MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries similar games & best alternatives

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MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One • 2021

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Immersive mech piloting experience
  • Deep mech customization and mod support
  • Engaging tactical combat
  • Cooperative multiplayer
  • Strong community and modding scene

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive missions and limited story depth
  • Dumb ai teammates
  • Performance issues with ray tracing
  • Some ui and control clunkiness
  • Base game less satisfying without mods and dlc

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Riftbreaker

  • Generation Zero®

  • Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Prophecy

  • Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

  • Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition

  • Granvir

Less social

Games that feels like MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Metal Wolf Chaos XD

  • The Surge

  • Dolls Nest

  • Wolfenstein: The New Order

  • FRONT MISSION 3: Remake

  • Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition

More competitive

Games that feels like MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries but with more competition against others

  • MechWarrior Online™ Legends

  • Crossout

  • Vox Machinae

  • IRON REBELLION

  • Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade

  • Titanfall® 2

More intimate

Games that feels like MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries but with more focus on close relationships

  • EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5

  • Iron Brigade

  • EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair

  • Borderlands 2

  • Dead Space™ 3

  • Warframe

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MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026