BattleTech review

BattleTech is the pick for MechWarrior fans who would rather command a lance than sit in the cockpit. Harebrained Schemes, working with original BattleTech and MechWarrior creator Jordan Weisman according to the Steam page, built a turn-based tactics game set in 3025. You run a mercenary outfit, upgrade your dropship, negotiate contracts with feudal lords and patch up aging BattleMechs with salvage in the MechLab. Combat uses terrain, positioning and weapon choice across more than 30 BattleMechs. There is a story campaign, a skirmish mode against the AI and online PvP. It is the only game here in the official BattleTech line that runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, and 85% of 18,375 English Steam reviews are positive, matching Mercenaries. The base game costs $39.99, and the three expansions are $19.99 each. The trade-off is pace: turns are slow and missions are long.

Who it is for

strategy players who prefer turn-based command to piloting

Price

$39.99 one-time on Steam for the base game.

struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war. $39.99 Buy on Steam
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• Deploy over 30 BattleMechs in turn-based squad combat
• Manage a mercenary company: dropship upgrades, contracts and reputation with noble houses
• MechLab for repairing and refitting 'Mechs with battlefield salvage
• PvP multiplayer and single-player skirmish against the AI
• Story campaign about a deposed ruler retaking her throne

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: 85% of 18,375 English Steam reviews are positive
• Strength: Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, with cross-platform multiplayer
• Strength: Made with original BattleTech/MechWarrior creator Jordan Weisman, per Steam
• Weakness: Top price on this list among BattleTech games at $39.99
• Weakness: Turn-based, so you never pilot a 'Mech yourself
• Weakness: Expansions Flashpoint, Urban Warfare and Heavy Metal cost $19.99 each

Key facts

• Developer: Harebrained Schemes
• Publisher: Paradox Interactive
• Released: April 24, 2018
• English Steam reviews: 85% positive of 18,375
• Storage: 35 GB

Where it ranks

BattleTech is No. 3 in our Best MechWarrior Games verdict.