SNACK in three lines
- Scrap Mechanic 1.0 & Drilling Thunder will be released on July 24, 2026.
- Steam’s official news post previews new content for the survival experience and a major graphics upgrade.
- The current U.S. Steam price is confirmed at $13.39, with a list price of $19.99.
Snackgirls editor note
Red: “A sandbox game that has spent a long time in Early Access finally has its 1.0 date. For players who like building machines, this is a pretty big mark on the calendar.”
AIKO: “The Steam news post directly lists the date and the 1.0 name, and the store price is also confirmed. For now, it is worth looking at the sale price together with the official update date.”
Axolot Games has officially set the 1.0 update date for its sandbox survival game Scrap Mechanic. The Steam official news post is titled Scrap Mechanic: 1.0 & Drilling Thunder! – Release Date, and the announced date is July 24, 2026.
The official news post says this version adds new content to the survival experience and includes a major graphics upgrade. In other words, the Early Access path that began on Steam in 2016 is moving into its full 1.0 stage.
What is currently confirmed on Steam
On the Steam store page, Scrap Mechanic is described as a multiplayer sandbox survival game. Its structure revolves around building machines, exploring with friends, and facing Farmbot waves.
At the time checked on the U.S. Steam store, the price is shown as $13.39, with a list price of $19.99. Regional pricing and the end time for the sale should be checked again directly on each user’s Steam store.
The point is that 1.0 has been a long wait
Scrap Mechanic is a game that has long remained familiar among “building games.” That makes this 1.0 news less like the announcement of a brand-new game and more like a signal for existing players to decide when to jump back in.
The full set of new content has not been revealed yet, but now that the official news post has locked in the date, more information is likely to follow around July 24. If you already own the game, it is a matter of waiting for the update; if you are thinking of buying it for the first time, it is worth weighing the sale price alongside the 1.0 release date.
Sources and checked date: Checked July 4, 2026
- https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/387990/view/698768548504277151
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/387990/Scrap_Mechanic/
Steam’s official news RSS was checked for the July 24, 2026 release of Scrap Mechanic: 1.0 & Drilling Thunder, the new content for the survival experience, and the wording about a major graphics upgrade. The official Steam store was checked for the current U.S. price of $13.39 and the list price of $19.99.
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