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HARDCORE MECHA cover art

HARDCORE MECHA

RocketPunch Games · 2019-06-26

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Oct 15, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 26, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 26, 2019 (Linux), Dec 14, 2023 (Xbox One), Jun 26, 2019 (Mac), Jan 14, 2020 (PlayStation 4)

HARDCORE MECHA is a 2D platformer action focusing on a better handling. The Campaign mode offers rich gameplay and seamless in-game cut-scenes for an immersive experience. Choose your favorite mecha, experience the fast-paced hardcore competitive battle of steel in Multiplayer!

HARDCORE MECHA is an Action and Indie game released in 2019, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 2685 reviews).

1
playing now
83%
positive of 2.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
4.40★
PlayStation Store rating (878 ratings)
7h
to beat · rushed 5h · completionist 13h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 32 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (741 reviews).
  • · Top 10% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 67k–161k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,689 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.89 at GameBillet (2025-03-03) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 89 of 94 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
59459420192026Week of 2019-06-01: 594 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 390 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-14 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 6 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1152Jul 2019Aug 2026Jul 2019 — avg 115 · peak 673Oct 2019 — avg 17 · peak 116Jan 2020 — avg 39 · peak 204Apr 2020 — avg 10 · peak 39Jul 2020 — avg 20 · peak 73Oct 2020 — avg 16 · peak 62Jan 2021 — avg 15 · peak 54Apr 2021 — avg 6 · peak 21Jul 2021 — avg 9 · peak 35Oct 2021 — avg 5 · peak 27Jan 2022 — avg 6 · peak 18Apr 2022 — avg 6 · peak 24Jul 2022 — avg 8 · peak 35Oct 2022 — avg 19 · peak 106Jan 2023 — avg 6 · peak 25Apr 2023 — avg 6 · peak 20Jul 2023 — avg 7 · peak 24Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Jan 2024 — avg 4 · peak 17Apr 2024 — avg 4 · peak 16Jul 2024 — avg 5 · peak 17Oct 2024 — avg 5 · peak 24Feb 2025 — avg 4 · peak 15May 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2025 — avg 2 · peak 10Feb 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 12Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 6
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$3.922019-06-272026-10-102019-06-27 — best price $16.992019-11-26 — best price $15.992020-11-02 — best price $19.992021-01-07 — best price $19.992021-09-03 — best price $19.992022-01-06 — best price $19.992022-09-30 — best price $11.992023-01-23 — best price $19.992023-06-28 — best price $7.592024-03-14 — best price $6.392024-08-02 — best price $6.002024-10-03 — best price $14.692024-11-05 — best price $15.892024-12-20 — best price $14.692025-01-27 — best price $4.812025-02-10 — best price $5.992025-02-28 — best price $4.202025-04-11 — best price $4.892025-05-03 — best price $15.892025-05-28 — best price $19.992025-07-21 — best price $16.522025-09-01 — best price $15.892025-10-15 — best price $16.722025-11-23 — best price $5.042025-12-05 — best price $5.542025-12-20 — best price $4.282026-02-12 — best price $5.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-04-24 — best price $19.992026-06-20 — best price $6.002026-07-21 — best price $19.992026-09-19 — best price $24.992026-10-10 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

36
achievements tracked
92.2%
earned "Is this the real life, is it just fantasy?"
4.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam Cloud8 DLC

6 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, French

Post-launch support: 8 DLC released, first 2019-08-09, latest 2019-12-03 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,4400%36
PS4 (PlayStation)3403%37
Xbox One (Xbox)1022%25
Switch (Nintendo)30%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DAnimeIndieMechsActionSci-fiShooterFightingMilitaryPlatformer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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