BATTLETECH
Turn-based mech tactics with mercenary contracts and unit customization
Harebrained Schemes · Published by Paradox Interactive · Released Apr 24, 2018
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 33K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 79 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 735
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 10 months ago
- Oct 30, 2025
Metacritic: 78/100 (critic reviews)
What is BATTLETECH?
A turn-based tactical strategy game set in 3025, where you command a mercenary company of BattleMechs through battlefield missions and company management. You position units, choose weapons and abilities, salvage and repair mechs, recruit pilots, and take contracts while supporting a deposed ruler in an interstellar civil war. Skirmish and online PvP modes are also available.
For you if...
- +you enjoy deliberate battles built around terrain and positioning
- +you want to customize mechs and manage mercenaries
- +you value a story campaign and optional skirmishes
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action controls over turn-based squad commands
- −you want short missions with little repetition or grinding
- −you dislike steep difficulty and random hit chances
What players say
84% of 33,197 reviews are positive · 91% of 79 in the last 30 days
Players praise the tactical mech combat, company progression, customization, campaign story, and overhaul mods. Common complaints include slow, repetitive missions, uneven difficulty, and technical problems such as long loads, memory leaks, crashes, audio glitches, and mission-breaking bugs.
Screenshots and trailer
BATTLETECH system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
- Processor
- Intel® Core™ i3-2105 or AMD® Phenom™ II X3 720
- Graphics
- Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1 GB VRAM)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 35 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Multiplayer is compatible between Windows, Mac and Linux versions.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
- Processor
- Intel® Core™ i5-4460 or AMD® FX-4300
- Graphics
- Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 670 or AMD® Radeon™ R9 285 (2 GB VRAM)
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 35 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Multiplayer is compatible between Windows, Mac and Linux versions.
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Third-party account
- Paradox Account (for Multi-player) (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 128
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Russian.
Tags
- Mechs
- Strategy
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Turn-Based
- Sci-fi
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Tactical
- Robots
- Action
- Character Customization
- Singleplayer
- RPG
- Space
- Management
- Adventure
- Futuristic
Recent updates
- Oct 30, 2025 · BATTLETECH Security Hotfix
- Mar 3, 2020 · LIVE - BATTLETECH 1.9.1 Update Release Notes
- Feb 20, 2020 · LIVE - BATTLETECH 1.9 Update Release Notes
- Dec 10, 2019 · LIVE - BATTLETECH 1.8.1 Update Release Notes
- Nov 21, 2019 · LIVE - BATTLETECH Update 1.8 and Heavy Metal Paid Expansion Release Notes
5 DLC available.
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