Scraps Windows, Mac, Linux game

Update: The Scraps Kickstarter is currently underway!
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Scraps is a vehicle combat game where you build your vehicle from parts.

Scraps is a bit like the multiplayer melee mode in Interstate ’76, except you build your vehicle from the chassis up instead of just bolting on weapons and armour. It’s kind of like how you put stuff together in Stratosphere: Conquest Of The Skies except that it’s a vehicle instead of a floating platform.

Scraps is sort of like building a vehicle in LEGO Racers except that when you build your vehicle, every part actually does something and has mass and aerodynamics, instead of the result being mostly cosmetic. It’s something like Robot Wars, except you drive what you’ve created directly.

Scraps didn’t come out last century like everything above! It’s a game I’ve been thinking about and wanting to play for so long that I gave up waiting and I’m making it myself.

Scraps lets you create a vehicle that sucks. A car that falls over whenever it corners or only has enough power to fire its guns once a minute. It gives you a lot of power over what you’re creating. Do you trade speed for firepower? Do you add weapons at the expense of your power supply draining faster? What about armour? At the same time, it tries to avoid needless complexity like wiring components together, and tries to keep things intuitive. When you take out other players, you can scavenge their parts too.

Scraps is currently in development with no specific release date or final pricing. It will be sold at a reduced price at Alpha stage, building up to release. Purchase at any stage will grant access to the release version when it’s done. This is an indie game, currently a solo project, so don’t hold your breath – but it is coming.

TL;DR: It’s like Kerbal Space Program except the spaceships are vehicles and they fight. It is not a retro 2D platformer.