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MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

Released: 12/10/2019

The year is 3015. Humanity has colonized thousands of systems across a vast region of space splintered by centuries of conflict. The battlefields of the future are dominated by MechWarriors, elite pilots of hulking machines of war known as BattleMechs. It is a lucrative time to be a mercenary. A World of Destruction – Level entire cities and decimate armies of enemy forces while piloting hundreds of unique BattleMech variants. Seek The Truth – Follow a path of interstellar intrigue in a quest for glory and revenge as the leader of a mercenary company reborn in the flames of near destruction. The Merc Life – Manage the intricacies of running an expanding mercenary company, from the maintenance and acquisition of BattleMechs to the hiring of fellow MechWarriors. Fight Together – Fight alongside your friends with four-player PvE co-op support.

The year is 3015. Humanity has colonized thousands of systems across a vast region of space splintered by centuries of conflict. The battlefields of the future are dominated by MechWarriors, elite pilots of hulking machines of war known as BattleMechs. It is a lucrative time to be a mercenary. A World of Destruction – Level entire cities and decimate armies of enemy forces while piloting hundreds of unique BattleMech variants. Seek The Truth – Follow a path of interstellar intrigue in a quest for glory and revenge as the leader of a mercenary company reborn in the flames of near destruction. The Merc Life – Manage the intricacies of running an expanding mercenary company, from the maintenance and acquisition of BattleMechs to the hiring of fellow MechWarriors. Fight Together – Fight alongside your friends with four-player PvE co-op support.

The year is 3015. Humanity has colonized thousands of systems across a vast region of space splintered by centuries of conflict. The battlefields of the future are dominated by MechWarriors, elite pilots of hulking machines of war known as BattleMechs. It is a lucrative time to be a mercenary. A World of Destruction – Level entire cities and decimate armies of enemy forces while piloting hundreds of unique BattleMech variants. Seek The Truth – Follow a path of interstellar intrigue in a quest for glory and revenge as the leader of a mercenary company reborn in the flames of near destruction. The Merc Life – Manage the intricacies of running an expanding mercenary company, from the maintenance and acquisition of BattleMechs to the hiring of fellow MechWarriors. Fight Together – Fight alongside your friends with four-player PvE co-op support.

Critics
72
Steam
85
Metacritic
55

Score Breakdown

72.3

Critic Average

52 reviews

85

Steam User Score

15,465 reviews

55

Metacritic User Score

307 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-12.4
Metacritic Disparity
+17.3
Combined Disparity
+2.5

Average of both sources

Review Timing

2 early (4%)33 launch window (63%)17 late (33%)