- 4+players
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
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.
Who can play
Store (how we check facts)- Split-screen is not confirmed.
- Online on PC. Steam lists 4-player online. Xbox lists 4-player online co-op. Not confirmed on PS5 and Xbox.
- Crossplay is not confirmed.
- Whether one copy is enough is not confirmed.
- PCEpic Games StoreSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- PCGOGSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- PS5PlayStation StoreSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- XboxMicrosoft StoreGet it (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Is it good
84%
Very positive on Steam
- 73MetascoreMetacritic (Metascore; opens Metacritic in a new tab)
- 73Top criticsOpenCritic · Nov 2021 (OpenCritic top critic average, 61 reviews, as of Nov 2021; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 55%RecommendOpenCritic · Nov 2021 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 62 reviews, as of Nov 2021; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
Steam Deck Playable
Every way to play together
Steam lists online co-op for PC. Player counts and console play are not confirmed yet. 84% positive of 14,000 Steam reviews.
- 4+
- 4+
- PS5, not confirmed
Quick facts
- Developer
- Piranha Games Inc.
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
- Series
- MechWarrior
- Released
- May 27, 2021 on PC
- Controllers
- Partial controller support on PC
- Languages
- Text in 6 languages, voices in English
In these lists
Answers
- Does MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries have couch co-op?
- No same-screen play is confirmed. The Steam listing does not include it on PC. Not confirmed yet on PS5 and Xbox. Online play is the way to play it together.
- Is MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries crossplay?
- Crossplay not yet confirmed.
- Do you need two copies of MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries?
- No one-copy option is listed, so expect each player online to need their own copy.
- What platforms is MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries on?
- PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
- One of 3,994 co-op games
- Does MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries work on Steam Deck?
- Yes, with some extra steps: Steam rates it Playable for Steam Deck.
- Is MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries free?
- No, it's a paid game. It's included with PC Game Pass and Game Pass on Xbox.
- Is MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries on Game Pass?
- Yes: included with PC Game Pass and Game Pass on Xbox.
- One of 150 PC Game Pass multiplayer games
