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.
- Released
- 2021
- Developer
- Piranha Games Inc.
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- 73
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- 80 GB
What is 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.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 25 May 2021 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Piranha Games Inc. |
| Publisher | Piranha Games Inc. |
| Platforms | PC |
| Genres | Simulation |
| Languages | 6 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata , seeded TBA. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Partial Controller Support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | partial support |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | Steam Workshop |
| Online play | Yes |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | 80 GB |
| Add-on content | 9 DLC listed |
| Age gate | None |
Content descriptors
- Frequent violence or gore
- General mature content
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Games like MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
24 games overlap with MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are War Robots: Frontiers, Starship Troopers: Extermination and MechWarrior Online Solaris 7.
Common questions about MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
What platforms is MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries on?
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is available on PC. It first released in 2021.
How much does MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries cost?
$29.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries?
85% of 15,836 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries?
73 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
How big is the MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries download?
80 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.