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BATTLETECH

In the year 3025, you command a mercenary company of BattleMechs and their pilots, drawn into a civil war after a ruler is overthrown. The campaign follows the conflict, while Career mode centers on taking contracts across space. In turn-based battles, deploy a squad of 'Mechs and use terrain, positioning, weapons, and pilot abilities to defeat enemy forces. Damage can leave machines and pilots unavailable, so each mission's outcome affects the state of your company. Between missions, recruit and develop pilots, repair and customize 'Mechs with equipment and battlefield salvage, and upgrade your dropship. Choose contract rewards and manage company expenses, faction reputation, and your roster as you progress.

Lead a mercenary 'Mech company through a civil war, balancing turn-based battles, salvage, repairs, contracts, and crew costs.

Released 24 Apr 2018

84%positive of
33k player reviews
$39.99
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Command Mech Squads

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Tune Mech Loadouts

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Salvage Enemy Mechs

Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.

Developed by Harebrained Schemes · Published by Paradox Interactive

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Common Player Critiques

  1. Punishing Difficulty
  2. Uneven Mission Balance
  3. Slow Repetitive Missions
  4. Performance and Crashes
84%
positive of 33k player reviews
78/100
Metacritic

Back of the Box

Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements 128
Age ratings
  • PEGI 12 — Bad Language
  • USK 12
  • ClassInd (Brazil) 14 — Violência Medo Atos criminosos Linguagem imprópria
  • IGRS (Indonesia) 13 — Penggunaan bahasa Kekerasan Interaksi Daring
  • Steam (Germany) 12 — Gewalt Schimpfwörte
Players From 1 (maximum not specified)
Play modes
  • Online PvP
Other modes
  • Single-player skirmish vs AI
  • Online PvP skirmish
  • Head-to-head matches with friends
  • Matchmaking with random online opponents
  • Cross-platform multiplayer
  • Remote Play Together support
  • Modded online faction warfare / online map (RogueTech)
Multiplayer BATTLETECH supports single-player and online PvP. Official text states PvP multiplayer and skirmish mode, including head-to-head play with friends, online opponents, and single-player skirmish against AI. The provided information does not state player counts, co-op, LAN, drop-in/drop-out, split-screen, or persistent shared-world support in the base game.
Multiplayer & mods Reviews describe major mods, especially RogueTech, as adding an online mode or online factions map where players play as factions on an evolving starmap. These multiplayer features are described by players as mod-based, not base-game features. No exact player counts are provided for modded multiplayer.
Controller required No
DLC / extras 5 listed on Steam
DRM / EULA
  • Requires 3rd-Party Account: Paradox Account (for Multi-player) (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
  • Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA BATTLETECH EULA
Content notices
  • Online interactivity
Metacritic 78/100 View on Metacritic
Website Official website

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It was developed by Harebrained Schemes and published by Paradox Interactive, released on April 24, 2018.
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