BATTLETECH

Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.

BATTLETECH is a mechs, strategy and turn-based tactics game developed by Harebrained Schemes and published by Paradox Interactive.
Released on April 24th 2018 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 4 languages: English, French, German and Russian.

It has received 30,881 reviews of which 25,841 were positive and 5,040 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam and has a 75% discount.

The Steam community has classified BATTLETECH into these genres:

Mechs Strategy Turn-Based Tactics Turn-Based Sci-fi Turn-Based Strategy Tactical Action Robots Character Customization Singleplayer RPG Space Adventure Management Futuristic Multiplayer Story Rich Great Soundtrack Difficult

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-2105 or AMD® Phenom™ II X3 720
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1 GB VRAM)
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 35 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9 sound device
Additional Notes: Multiplayer is compatible between Windows, Mac and Linux versions.

MacOS

OS: macOS High Sierra 10.13.3
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 775M (2 GB VRAM)
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 35 GB available space
Additional Notes: Multiplayer is compatible between Windows, Mac and Linux versions.

Linux

OS: 64-bit Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and higher or SteamOS
Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-3240 CPU
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 35 GB available space
Additional Notes: Multiplayer is compatible between Windows, Mac and Linux versions.

Reviews

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Oct. 2024

This game is only worth playing, and continuing to play, because of the amazing work that the modding community has done, turning it into the game that the fans originally wanted. And not just a compromised product designed to appeal to the largest number of people. If you're looking to buy this game in 2024 what you'll need to do is head over to Nexus Mods. There are a host of great mods that give you the entire map of the galaxy, mods that allow other factions to go to war and take systems, and my current favourite, Hyades Rim which changes the story, rewriting it, changing the cut scenes, your role (which didn't make any sense to the roll playing elements of your origin story) and gives you a far more realistic, natural, place in BT universe. Is it the Cresecent Hawks Inception remake that I've always dreamt of (I'd destroy the only copy of Half-life 3 if it meant some studio remakes Cresecent Hawk inception), no of course not but jeebus, its a great game. The remade story, the added flashpoints and difficulty changes on many of the big overhaul mods have really sharpen the game. It's finally giving me that battletech hit i've been dreaming of since my first shot in the 1980s. So Batteltech, is worth it? Its cheap, play vanilla, see what it gives you and then go to town modding it. The mods are amazing. The expansion of the innersphere, the realignment of planets, the application of 40 years of lore, Every fricken planet has its own story, there are hundreds of mechs that modders have put into the game, thousands of weapons and equipment, great missions (properly thought out, challenging but not impossible, well paced). I used to fall asleep playing the vanilla but these days especially with Hadyes Rim you really need to think of strategy, flanking, feints, drawing the enmy in and other tactics or else you're gonna get your ass kicked. Anyway, jeez, why are you still reading this. Go buy it. Also go watch some Battletech Black pant legion tube videos (especially for the perun cameo) (edit excuse the grammar, me no speak englash goud)

Oct. 2024

The base game is good for the story - for a more genuine tabletop feel go modded. I can recommend BEX (Battletech Commanders Extended 3025) and BTAU (Battletech Advanced Universe). NexusMods for BEX and bta3062 dot com for BTAU. RogueTech is another mod that is worth exploring, with the caveats that it requires a more robust computer and the gameplay can be quite a bit more harsh until you learn the systems it introduces.

May 2024

The game has been kept alive by mod packs like Battletech Extended (BEX), Battletech Advanced 3062 (BTA), and Roguetech.

Feb. 2024

>Play for 30 hours in vanilla >Install BTA3062 and RogueTech >Play for another 800 hours Yep, that's just how it goes.

Dec. 2023

Almost didn't buy this game because 1 review stated that this game didn't respect his time (forced to watch cut scenes), well my experience in the first few chapters of this game is that I can skip cut scenes by following the instructions on the screen (press the esc key). I guess this just shows that sometimes you have to try the game and not trust the reviews. I think it's an interesting game and worth the discounted price. I'm not sure I'd pay full price for any of it. XCOM, the game people compare this one to, is a more complex game and in my opinion provides more fun, but I haven't come close to mid point of Battletech, so maybe I'm talking out of my butthole. Battletech is fun, and reminds me of the board game, but it's better, because the mechanics are automatically calculated and I don't have to buy and paint miniatures (LOL). I haven't noticed any bugs yet (i7, 4060 RTX laptop). When I play my fan is always humming (not loud but I can hear it), I use a fan plate, and my keyboard is warm. I recommend this game if you like tactical, and turn based battles with the caveat that I've just started playing the game.

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