Mechanism is for the Makers.
Mechanism is almost 4 years old, but we're still only two and a half people. You read that right, A HALF OF A PERSON (Her name is Saibi and she's Siri's cousin that helps with customer service).
We exist for, and feed off of, creativity, happiness, novelty, challenges, and good vibes. You provide that for us, dear reader, along with every other member and maker who has contributed to this project. So keep reading to find out about our history.
Our Mission
Make the best sh*t.
Make the best sh*t.
Did you know we have a lifetime guarantee on our products? Here's the thing: that's not a selling point, it's a design philosophy.
The core issue is that "Perfection" doesn't actually exist. We try like hell to reach it on the first go, but inevitably we discover flaws over time.
The guarantee goes hand in hand with making the best stuff. It not only keeps us accountable for our designs, it also improves them over time so that one day we might be able to say we've achieved perfection. But let's be real, that's near impossible.
We get genuinely excited when you report a failure to us, because then we can fix it for the rest of time. So don't hold back, it will make us better.
Everyone is a maker.
Everyone is a maker.
Call up Grandma, we're welcoming her to the maker club!
What does it mean to be a maker? To us, it's a commitment to iteration, openness, and community.
Wherever possible, we share our designs for free to enable you to make. Build your own worlds, solve that nagging problem, build for those who can't.
We never settle for death by a thousand paper cuts, let alone one. We take straw OFF the camel's back. By we, we mean you, and us too.
And now you're initiated into our cult... I mean maker club.
Happiness is king.
Happiness is king.
Stress sucks. Working on stuff we don't like sucks. Corporate slog sucks. So eff that.
We want to have fun, we want to design the new and novel, we want to crack jokes and be humans. So here we are. Doing all that.
Success enables generosity.
Success enables generosity.
If you've interacted with us before (be it on Discord, reddit, or our customer support), you know we always err on the side of generosity.
For us, success is not measured in dollars. It's measured in happiness and fulfillment (see above). If you're unhappy or unfulfilled, that means we failed. We want to make it right, it's in our DNA.
If anyone knows of a KPI to measure happiness, we're all ears. Otherwise we'll just continue trying to be good people. And hopefully we inspire others to be good too.
Our Story
THE BEFORE TIMES
February 2022
Ah, the good old days, when Steam Decks were still back ordered and we were all guessing our ship dates based on order number. PSYCH! Siri received his as one of the first few batches and immediately started designing fun gadgets for it.
SHOW. ME. THE. KICKSTAND!
April 2022
Siri quickly realized the Deck missing a critical thing, a kickstand. Drawing on his background as a product design engineer he created a little spring lock mounting point and a kickstand that he could 3D print for himself.
THE REDDIT HUG
May 2022
He continued on to design a couple other parts, including an adhesive mount to attach a battery bank and a VESA mount for his desk setup. Suddenly, his Deck could do a shit ton more than other peoples'! HE WAS GOD! jk, he quickly turned around and shared the design for free on /r/SteamDeck and Mechanism was born.(Then called Deckmate)
FIRST MOLDED PARTS
June 2022
Siri's designs were an instant hit, but many people who didn’t have access to a 3D printer started asking for a way to purchase instead. He sold 3D printed parts with the promise that every dollar would go towards injection molding tools. He had enough within 2 freaking weeks! In the summer of 2022, Siri had the first batch of Deckmate accessories molded in China.
THE GAMING PILLOW
August 2024
After spending a couple years refining the mounting ecosystem and expanding to consoles beyond the Steam Deck, Siri set out to create additional accessories to make gaming more comfortable, enjoyable, and accessible. From that exploration came the Gaming Pillow which quickly became Mechanism's most popular product.
MAKING IT A TRUE ECOSYSTEM
To Infinity and Beyond!
Mechanism has continued to grow way beyond the Steam Deck. Their flagship accessory system is now compatible on over 10 handheld consoles, 4 controllers, all possible 3rd party cases, and includes over 15 different compelling mounts to allow you to play and organize EXACTLY how you want to.
Wow, you made it super far down the page!
Aside from giving us such great vibes (thank you), you should know we are anything but disconnected. We aren't some mythical creatures in a far away land.
We have a very active Discord server where Siri spends way too much of his time on, and you can also chat us on the site during business hours. We strive to answer questions within hours, but sometimes it might take around a day to respond! We are, after all, humans. Not robots...
If for some reason messages aren't getting through or responded to, jump into the Discord and scold Siri for designing too hard or whatever.
