BattleTech
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 2018
Platforms
Genres
- turn-based strategy video game
- video game with LGBT character
- role-playing video game*
- strategy video game*
- vehicle simulation game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
- multiplayer video game
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 2*
Localized titles
- BattleTech
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS*
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux*
- Supported
- Yes*
Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
- Strategy*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Multi-player*
- PvP*
- Online PvP*
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer*
- Steam Achievements*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play Together*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- French*
- German*
- Russian*
Audio languages
- English*
- Russian*
Community tags · historical
- Mechs*
- Votes · historical
- 396*
- Strategy*
- Votes · historical
- 310*
- Turn-Based Tactics*
- Votes · historical
- 258*
- Turn-Based*
- Votes · historical
- 227*
- Sci-fi*
- Votes · historical
- 205*
- Turn-Based Strategy*
- Votes · historical
- 180*
- Tactical*
- Votes · historical
- 166*
- Action*
- Votes · historical
- 110*
- Robots*
- Votes · historical
- 110*
- Character Customization*
- Votes · historical
- 108*
- Singleplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 106*
- RPG*
- Votes · historical
- 97*
- Space*
- Votes · historical
- 94*
- Adventure*
- Votes · historical
- 85*
- Futuristic*
- Votes · historical
- 84*
- Management*
- Votes · historical
- 84*
- Multiplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 77*
- Story Rich*
- Votes · historical
- 69*
- Great Soundtrack*
- Votes · historical
- 45*
- Difficult*
- Votes · historical
- 42*
System requirements
- Linux · Minimum*
- Operating system
- 64-bit Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and higher or SteamOS*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel® Core™ i3-3240 CPU*
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560*
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection*
- Storage
- 35 GB available space*
- Conditions
- Multiplayer is compatible between Windows, Mac and Linux versions.*
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel® Core™ i3-2105 or AMD® Phenom™ II X3 720*
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1 GB VRAM)*
- Graphics API
- Version 11*
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection*
- Storage
- 35 GB available space*
- Audio hardware
- DirectX 9 sound device*
- Conditions
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · Multiplayer is compatible between Windows, Mac and Linux versions.*
- macOS · Minimum*
- Operating system
- macOS High Sierra 10.13.3*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel® Core™ i5-4670*
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 775M (2 GB VRAM)*
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection*
- Storage
- 35 GB available space*
- Conditions
- Multiplayer is compatible between Windows, Mac and Linux versions.*
- Windows · Recommended*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel® Core™ i5-4460 or AMD® FX-4300*
- Memory
- 16 GB*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 670 or AMD® Radeon™ R9 285 (2 GB VRAM)*
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
- Memory
- 16 GB*
- Video memory
- 2 GB*
Compatibility and community reports
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 41*
- Community confidence
- strong*
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Harebrained Schemes
Publishers
- Paradox Interactive
Release history
- 2018-04-24
- Date precision
- Exact date
- 2018-04-23 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 2018-04-23*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Apr 24, 2018*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 14 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Intel® Core™ i3-2105 or AMD® Phenom™ II X3 720*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1 GB VRAM)*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 8* GB
- Name
- BattleTech*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Intel® Core™ i5-4460 or AMD® FX-4300*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 670 or AMD® Radeon™ R9 285 (2 GB VRAM)*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- 16* GB
- Release year
- 2,018*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- Intel® Core™ i3-2105 or AMD® Phenom™ II X3 720*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1 GB VRAM)*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 8 GB*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Processor alternatives
- Intel® Core™ i5-4460 or AMD® FX-4300*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 670 or AMD® Radeon™ R9 285 (2 GB VRAM)*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Memory
- 16 GB*
Specifications 2 · 6 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- Harebrained Schemes
- Harebrained Schemes*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- role-playing video game
- role-playing video game*
- strategy video game
- strategy video game*
- vehicle simulation game
- vehicle simulation game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 2*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Publishers · Microsoft Windows
- Paradox Interactive
- Paradox Interactive*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 2018-04-23 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 2018-04-23*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 35 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 128*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 124* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 4,869* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Multi-player*
- PvP*
- Online PvP*
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer*
- Steam Achievements*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play Together*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Harebrained Schemes*
- DLC count · historical
- 5*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 1000000 - 2000000*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Russian*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
- Strategy*
- Linux support · historical
- Yes*
- macOS support · historical
- Yes*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 124* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 601* min
- Metacritic score
- 78*
- Name
- BATTLETECH*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 5,125*
- Peak ccu
- 1,446*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 26,438*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 9.99*
- Publishers
- Paradox Interactive*
- Recommendations
- 22,311*
- Store release date · historical
- Apr 24, 2018*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Russian*
- Game website · historical
- http://battletechgame.com/*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Multi-player
- Multi-player*
- PvP
- PvP*
- Online PvP
- Online PvP*
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play Together
- Remote Play Together*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Harebrained Schemes
- Harebrained Schemes*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Russian*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Paradox Interactive
- Paradox Interactive*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Apr 24, 2018*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Russian*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 3,869* min
- Ccu
- 1,446*
- Developer
- Harebrained Schemes*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
- Strategy*
- Historical US original list price
- 3,999* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Russian*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 493* min
- Name
- BATTLETECH*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 5,125*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 26,438*
- Historical US price
- 3,999* US cents
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive*
- Community tags · historical
- Mechs*
- Strategy*
- Turn-Based Tactics*
- Turn-Based*
- Sci-fi*
- Turn-Based Strategy*
- Tactical*
- Action*
- Robots*
- Character Customization*
- Singleplayer*
- RPG*
- Space*
- Adventure*
- Futuristic*
- Management*
- Multiplayer*
- Story Rich*
- Great Soundtrack*
- Difficult*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Russian*
- Community tags · historical
- Mechs
- Mechs*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Turn-Based Tactics*
- Turn-Based
- Turn-Based*
- Sci-fi
- Sci-fi*
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Turn-Based Strategy*
- Tactical
- Tactical*
- Action
- Action*
- Robots
- Robots*
- Character Customization
- Character Customization*
- Singleplayer
- Singleplayer*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Space
- Space*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Futuristic
- Futuristic*
- Management
- Management*
- Multiplayer
- Multiplayer*
- Story Rich
- Story Rich*
- Great Soundtrack
- Great Soundtrack*
- Difficult
- Difficult*
- Tags votes
- Mechs
- Votes · historical
- 396*
- Strategy
- Votes · historical
- 310*
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Votes · historical
- 258*
- Turn-Based
- Votes · historical
- 227*
- Sci-fi
- Votes · historical
- 205*
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Votes · historical
- 180*
- Tactical
- Votes · historical
- 166*
- Action
- Votes · historical
- 110*
- Robots
- Votes · historical
- 110*
- Character Customization
- Votes · historical
- 108*
- Singleplayer
- Votes · historical
- 106*
- RPG
- Votes · historical
- 97*
- Space
- Votes · historical
- 94*
- Adventure
- Votes · historical
- 85*
- Futuristic
- Votes · historical
- 84*
- Management
- Votes · historical
- 84*
- Multiplayer
- Votes · historical
- 77*
- Story Rich
- Votes · historical
- 69*
- Great Soundtrack
- Votes · historical
- 45*
- Difficult
- Votes · historical
- 42*
Specifications 5 · 29 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Multi-player*
- PvP*
- Online PvP*
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer*
- Steam Achievements*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play Together*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Harebrained Schemes*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
- Strategy*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- Linux requirements
- Minimum: OS: 64-bit Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and higher or SteamOS Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-3240 CPU Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 35 GB available space Additional Notes: Multiplayer is compatible between Windows, Mac and Linux versions. *
- macOS requirements
- Minimum: OS: macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 775M (2 GB VRAM) Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 35 GB available space Additional Notes: Multiplayer is compatible between Windows, Mac and Linux versions. *
- Metacritic score
- 78*
- Name
- BATTLETECH*
- Windows requirements
- Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-2105 or AMD® Phenom™ II X3 720 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1 GB VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 35 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9 sound device Additional Notes: Multiplayer is compatible between Windows, Mac and Linux versions. *
- Platforms
- windows*
- mac*
- linux*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $39.99*
- Publishers
- Paradox Interactive*
- Recommendations total
- 22,223*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Apr 24, 2018*
- Interface languages
- English (full audio), French, German, Russian*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Multi-player
- Multi-player*
- PvP
- PvP*
- Online PvP
- Online PvP*
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play Together
- Remote Play Together*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Harebrained Schemes
- Harebrained Schemes*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Linux requirements
- Linux · Minimum
- Operating system
- 64-bit Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and higher or SteamOS*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel® Core™ i3-3240 CPU*
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560*
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection*
- Storage
- 35 GB available space*
- Conditions
- Multiplayer is compatible between Windows, Mac and Linux versions.*
- macOS requirements
- macOS · Minimum
- Operating system
- macOS High Sierra 10.13.3*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel® Core™ i5-4670*
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 775M (2 GB VRAM)*
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection*
- Storage
- 35 GB available space*
- Conditions
- Multiplayer is compatible between Windows, Mac and Linux versions.*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Minimum
- Operating system
- Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel® Core™ i3-2105 or AMD® Phenom™ II X3 720*
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1 GB VRAM)*
- Graphics API
- Version 11*
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection*
- Storage
- 35 GB available space*
- Audio hardware
- DirectX 9 sound device*
- Conditions
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · Multiplayer is compatible between Windows, Mac and Linux versions.*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Paradox Interactive
- Paradox Interactive*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Apr 24, 2018*
- Interface languages
- French*
- German*
- Russian*
Specifications 6 · 19 fields
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- playable*
- Store genres
- Action|Adventure|Strategy*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 652*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- strong*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 41*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- gold*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- Yes*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- 16* GB
- Windows recommended video memory · 2026-06-27
- 2* GB
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,018*
- Title
- BATTLETECH*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 41*
- Community confidence
- strong*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- PvP
- PvP*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
- Memory
- 16 GB*
- Video memory
- 2 GB*
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