BATTLETECH

Had intended to get back into the tabletop game after a 30+ year hiatus, and thought I'd ease myself back in with this instead. Will probably take a little effort transitioning back to tabletop after this, but I think it's worth it. It's shaken off a lot of rust so far, esp. regarding positioning. Missions can be a little repetitive, but then there's the mods I've got to look into. Enjoying it thusfar.

This game is amazing. For anyone who has read any of the books, it feels just like a story from them.

I used to play an old game called Mech Commander. This is pretty close, with the addition of some close-up animation of the battle. I also like the mech pilot leveling system, and the added bonus of fun little "complications of running a small business" choices, like when you get accidentally shipped cases of possibly unrefrigerated meat and have to decide whether to let your crew eat it, sell it, or throw it out.
Graphics aren't great on my PC, but I only have a stock graphics card.

Battletech is an interesting game. Its the closest to tabletop you can get without physical dice and a play mat, but that does come with come caveats. The game is complex, difficult, and long to master. Often times during the base campaign, it felt like something was missing. And many somethings were. The full complexity of the mechlab and insanity of equipment were gone. And especially in a game like this, added complexity is not something to shy from. When every turn matters, every shot, every ton of armor and ammo make a difference. The base game does not complete this experience. Mods do.

Ether you pick BTA Advanced or Rougetech, mod packs that completely overhaul this game to provide that strategic insanity and scrappy nature an up and coming mercenary company should experience. A fully unlocked mechlab, a revamped progression system for pilots and the Argo. Upgrades and many, many more guns/lasers/missiles and more slots to fit them. Mods complete this game in a method that DLC's never did.

Battletech does have some innate issues, like an unpatchable memory leak, AI that is quite simple, and systems being stretched to fit all these mechanics are held together by the efforts of the community. The Arano Restoration is an interesting storyline, but Modded career lets you really push the envelope with your mechs, mechanics, and skills.

Great game that meshes tactics with fun and entertainment.

Really fun game that gives you an insane amount of option

Love this game, then again I really like turn based strategy games, and I love big mechs :) I don't know anything about the Battletech universe as such, have not played the TT game, but this is still an awesome game, thumbs up!

Id say this game will scratch that itch for a good Battletech experience, just gotta play it smart, use good lance combos, and make sure you dont just rush it or your lance will pay dearly!

This is an excellent if not somewhat flawed adaptation of the tabletop game. Would recommend this game for anyone who loves the series. Turn based tactics in general or big stompy robots. There are a few flaws such as when you progress through the campaign you need bigger mechs thus rending your lights and mediums far less useful because the game wont let you run and shoot.
But once you get an idea for how the game works there are 3 great mods that do things like let you field a larger force, use vehicles, introduce Clan mechs and let you use the whole inner sphere map. Recommend Battletech Expanded, Battletech Advanced 3062, or Rogue Tech (assuming your computer can handle it) look into them for the right one for you.
What are you waiting for Freebirth? Get in that cockpit!

I cautiously recommend this game. If you like Battletech universe; slower than average turn based combat; some merc aspects on management; indie game qualities (partial voice casting, no real cinematics - just comic book style collages, rough art, etc) then I would recommend this.

Even playing the game on "fast mode", it feels "SLOW". There are so many animations that quite frankly you do not care about anymore as the player after turn 20 on a map. 20 turns X 4 mechs doing something silly for 10 second = 800 seconds, thats 13 minutes of watching pointless animations. Combat with a few enemy mechs and objectives can easily blast through an hour. Longer skirmishes easily surpass that.

I still recommend the game as long as you know what you're getting yourself into. The combat isn't really that deep unfortunately.

Customizable mechs for turn-based tactics? Great idea!
I am not even a mech-fan but this game might make one out of me yet.
Good grey-story as far as I can tell from 10 hours.


Thanks devs <3

This is a masterpiece. I wasn't expecting that much after all the issues HareBrained Schemes had with The Lamplighters' League, but this game is incredible.

It's up there with X-COM, Xenonauts and Jagged Alliance for the best tactical games.

The balance of risk-taking vs. costs eating into your profits, deciding which range weapons to take, mobility and armour vs. firepower, and the utility of jump jets vs. the heat dissipation needed to use them and fire in the same turn, etc.

It's so good - I love that pressure of having to decide when to eject from a Mech, or risk it being destroyed completely and killing the pilot.

I love it. Even if the game play is not exactly the same as the TTG, it feels really like that, It reminds me of the dreaded Creschent Hawk's revevenge, which I beated. It has the same feeling, and it is a must for all Btech fans.

great game, careful of the memory leakage though, save and restart the client semi-often

Combine this game with the RogueTech mod and just...immerse yourself in literally years of BT!

Bang-on vibes, with highly enjoyable gameplay loop alternating between tactical 'Mech combat and mercenary company management layer for upgrading your base ship and lance of 'Mechs. I keep coming back to this one.

Great Tactical Game. Like it overall, has its quirks with mission ratings but a great game.

Reminds me of playing mechwarrior back in the day. Story is okay, but does it really matter when you get to drive apartment building sized machines around and destroy opfor with gauss rifles and ppcs?

plays like the minitures game, but without the "spreadsheet simulator" aspect. excellent game!

If you enjoy both turn-based games and big stompy robots, this game is for you. Lead your mercenary company to riches or ruin! Or maybe you'll just take an AC/20 to the cockpit and need to be washed out like yesterday's garbage.

It's an alright game that is reminiscent of the table-top wargame, but with the Battletech Advanced mod, feels much better to play.

The game is just slow, as in everything takes too much time. the game dose not respect the players time.

Great story telling. The BattleTech and MechWarrior IPs are favourite classics of mine, and this game does a great job in many ways at tickling the fancy for the lore and feel of the universe.

The Battletech Advanced 3062 (BTA) mod ads so much to the game. Basically turns it into an open ended campaign where you decide what you want to do, where you want to go across known space, building your Merc Company along the way. The customization options for BTA are amazingly in depth.

https://www.bta3062.com/index.php?title=Installation_Guide

Love the universe and this game helped me ease into the tabletop community. With BTA 3062, its a near perfect experience, for around 2-4 hours at a time. Damn you Unity and your memory leaks.

Amazing game that stays somewhat true to the tabletop.
Great experience for people wanting to get in to the setting or are already invested

Personally I found the base game a bit bland after a while, especially compared to the tabletop, however mods such as BTA and Roguetech add a lot of replayability to the game.

Definitely worth trying out

It is a great introduction to the Battletech universe. It is turn based so you can play casually.

Game good, somewhat buggy, surprisingly well optimized (have a good pc tho), but not a very popular IP other than die-hard fans so everything is wildly expensive.

Game kept crashing until I installed the Remove They mod. Works great now, no crashes!

Good Game for turn based players [tbg], good graphics, nice story, Amazing options for weapons.. and mechs.. 100% from me as a gamer of 20yrs.. Goodluck? =P

A great game. You play as a mercenary commander who runs his small adhoc 'Mech company on a shoe string. Every decision is crucial to your future success and the well-being of your pilots, be it what job to take, what salvage to select, and whether to jump behind that Spider 'Mech, or shoot it in the face.
I'm still in the early parts of the campaign, and it's merely the foundation for open play. This game is a superb and immersive virtual experience of the old table top wargame. Play it. Make a name for yourself in the Inner Sphere.

Great vanilla game, but mods ramp it up to eleven. Fantastic recreation of tabletop version. Infinitely re-playable.

Good game.
It follows the tabletop pretty well.
Campaign is good for a 1 to 2 times playthrough, but there are also a open world mode, where you can choose to be a mercenary taking jobs through the whole galaxy. A lot of mods has come out to introduce new weapons, voices and characters. Well worth a buy.

Game is a great 'mech tactics game. It does have a bit of a learning curve for people new to the "Battletech" universe but there are plenty of resources for new players online.

even though its limited in how many houses you can travel to, its still a great game, only thing i wish was that there were more mechs from tro 2750, 3025, and 3026

This was a great concept. I applaud Harebrained schemes for coming up with a foundation that current modders have built off of. It has a few drawbacks, but overall it was well worth it. As mentioned, it's even further enhanced by the modding community and hopefully there might be a sequel that looks into what the modders have done and allow for a much more broad scope within the universe. That said, the memory leakage is frustrating and can be hard for older systems to run without sufficient memory.

Overall it is well worth playing and is a fantastic "tactical" version of Mechwarrior (insert number here) Mercenaries game.

The game is beautiful. Though I am waiting for Mech commander I hope))) this game is full of possibilities to equip your Mechs and play any legendary Mech from universe, make a dream team of pilots and much more.

Feels like the tabletop game, but live-action. Too bad there aren't rolls and more tactics. It's fun though!

Base game + DLC is a decent value - good range of mechs, solid story, gameplay is basically tabletop lite. I'd recommend it to anyone with any interest in tactics-style games. But where it REALLY shines is the sheer number of mods, and mod support. Even more mechs, support vehicles, and later in the timeline, so you get plenty of Clan and even WoB tech.

I enjoyed it quite a bit without mods, but with mods, I really fell in love.

Think of this like MW2:Mercenaries but in a style of turn base combat. Gameplay is super nice, visuals are equally as good, but the main story, and that of its writing are just meh.

This game is good fun! I especially enjoy the Battletech Advanced and Roguetech mods, although the game engine struggles to run them well.

What a solid, enjoyable strategy game. Assemble and modify a squad of giant stompy robots. Level up your mechwarriors and put their abilities to good use, and sometimes lose them when battles go south. The battles are fun and the different missions you have to do have a lot of variety, sometimes with unexpected surprises that throw a monkeywrench into things. The campaign was great, well written with fantastic music and voice acting. I was hooked the whole way through. And then once you've finished the campaign, there's a career mode for more sandboxy gameplay. An excellent game with my highest recommendation if you're into strategy games, giant stompy robots, or both.

truly a solid game, faithfully mimicking the table top version. run a company of mech mercs in a galactic war for resources and control in turn based strategy

I love it! The gameplay loops of combat, repair/refit, merc company economics is engaging. The latter two parts would benefit from more UX as, there are some tasks you'll find yourself doing often that are a bit tedious, but it's not a big deal. Once you explode a tank by stepping on it, you'll be hooked.

The mission scripting can be annoyingly unfair at times, but I never lost the game because of it - just my temper.

Replay value is high.

Great game, but some significant bugs on a mac, and getting any mods to work is a major headache. Mac is definitely an afterthought for this game.

I have been an avid player of the Battletech tabletop game since 1992. While not an accurate representation, this game captures the feel of the tabletop Battletech game quite well.

Excellent game that has lasted the test of time! Strongly suggest the community press for further DLCs from the whoever holds the rights...

Closest thing I've seen to tabletop Battletech in my lifetime. Been playing the board game since about '86. Wish they kept it updated with Clan tech, and the Invasion. But still a ton of fun!

I have played the Battletech table top game for years, when I saw this game I was very excited. The turned based play is the perfect format for classic game. The lore is mostly an expansion, and a good one, I found the story line to actually be well written and engaging. Once I began the campaign, I could not wait to keep playing. The graphics & UI are great too. The one surprising highlight, is the sound track - it is exceptional. The resource management mechanics are actually pretty intense, making for a great challenge. For the down side, the vanilla games side missions are unavoidable and can become very repetitive, indeed I found some of the modes such as convoys (both escort & assault) are terribly unbalanced and frankly, I would recommend avoiding these all together. On the whole, wonderful game, needs a second release!

This game is fantastic worth every cent at full price but is often on sale. Base game is good but it comes alive with all the DLCs.