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Shares mech customization with MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries.
- Free
- Deck Playable
- 2015
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- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
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- Deck Playable
- 2020
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Vox Machinae
Why this: Also Mechs and Vehicular Combat, like MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
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- 1MechWarrior Online™ Legends
Shares mech customization with MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries.
- 81% of 10,127 reviews
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- 96% of 5,855 reviews
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: Piranha Games Inc.
- Price: $29.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 85% of 10,194 reviews
- Genres: Action, Simulation
- Metacritic 73
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Customize mechs
- Explore lore
- Manage mercenary career
- Epic
- Intense
- Dropship travel
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Why this: Also Mechs and Vehicular Combat, like MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries.
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Why this: Same intense mood as MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries.
FRONT MISSION 3: Remake
Why this: Shares mech customization with MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries.
Cheaper alternatives
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
Why this: Also Mechs and Destruction, like MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries.
Battle Engine Aquila
Why this: Also Mechs and Vehicular Combat, like MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries.
Mech Havoc
Why this: Shares mech customization with MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries.
Armed to the Gears
Why this: Also Mechs and Futuristic, like MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries.
Nuclear Dawn
Why this: Same epic mood as MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries.
About MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
The closest matches to MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries: MechWarrior Online™ Legends, MechWarrior 5: Clans, Titanfall® 2, Vox Machinae, and Front Mission Evolved. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is your kind of game, the closest matches are MechWarrior Online™ Legends, MechWarrior 5: Clans and Titanfall® 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as epic and intense, and single out its dropship travel and economic metagame. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is a tactical mech combat simulation developed by Piranha Games Inc., set in the BattleTech universe and released in 2021 at $29.99. Players manage a mercenary company across sandbox missions, directing lance formations, customizing their BattleMechs, and navigating an economic metagame that persists between battles. The game supports four-player online co-op and modding capabilities. Reviewers highlight mech customization, lore exploration, and career management as core hooks, while players describe the combat as both epic and intense as they stomp enemies across war-torn landscapes. An 85% positive rating from over 10,000 Steam reviews underscores its strong reception, and the simulation is fully playable on Steam Deck.
About MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries: The year is 3015. The battlefields are dominated by war machines known as BattleMechs. Level entire cities and decimate the enemy in your BattleMech. Follow a quest for glory and revenge. Manage an expanding mercenary company. Fight alongside your friends with a four-player PvE co-op.
Is MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 85% of 10,194 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 84% positive across 190 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $29.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 105 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 50 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Customize mechs
- Explore lore
- Manage mercenary career
- Stomp enemies
People who play it also play: MechWarrior Online™ Legends, MechWarrior 5: Clans, Titanfall® 2
Frequently asked about MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
Can I run it?
Does MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries run on Steam Deck?
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries cost?
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries are MechWarrior Online™ Legends, MechWarrior 5: Clans, Titanfall® 2.
Who developed MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries?
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries was developed by Piranha Games Inc..