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MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

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App ID 784080
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Piranha Games Inc.
Franchise MechWarrior
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 31805657
Last Record Update 21 October 2025 – 00:43:12 UTC ()
Release Date 27 May 2021 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
😎 82.78%
13k reviews
2,052
In-Game
🤖 Mechs 🖥️ Simulation 🔫 FPS 💥 Action 🤝 Co-op

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 73
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.
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Store Release Date 27 May 2021 – 00:00:52 UTC ()
osarch 64
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)
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review_score 8
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Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, 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, Resonance_Audio 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
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  • 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
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
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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

5 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes

Tags

🤖 Mechs 🖥️ Simulation 🔫 FPS 💥 Action 🤝 Co-op 🔫 Shooter 🏎️ Vehicular Combat 🙌 First-Person 🛠️ Moddable 💥 Destruction 👤 Singleplayer 🧊 3D 👥 Online Co-Op ⚔️ Combat 🌆 Futuristic 🎓 Tutorial 🏦 Economy 💼 Management 🌲 PvE 📊 Resource Management

Categories

Single-player Online Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Workshop Family Sharing Multi-player Co-op Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

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Steam charts

  • 2,052 players right now
  • 2,297 24-hour peak
  • 6,476 all-time peak 5 February 2023
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  • 390 viewers right now
  • 390 24-hour peak
  • 23,346 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 82.78% SteamDB Rating
  • 11,654 84.8% positive reviews
  • 2,097 15.2% negative reviews

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Markers

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

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 2052 players live playing MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries on Steam.

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

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