 respectively). • Fixed a bug where the Survive an Aether Storm achievement didn’t work in Story Mode. • Fixed a bug where Hologram John sometimes would not appear after defeating The Dweller. • Fixed a bug where the Aether Storm would never end in Story Mode. • Fixed a bug where you would never complete the “Tunnel Dweller” quest. • Fixed a bug where on-screen text would disappear if the player would hover over a corpse nearby the text. • Added more Copper in the second tutorial cave.
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• Announcements·20 Feb 2020Official

  MECHANIC MINER FULL RELEASE! 👏

  Finally! We couldn’t be more excited! Mechanic Miner has just been fully released. Enjoy new machine-parts like the Booster, adventure into the new reworked Story Mode, fight new mobs and bosses and much more! Take a look at some of the new stuff in our Launch Trailer: https://youtu.be/r0cWZ0k4epk You can also enjoy 14 tracks, including 1 special track that is not in-game, in the Mechanic Miner OST that we just released! Be a champ and support our banjo-flicking sound-magician Josef Aarskov as all revenue from the OST goes to him! Let us know what you think about Mechanic Miner, join our Discord, leave a review, share your contraptions on the Steam Workshop and remember to pet Jones! Happy constructing! Greetings Team Mechanic miner.
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• Announcements·18 Feb 2020Official

  Mechanic Miner Original Soundtrack 🎵

  We’re pleased to announce that the Original Mechanic Miner Soundtrack will be released on the 20th of February (same time as Full Release of Mechanic Miner). The OST contains 14 tracks, including 1 special non-ingame track. As a special treat for you, you can listen to one of the tracks in its entirety here: https://youtu.be/RNyTX_hYSho When full release hits, you’ll be able to purchase the OST for $5.99 // €4.99 or in a bundle including the Full Version of Mechanic Miner with a discount. The Mechanic Miner OST is created by the one and only Josef Aarskov, and all sales from the OST (also through the bundle) will go directly to Josef. So if you want to support our banjo-flicking sound-magician, this is your chance! Happy bopping! Cheers Team Mechanic Miner {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31451725/8c15b1c8108217002569323afcb5da61e5161dcb.gif
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