MechWarrior Online
MechWarrior Online is a tactical online shooter set in the BattleTech Universe. The battlefields of the 31st century are dominated by powerful mechanized units known as BattleMechs. You will assume the role of…
MechWarrior Online is a simulator developed by Piranha Games, released 17 September 2013 on PC (Microsoft Windows). It is free to play.
What MechWarrior Online is
MechWarrior Online is a simulator game developed by Piranha Games and released in 2013. It was published by Infinite Game Publishing. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on CryEngine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
MechWarrior Online is a free-to-play vehicle simulation video game, officially launched during September 2013 by Piranha Games for Microsoft Windows. The game takes place within the larger BattleTech universe.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. Available modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) and Multiplayer. There are 36 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the BattleTech series
MechWarrior Online is the 26th of 29 entries we hold in the BattleTech series. It arrived 12 months after MechWarrior: Tactical Command. The next entry was MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries in 2019. Its critic score of 72 is 3 points below the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is MechAssault at 90.
How it was received
MechWarrior Online holds a critic score of 72 out of 100. That places it above 45% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 2 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel: Core 2 Duo E7300 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD: Athlon 64 X2 6400+ @ 3.2GHz, 4 GB RAM and NVIDIA: 8800 GT / AMD: Radeon HD 5670. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 16GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
MechWarrior Online launched on 17 September 2013, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto V, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Rayman Legends and FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto V, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Rayman Legends, FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for MechWarrior Online yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
All media
Dlc
MechWarrior Online: Juggernaut Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Moonwalker Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Scattershot Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Dreadnought Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Arges Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Seraph Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Howl Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Desperada Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Stone Crusher Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Gausszilla Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Scaleshot Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: War Emu Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Hashké and Abaddon Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Warlord Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Blight Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Gorewing Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Onyx Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Spitfire Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Aksum Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Sovereign Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Li Dok To Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Red Reaper II Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Kasai Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Otomo Collection
MechWarrior Online: Black Hawk-Ku Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Behemoth Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Ferroblast Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Argent Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Spectre Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Apache Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Grand Summoner Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Starshot Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Naomi Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Wolf Dragoons Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Sigma Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Noble Legendary Mech Pack
MechWarrior Online: Gauntlet Mech Pack
Quick answers
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