MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

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App ID	784080
App Type	Game
Developer	Piranha Games Inc.
Publisher	Piranha Games Inc.
Franchise	MechWarrior
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber	29876318
Last Record Update	3 July 2025 – 09:54:17 UTC ()
Release Date	27 May 2021 – 00:00:00 UTC ()

😎 82.64%

12k reviews

731

In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer

Piranha Games Inc.

metacritic_name

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

controller_support

partial

metacritic_score

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/mechwarrior-5-mercenaries?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

GameManualURL

https://store.steampowered.com/manual/784080/

community_visible_stats

Yes

workshop_visible

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Piranha Games Inc.

eulas

0 ↴
id	784080_eula_0
name	MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries EULA
url	https://store.steampowered.com//eula/784080_eula_0
version	1

Store Release Date

27 May 2021 – 00:00:52 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://www.youtube.com/mw5mercs/

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1), Simulation (28)

Steam Release Date

27 May 2021 – 00:00:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

25 June 2025 – 15:55:15 UTC () (1750866915)

library_assets

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library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
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height_pct	100

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unreal Engine, Bink_Video SDK, CEF SDK, EpicOnlineServices SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_Ansel SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, OculusXRPlugin SDK, Ogg SDK, OpenVR SDK, Vorbis SDK, Wwise SDK, XAudio2 SDK, iZotope SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 18 March 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 10656957

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

First seen on SteamDB

10 January 2018 – 20:06:19 UTC (), in changelist #3914613

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

4 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes	Yes
German	Yes		Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes	Yes

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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logo

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small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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logo_position/height_pct	100
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Assets

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page_background_path	app/784080
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	25 June 2025 – 15:55:24 UTC

Trailers

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731 players right now
1,204 24-hour peak
6,476 all-time peak 5 February 2023

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Store data

50,338 followers
#536 in top sellers
10,883 positive reviews
1,974 negative reviews
84.65% positive reviews

Twitch stats

4 viewers right now
48 24-hour peak
23,346 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~385.5 k by VG Insights
~620.3 k by Gamalytic
~717.0 k by SteamSpy
~797.5 k by PlayTracker

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User reviews history

😎 Very Positive
82.64% SteamDB Rating
10,883 84.6% positive reviews
1,974 15.4% negative reviews

Markers

Date	Label	30-day Peak
27 May 2021	Steam Release	-
11 May 2022 – 17:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: Handheld PC Power Bundle	-
11 September 2023 – 15:00	⇄ Fanatical: Prestige Collection Build Your Own Bundle (September 2023)	-
8 December 2023 – 15:00	⇄ Fanatical: Prestige Collection Build Your Own Bundle - Winter Special	-
23 February 2024 – 15:00	⇄ Fanatical: Prestige Collection Build Your Own Bundle (Feb 2024)	-
7 June 2024 – 17:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: IGN Live at Home	-

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MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries had an all-time peak of 6476 concurrent players on 5 February 2023.

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