MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries cover
FranchiseBattleTechSeriesMechWarrior

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

Critic score7 critics
First release
Dec 10, 2019
Developer
Piranha Games
Genres
Fighting, Shooter, Tactical, Simulator · Action, Science fiction

In MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries you will adopt the role of a rookie MechWarrior pilot thrust into combat as the Third Succession War continues to fracture the Inner Sphere. Take contracts from the factions of your choosing and engage in tactical, first-person, PvE ‘Mech combat through an immersive, career-based Mercenary campaign driven by player choice. Victory, prestige, and profit will not only require skill on the battlefield, but in the acquisition, maintenance, and enhancement of your BattleMechs. Set for release in 2018, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is under development by a dedicated development team at Piranha Games. MechWarrior Online, Piranha’s existing F2P multiplayer-focused tactical ‘Mech combat game, will continue its ongoing live development by the MWO team at Piranha.

Also known as MechWarrior 5, MechWarrior.exe

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Storyline
The year is 3015. Humanity has expanded to the stars, colonizing a vast region of space known as the Inner Sphere. Where the Star League once ruled in relative stability, generations of countless wars, alliances, and betrayals have divided the Inner Sphere into five distinct Successor States. These states, also known as the Great Houses, have fought and quarreled for centuries over the remnants of the Star League and control of the Inner Sphere. They are now in the midst of a Third Succession War, one which has been raging for almost 150 years. While the battlefields of the Inner Sphere burn with an array of devastating weaponry, none is more formidable than the BattleMech. These immense fighting machines, piloted by elite fighters known as MechWarriors, dominate the wars of the future with enough firepower to annihilate entire cities.Read more

The year is 3015. Humanity has expanded to the stars, colonizing a vast region of space known as the Inner Sphere. Where the Star League once ruled in relative stability, generations of countless wars, alliances, and betrayals have divided the Inner Sphere into five distinct Successor States. These states, also known as the Great Houses, have fought and quarreled for centuries over the remnants of the Star League and control of the Inner Sphere. They are now in the midst of a Third Succession War, one which has been raging for almost 150 years. While the battlefields of the Inner Sphere burn with an array of devastating weaponry, none is more formidable than the BattleMech. These immense fighting machines, piloted by elite fighters known as MechWarriors, dominate the wars of the future with enough firepower to annihilate entire cities.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dec 10, 2019
Xbox One
May 27, 2021
Xbox Series X|S
May 27, 2021
All 8 release dates
PlayStation 4
Sep 22, 2021
PlayStation 5
Sep 22, 2021
PlayStation 4
Sep 23, 2021
PlayStation 5
Sep 23, 2021
Xbox Series X|S
Nov 30, 2021
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person, Third person
Keywords
mecha

At a Glance

Critic Score
73

Overview

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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 13,621 reviews in all languages, recorded 27 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online co-opSteam · 27 Oct

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