MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

Genres

• mech simulation game
• action game^*

• shooter game^*

• vehicle simulation game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Series

• MechWarrior

Engines

• Unreal Engine 4

Localized titles

• MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Simulation^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Co-op^*
• Online Co-op^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Steam Workshop^*
• Partial Controller Support^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• German^*
• Russian^*
• Japanese^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Japanese^*

Community tags · historical

• Mechs^*

  Votes · historical

  431^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  352^*

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  349^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  344^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  338^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  338^*

• Vehicular Combat^*

  Votes · historical

  333^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  324^*

• Moddable^*

  Votes · historical

  320^*

• Destruction^*

  Votes · historical

  318^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  313^*

• 3D^*

  Votes · historical

  312^*

• Online Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  296^*

• Combat^*

  Votes · historical

  277^*

• Futuristic^*

  Votes · historical

  260^*

• Tutorial^*

  Votes · historical

  232^*

• Economy^*

  Votes · historical

  229^*

• Management^*

  Votes · historical

  225^*

• PvE^*

  Votes · historical

  220^*

• Resource Management^*

  Votes · historical

  210^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 10 (64-bit versions)^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i3-7100/AMD Ryzen 3 1200^*

  Memory

  8 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770/AMD Radeon R9 280X^*

  Graphics API

  Version 11^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  80 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · Broadband internet connection is needed to play and host Co-op games. Internet Connection is NOT Required for Single player once the game is downloaded.^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Memory

  16 GB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070/AMD RX Vega 56^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i7-6700K/AMD Ryzen 7 1700^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  16 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  108^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• Piranha Games
• Piranha Games Inc.^*

Publishers

• Piranha Games
• Piranha Games Inc.^*

• 2019-12-10

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2021-05-26 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2021-05-26^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  May 26, 2021^*

Detailed specifications