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AirMech Strike vs Planetary Annihilation: TITANS

AirMech Strike is an RPG strategy game from Carbon Games (2018) while Planetary Annihilation: TITANS is a simulation strategy game from Planetary Annihilation Inc (2015).

AirMech Strike

2018 · Carbon Games

7.1GamingPickz Score

Free

Steam: Very Positive

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS

2015 · Planetary Annihilation Inc

7.2GamingPickz Score

$29.99

Steam: Very Positive

What each one is

Steam files AirMech Strike under RPG and Strategy. In contrast, it files Planetary Annihilation: TITANS under Simulation and Strategy.

AirMech Strike

AirMech® Strike is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or competitively online. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious!

Description from its Steam store page

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS

Wage war across entire solar systems with massive armies at your command. Annihilate enemy forces with world-shattering TITAN-class units, and demolish planets with massive super weapons!

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

AirMech StrikePlanetary Annihilation: TITANS
GamingPickz Score7.1/107.2/10
Steam ratingVery Positive (84%, 10,862)Very Positive (84%, 14,694)
Critic aggregateNo aggregateNo aggregate
PriceFree$29.99
Install size5 GB
Steam Deckunsupportedplayable
Released20182015
DeveloperCarbon GamesPlanetary Annihilation Inc

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

AirMech Strike vs Planetary Annihilation: TITANS, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    AirMech StrikeRPG strategy game
    Planetary Annihilation: TITANSSimulation strategy game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    AirMech StrikeFree to Play, Strategy, Mechs
    Planetary Annihilation: TITANSRTS, Strategy, Real Time Tactics

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    AirMech StrikeScore 7.1 · 84% on Steam
    Planetary Annihilation: TITANSScore 7.2 · 84% on Steam

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    AirMech Strike10,862 reviews · 3 add-ons
    Planetary Annihilation: TITANS14,694 reviews · 5 GB

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    AirMech StrikeFree
    Planetary Annihilation: TITANS$29.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    AirMech StrikeUnsupported
    Planetary Annihilation: TITANSPlayable

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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01000100PlayersPopularity

Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.

Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: Planetary Annihilation: TITANS (GamingPickz Score 7.2)
  • The cheaper right now: AirMech Strike (Free)
  • Better on a Steam Deck: Planetary Annihilation: TITANS (playable)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

StrategyMultiplayerMechsRTSRobotsOnline Co-OpIndieCo-op

Where they differ

AirMech Strike is also

Free to PlayMOBAActionShooterMassively MultiplayerEarly Access

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS is also

Real Time TacticsBase-BuildingBuildingWarSpaceGrand Strategy

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, AirMech Strike is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Planetary Annihilation: TITANS is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

System requirements, side by side

AirMech StrikePlanetary Annihilation: TITANS
Minimum GPUShader 3.0 / OpenGL 3.2 +
Minimum CPUMODERN Quad Core Processor
Minimum RAM8 GB
Install size5 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: AirMech Strike · Planetary Annihilation: TITANS.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for AirMech Strike and 0 for Planetary Annihilation: TITANS. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are AirMech Strike and Planetary Annihilation: TITANS in scope?

AirMech Strike has drawn 10,862 Steam reviews and ships 3 add-ons. Planetary Annihilation: TITANS has drawn 14,694 Steam reviews and installs in 5 GB.

Is AirMech Strike or Planetary Annihilation: TITANS better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Planetary Annihilation: TITANS rates higher (7.2 to 7.1). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, AirMech Strike or Planetary Annihilation: TITANS?

AirMech Strike is cheaper right now at Free, against $29.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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