Best Mech Games

Why it's here: The definitive modern mech game and the one to start with. FromSoftware rebuilds a garage-and-arena loop where you assemble a machine from the legs up, then read boss tells until they crack. Player reviews are overwhelmingly positive on the combat and customization, with early difficulty the common wall and several endings gated behind repeat playthroughs. For anyone chasing a full clear, those extra runs are genuine content, not padding.

Why it's here: The best action on the list, and the game everyone still begs for a sequel to. You fight on foot with wall-running, grappling movement, then call down a Titan and climb in, while the solo story built around your bond with the robot BT lands harder than a mech shooter has any right to. Player reviews adore it, with the short length and a shrinking multiplayer population the honest knocks. Play it for the story first.

Why it's here: The simulation pick, and the closest this list gets to actually piloting a BattleMech from inside the cockpit. You manage heat, torso-twist to spread damage and take mercenary contracts across a living galaxy. Player sentiment splits hard: fans praise the weighty combat and mod support, while the recurring complaints are weak mission AI and a base game that leans on mods to shine. Come for the sim depth, and budget time for the workshop.

Why it's here: The competitive pick: fast 2v2 arena duels drawn from decades of Gundam, built around cost management and covering your partner rather than dueling solo. It is a PlayStation and arcade title with no Steam release, so there is little aggregated player-review data to lean on, but its standing as the arcade Extreme VS series' console peak is well established. Recommended for players who want mecha as a team fighting game, not a solo power fantasy.

Why it's here: The crossover pick, a grid-based tactics game where mecha from dozens of anime share one battlefield and every attack plays out as a full animated cutscene. Player reviews are largely positive on the roster and the sharper difficulty, with repetitive missions and thin story depth the recurring gripes, plus steep DLC pricing. For tactics fans who grew up on this stuff, the nostalgia does real work; for newcomers, come for the chess, not the plot.

Why it's here: The customization pick, and the deepest kitbash toy on the list: strip every Gunpla model kit for parts and weld your own from the ground up, then take it into battle. Player reviews are polarized, praising the near-limitless building and flagging repetitive missions, clunky controls and a weak story. The fights are really a delivery system for the workshop. For builders who treat the garage as the game, it is 100% worth the price; action-first players should look higher up.

Why it's here: The best side-scroller here, a 2D mech action game that moves like a lost Saturday-morning anime, all boosters, blades and boss duels. Player reviews praise the animation and combat feel, with a solo mode limited to a single playable mech and an empty multiplayer the honest caveats. The main mode is short but replayable on higher difficulties. Recommended for players who want spectacle mecha in tight, hand-crafted stages rather than an open grind.

Why it's here: The turn-based pick, a faithful remake of the 1995 tactics game that pairs grid combat with mech-building down to the individual limbs you can target and blow off an enemy. Player reviews are split: fans value the tactical depth and political story, while the recurring complaints are dated menus, balance that tips too easy and occasional crashes. For strategy players who want mechs as chess pieces with detachable parts, the systems hold up better than the presentation.

Why it's here: The nostalgia pick, a licensed love letter to the 1970s Grendizer anime that puts you in the saucer-riding mech across recreated set-pieces with a faithful soundtrack. Player reviews split along fan lines: devotees praise the homage and satisfying combat, while the recurring knocks are repetitive missions, rough optimization and a runtime that feels short for the asking price. Recommended for players who grew up on the show; everyone else should treat it as a brisk, mid-tier action-adventure.

Why it's here: An arcade-fast mech brawler where you rebuild your suit between missions and the combat stays the reason to keep going. Player reviews are polarized: the fighting, customization and boss battles win praise, while the story, a hollow open world and grindy structure draw the sharpest complaints. Treat the open map as scaffolding for the combat rather than a place worth combing, and it delivers. For players who want speed and build variety over story, start here; completionists will find the side content thin.

Why it's here: The free-to-play pick, a team-based mech shooter with a huge roster of mobile suits and no upfront cost to try it. Player reviews are sharply divided: the moment-to-moment combat and suit variety earn real praise, while the loudest complaints are broken matchmaking, unstable servers and a harsh disconnect penalty that punishes newcomers. For Gundam fans willing to weather the netcode, the price of entry is nothing. Anyone allergic to grind and queue times should pass.

Why it's here: The best-reviewed game on the list, and the most stylish: a heavy-metal mech shooter where you melee enemies to refill ammo, turning aggression into your reload button. Player sentiment is overwhelmingly positive on the art and soundtrack, with the shift from action-platformer to shoot-'em-up and busy on-screen visibility the recurring caveats. It is short and linear by design. For players who want a tight, replayable blast over an open grind, it is couldn't-recommend-more territory.

Why it's here: The story-driven counterpart to Mercenaries, a linear, cutscene-heavy MechWarrior built around a five-pilot Clan star and the best-looking cockpits in the series. Player reviews are divided: the BattleTech lore, jumpjet controls and tactical command win fans, while bugs, thin mech customization and weak AI draw the complaints. It trades the sandbox freedom of Mercenaries for a directed story. For players who want MechWarrior with a plot to follow rather than contracts to farm, this is the one.