84
BattleTech is a special kind of experience that doesn't come around too often. As much as it demands from you, it offers equal or greater reward in return. As I said before, this property is very dear to my heart, so it brings me joy to see this game achieve what it sets out to accomplish with so much success.
80
Return to the future to tin monster wars has its flaws, but even so Battletech grabs your attention and does not let go. Lovers of robotic battles will be definitely intrigued. [Issue#286]
80
Battletech is a great game in its tabletop format, and while it probably shouldn’t have taken over thirty years for a perfect computer adaptation to arrive, this version is one of the best miniature strategy experiences out there, and it’s more accessible than it’s ever been.
2
Cool game destroyed by sheer stupidity of people designing battles during missions. Their receipt for fun:
1. Make player consecutively miss at 90% of CTH
2. Pit players against overwhelming odds, like 2 or 3 to 1
3. Make opponents almost never miss no matter the distance
4. Equip opponents with heavier weapons than what you can currently have
5. Make opponents focus fire on one target and give them higher initiative. Sure no problem in 6-8 consecutive attacks while you wait idly and watch your mech obliterated into pieces Pure fun. Old Mech Commander had a perfect balance, maps were intelligently designed. This developer lacks imagination and skill and sets the difficulty level at "almost impossible" by unfairly cranking up all parameters in the favor of opponents. Save yourself frustration, get trainers or mods which can fix the balance
1
I really want to like this game. I love the tabletop style mechanics and the whole lore thing but paradox refuses to fix the bugs in the game. First on convoy missions your convoy will get stuck out of your control and if you put into an hour of gaming and are completely successful you will fail and get no rewards basically. The second bug they have which they claim is not a bug is that the enemy, during ambushes, will get 2-3 turns before you can even move. This means 9-12 moves before you can even position any unit and defend any structure. A lot of the sub objectives are to make sure all buildings survive or all convey units survive but it’s virtually impossible when you can’t move your units for 9-12 turns. Now people say this is the initiative system but all my mech warriors are maxed out 10 and they still succumb to enemy ambushes and make the game a non-turn based strategy you don’t know the order until you have been fired upon or failed the mission. To me this mechanic is confusing and frustrating, however I believe it to be another bug as any game designer would have scrapped it.Makes the game unfair and when the games unfair I don’t want to play it. I’m amazed that an almost 10 year game is being charged for $50 approx I’m so glad I tried it first and I recommend trying before buying because if you fixed the bugs I would buy it but all I see on forums are excuses. Bad game don’t play
4
Pretty slow and boring to play imo. The story was kind of interesting though with the animations, however, there is also a lot of word dumping, and all the story aspects slow down gameplay moments where you actually get to play the game, as most of it so far is watching/reading. The graphics are also kind of bad and has poor optimization. It was fine for me as I have 9950x3d 5070ti but it could be struggling on older hardware when it shouldnt be with the simple **** me there is just so much other games of this genre type to try that are prob better. The fighting aspects were pretty slow too as all the animations cutscenes bog down the gameplay, maybe theres an option to skip? But I didnt look for it.
BattleTech
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Apr 24, 2018
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78
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6.9
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Apr 24, 2018
100
An unmissable strategy gem that will unquestionably keep you playing one more contract. If you like mechs or tactical strategy games you’ll have a great time here whether you are a newcomer to the universe or not. BattleTech gets my full recommendation.
May 14, 2018
85
I don’t think anyone is going to call BattleTech a perfect game, but it is a fun one that brings the IP back into the spotlight with a game that does justice to the lore, atmosphere, and tactical depth that the tabletop and video games were build on. Though its pace might be a bit slow for some, and the RNG can be frustrating in the worst ways, the game has too much going right for it to let those issues hold it back.
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Oct 17, 2023
10
I put 500+ hours into this game without touching a mod. Its something special.
Jun 5, 2022
10
I have played over 2000 hours of this game -- modded and unmodded. I just cannot get enough, and it never grows stale. That said, the AI is a bit weak, and head shots occur far too often. The AI issue is "balanced" by the game throwing tons of mechs at you. To counter head shots, get Cockpit Mods as soon as you can. I come to this from the original table top. So I like that it pays homage to that, while still keeping the game-play fresh. I tend to play the game 100% vanilla and un-modded. I find it more challenging that way. There is a very active mod community. So if the game isn't to your tastes as is, you an tweak it until it is.
Jul 13, 2018
80
Return to the future to tin monster wars has its flaws, but even so Battletech grabs your attention and does not let go. Lovers of robotic battles will be definitely intrigued. [Issue#286]
Apr 30, 2018
80
Battletech's intricate components ultimately foster a fascinating wealth of nuanced systems that build a uniquely strenuous, detailed, and thoroughly rewarding tactical strategy game.
May 3, 2018
78
A good, suprisingly epic conversion of the tabletop. Presentation is a little lackluster, though. And it could have used some more polishing. But fun nonetheless.
Apr 25, 2018
60
While the story in BattleTech takes some interesting turns, and the combat is slow if serviceable, the game chugs along as playable with occasional moments of greatness. The major issues come from how combat is both too slow at times and too random, plus there are too many numbers to sort through for anyone short of the very dedicated. The structural problems are too ingrained in the game to easily fix, which is unfortunate as there is actually a solid package underneath the problems.
Jun 3, 2021
10
The stars of the game are the mechs and the ability to customize them. Since launch a lot of the slow downs in the game have been corrected and the time between turns move faster. Overall, a great experience for fans of turn based strategy games.
Oct 12, 2024
7
Tout juste au dessus de la moyenne car assez dur sur le long terme et avec des succès trop longs ou durs à obtenir. Dans le fond le jeu est pas mal du tout à part ça
Jul 14, 2023
7
There's a lot to like in HBS's Mecha manager, but the uneven presentation, poor explanation, heavy use of RNG in combat, and underwhelming basic structure shove Battletech a bit too far into "hardcore franchise/genre fans only" territory.
Aug 26, 2025
4
Pretty slow and boring to play imo. The story was kind of interesting though with the animations, however, there is also a lot of word dumping, and all the story aspects slow down gameplay moments where you actually get to play the game, as most of it so far is watching/reading. The graphics are also kind of bad and has poor optimization. It was fine for me as I have 9950x3d 5070ti but it could be struggling on older hardware when it shouldnt be with the simple **** me there is just so much other games of this genre type to try that are prob better. The fighting aspects were pretty slow too as all the animations cutscenes bog down the gameplay, maybe theres an option to skip? But I didnt look for it.
Jul 26, 2021
4
I was disappointed with the game. Slow and rather boring. I know plenty of better tactics games.
SummaryAssume 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.
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- PC
Initial Release Date:Apr 24, 2018
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