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MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

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

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Quick resume

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.

Global score

85/100

Genres

Action, Simulator, Tactical, Shooter, Fighting

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    Pros

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

    Cons

    • 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

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      4

      "Players have freedom to customize mechs, choose missions, and build unique squads with various equipment and upgrades."

      Capsule for Mainframe Defenders Mainframe Defenders

      "Players have freedom to choose missions, customize mechs, and manage mercenary company; sandbox style gameplay with player-directed actions."

    • Competence

      Game with the same Competence vibe

      4

      "Gameplay involves skillful mech combat with challenging missions and tactical decision-making, rewarding player effectiveness."

      Capsule for Steel Phantom Steel Phantom

      "Game involves skillful mech piloting, tactical combat, mech customization, and resource management; mods increase complexity and challenge."

    • Competition

      Game with the same Competition vibe

      -3

      "Focus is mainly on single-player and cooperative play with no mandatory PvP or ranked modes; players compete mostly against the game and themselves."

      Capsule for Desecrators Desecrators

      "Focus is on single-player or cooperative play with friends; no PvP and limited leaderboard or ranked competition."

    • Continuation

      Game with the same Continuation vibe

      4

      "Many players report long playtimes, multiple playthroughs, and habitual engagement with the game."

      Capsule for Shenmue III Shenmue III

      "Many players report long playtimes, multiple playthroughs, and habitual engagement especially with mods and DLC."

    • Cooperation

      Game with the same Cooperation vibe

      3

      "Supports co-op multiplayer with up to 4 players, encouraging teamwork though solo play is also popular."

      Capsule for Bloons TD 6 Bloons TD 6

      "Supports 2-4 player co-op; multiplayer guests assist host but do not progress their own saves; co-op considered more fun than solo."

    • Creativity

      Game with the same Creativity vibe

      3

      "Players customize mech upgrades, tower placements, and strategies, allowing creative approaches within predefined structures."

      Capsule for Mechs V Kaijus - Tower Defense Mechs V Kaijus - Tower Defense

      "Mech customization and loadout building are core; modding community greatly expands creative options."

    • Domination

      Game with the same Domination vibe

      -4

      "Interactions emphasize shared play and mutual respect; no evidence of power imposition or trash talk in reviews."

      Capsule for The Spell Brigade The Spell Brigade

      "Interactions emphasize shared play and cooperation; no evidence of power imposition or trash talk in reviews."

    • Escapism

      Game with the same Escapism vibe

      4

      "Players use the game as a fun distraction and stress relief, enjoying the immersive mech combat and progression."

      Capsule for Project Lazarus Project Lazarus

      "Players use the game for stress relief, nostalgia, and immersive mech piloting fantasy."

    • Expectation

      Game with the same Expectation vibe

      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and nostalgia; no indication of obligation or external pressure."

      Capsule for NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM

      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and nostalgia; no indication of obligation or external pressure."

    • Experimenting

      Game with the same Experimenting vibe

      4

      "Players experiment with many characters, weapons, and builds; modding community enhances experimentation."

      Capsule for MEGA MAN X DiVE Offline MEGA MAN X DiVE Offline

      "Players experiment with mech builds, weapon loadouts, and mods; modding community encourages tinkering."

    • Exploration

      Game with the same Exploration vibe

      2

      "Campaign involves multiple planets and territories, but maps are reused; exploration is limited but present."

      Capsule for Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm

      "Game features a large galaxy map with multiple planets and biomes; exploration is somewhat limited by mission repetition."

    • Expression

      Game with the same Expression vibe

      3

      "Customization of mechs and pilot loadouts allows personal expression within gameplay."

      Capsule for FRONT MISSION 1st: Remake FRONT MISSION 1st: Remake

      "Customization of mechs and loadouts allows player expression; mods further enhance personalization."

    • Fantasy

      Game with the same Fantasy vibe

      4

      "Set in a rich sci-fi universe with giant mechs and mercenary warfare, providing imaginative and fictional experiences."

      Capsule for BATTLETECH BATTLETECH

      "Set in a fictional sci-fi universe with giant piloted mechs and futuristic warfare; strong imaginative fiction."

    • Fellowship

      Game with the same Fellowship vibe

      2

      "Community and co-op play foster some social connection, though many play solo."

      Capsule for THOTH THOTH

      "Community and modding scene is active; co-op play fosters social connection but solo play is common."

    • Growth

      Game with the same Growth vibe

      3

      "Players develop skills in tactical combat and mech customization, with some pilot progression."

      Capsule for Kriegsfront Tactics - Prologue Kriegsfront Tactics - Prologue

      "Players learn complex systems, mech customization, and tactics; progression through campaign and career mode."

    • Health

      Game with the same Health vibe

      -5

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

      Capsule for 112 Operator 112 Operator

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

    • Idle

      Game with the same Idle vibe

      -3

      "Requires focused attention during missions; not designed for background or casual idle play."

      Capsule for Combat Wings: Battle of Britain Combat Wings: Battle of Britain

      "Requires focused attention during missions; not suitable for background or casual idle play."

    • Intimacy

      Game with the same Intimacy vibe

      -4

      "Social interactions are limited to cooperative gameplay; no evidence of close emotional relationships forming."

      Capsule for Disney Alice in Wonderland Disney Alice in Wonderland

      "Social interactions are limited to cooperative gameplay; no evidence of close emotional relationships."

    • Leadership

      Game with the same Leadership vibe

      3

      "Players lead and manage a mercenary company, making strategic and tactical decisions."

      Capsule for Warbanners Warbanners

      "Players lead a mercenary company and command a lance of mechs; strategic decision-making involved."

    • Progression

      Game with the same Progression vibe

      4

      "Strong focus on accumulating upgrades, new mechs, and passive income to advance."

      Capsule for Mining Mechs Mining Mechs

      "Strong emphasis on acquiring mechs, weapons, upgrades, and managing resources to improve mercenary company."

    • Relaxation

      Game with the same Relaxation vibe

      2

      "Offers moments of flow and catharsis, but also includes challenging and tense gameplay."

      Capsule for DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours

      "Gameplay can be tense and challenging but also offers flow and catharsis through mech combat."

    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      3

      "Enjoyable sensory feedback from mech combat effects, explosions, and sound design."

      Capsule for MechWarrior 5: Clans MechWarrior 5: Clans

      "Enjoyable sensory feedback from mech combat, weapon effects, and sound design; mods enhance visuals and audio."

    • Status

      Game with the same Status vibe

      -3

      "Limited social recognition; multiplayer is dead and achievements are mostly personal."

      Capsule for Swords and Soldiers HD Swords and Soldiers HD

      "Limited social recognition; multiplayer guests do not gain progression; focus is on personal achievement."

    • Story

      Game with the same Story vibe

      1

      "Campaign story is minimal and repetitive; main appeal is gameplay and multiplayer rather than narrative."

      Capsule for Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm

      "Campaign story is serviceable but not highly praised; narrative is light and secondary to gameplay."

    • Strategy

      Game with the same Strategy vibe

      4

      "Requires tactical thinking in combat, build planning, and resource management."

      Capsule for Cave Crawlers Cave Crawlers

      "Tactical combat, mech loadout planning, heat management, and resource decisions require strategic thinking."

    • Thrill

      Game with the same Thrill vibe

      3

      "Combat provides suspense and excitement with risk and reward."

      Capsule for Infinity: Battlescape Infinity: Battlescape

      "Combat offers suspense and excitement; heat and damage management add tension."

    • Value

      Game with the same Value vibe

      3

      "Players feel the base game and DLC provide good value, especially on sale."

      Capsule for theHunter: Call of the Wild™ theHunter: Call of the Wild™

      "Many players find good value especially with mods and DLC; base game alone is less satisfying."

    • Violence

      Game with the same Violence vibe

      4

      "Core gameplay involves shooting and destroying enemy mechs and defenses."

      Capsule for Snezhinka:Sentinel Girls2 Snezhinka:Sentinel Girls2

      "Core gameplay involves combat, destruction of enemy mechs, and battlefield chaos."

    • Survival

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      3

      "Players must manage mech damage, heat, and resources to survive challenging missions."

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      "Players must manage damage, repairs, and resources to keep mechs operational and survive missions."

    Analysis

    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.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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