Rover Mechanic Simulator
Skip · Strategy · 2020
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 38, under the fair line, at $11.99.
- Length
- 8h
- Value
- $1.50/hr
- Reviews
- 76% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, RX 570 4GB VRAM / GeForce GTX 960 4GB VRAM, 5 GB of storage. Windows only.
As an Engineer - crew member of one of the first Mars colonies - you are responsible for repairing and maintaining Mars Rovers. In this advanced simulator you will learn the internal details of various Mars Rovers and their components.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
December 2025 is where it bottomed out, at $2.03. Its cuts run 70 percent off as a rule. There have been 54 in the 7 years tracked, about 6 weeks apart.
On value it sits in the top 32 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 74 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 61 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Kerbal Space Program ($9.99, scores 95) beats it on value, while it beats Kerbal Space Program 2 ($49.99, scores 2).
Of the 309 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 2 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to July 2026.
Finishing takes 8 hours; clearing it takes 16, which is 2.0 times the campaign.
The drop-off
54% start to 2% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Rover Mechanic Simulator scores 38/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/864680/rover-mechanic-simulatorReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 1, price as of Oct 1.
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