AirMech: Command

"Command a mighty army from above with the ultimate war machine: the AirMech. Watch the battle unfold on the table in your war room, or dive into the action directly. Play with friends, or against them!…

80 28 March 2016

Indie Real Time Strategy (RTS) Strategy Tactical Action Science fiction

AirMech: Command is an indie developed by Carbon Games, released 28 March 2016 on PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR.

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What AirMech: Command is

AirMech: Command is an indie game developed by Carbon Games and released in 2016. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR.

The premise, in the publisher's words

"Command a mighty army from above with the ultimate war machine: the AirMech. Watch the battle unfold on the table in your war room, or dive into the action directly. Play with friends, or against them! AirMech: Command is a unique experience that is a showcase for how VR expands gaming. Extremely comfortable for everyone, it can be enjoyed by those brand new to VR all the way up to the serious gamer."

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a virtual reality perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 25 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

AirMech: Command holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 65% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for i5 or better, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GTX970. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

AirMech: Command launched on 28 March 2016, within three weeks of Tom Clancy's The Division, Dark Souls III, Hitman and Ratchet & Clank. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Tom Clancy's The Division, Dark Souls III, Hitman, Ratchet & Clank.

Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

AirMech: Command — frequently asked questions

When did AirMech: Command come out?

AirMech: Command was released on 28 March 2016 for PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR.

What are the minimum PC requirements for AirMech: Command?

At minimum, AirMech: Command needs i5 or better, 8 GB RAM, Nvidia GTX970 graphics, 2 GB available space of storage.

How many GB is AirMech: Command?

The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "2 GB available space" and the recommended line says "5 GB available space". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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