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Mech Armada

Lioncode Games · 2022-06-16

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IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 10, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (PlayStation 4), TBD (PlayStation 5), Dec 08, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 08, 2022 (Xbox One), Dec 08, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S)

Create and command custom Mechs to outmaneuver The Swarm in this post-apocalyptic tactical turn-based rogue-lite. Leverage the terrain, learn each Mech's unique skills and use strategy and resources to survive an ever-changing series of battles to give humanity hope.

Mech Armada is an Indie Strategy game released in 2022, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and Very Positive sentiment (81% of 699 reviews).

10
playing now
81%
positive of 699 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.82★
PlayStation Store rating (67 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

The world as we knew it ended when the Swarm came. Hordes of terrifying creatures out of our worst nightmares ravaged the Earth, destroying every living thing in sight. We few survivors fled underground, desperately searching for the tech and resources to survive - and fight back. To battle the monsters we created an armada of war machines called Mechs. Thanks to ground-breaking replicator tech these Mechs could be generated almost instantly in the battlefield, turning the tide of what seemed to be an unwinnable war. As we pushed back, we used every resource to power our way forward to destr(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 30 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (85 reviews).
  • · Top 13% of 49,583 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 14k–31k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 699 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2026-01-13) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 8 of 23 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
707020212026Week of 2021-08-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1602026-09-15 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 8 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 9 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 9 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 14 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 16 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 10 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
912Aug 2021Aug 2026Aug 2021 — avg 40 · peak 129Oct 2021 — avg 7 · peak 23Dec 2021 — avg 10 · peak 34Feb 2022 — avg 8 · peak 25Apr 2022 — avg 8 · peak 52Jun 2022 — avg 91 · peak 371Aug 2022 — avg 12 · peak 33Oct 2022 — avg 7 · peak 21Dec 2022 — avg 12 · peak 28Feb 2023 — avg 12 · peak 207Apr 2023 — avg 10 · peak 33Jun 2023 — avg 12 · peak 31Aug 2023 — avg 5 · peak 21Oct 2023 — avg 8 · peak 25Dec 2023 — avg 11 · peak 28Feb 2024 — avg 6 · peak 22Apr 2024 — avg 9 · peak 28Jun 2024 — avg 8 · peak 30Aug 2024 — avg 8 · peak 20Oct 2024 — avg 12 · peak 41Dec 2024 — avg 7 · peak 16Feb 2025 — avg 4 · peak 9Apr 2025 — avg 7 · peak 19Jun 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Aug 2025 — avg 4 · peak 10Oct 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Jan 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 9May 2026 — avg 2 · peak 9Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 7
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$2.992021-08-102026-10-092021-08-10 — best price $13.492021-10-18 — best price $14.992021-11-06 — best price $12.742021-12-01 — best price $14.992021-12-23 — best price $11.992022-02-03 — best price $14.992022-03-29 — best price $11.242022-05-02 — best price $15.992022-07-07 — best price $19.992022-09-22 — best price $13.992022-11-07 — best price $19.992022-12-07 — best price $13.392023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-03-23 — best price $19.992023-06-03 — best price $8.992023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-08-28 — best price $6.592023-11-02 — best price $19.992023-12-04 — best price $6.592024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-02-26 — best price $4.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-05-13 — best price $4.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-09-30 — best price $3.992024-11-20 — best price $19.992024-12-20 — best price $3.992025-01-18 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $3.992025-04-16 — best price $19.992025-06-27 — best price $3.992025-09-18 — best price $3.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-02 — best price $3.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-06-01 — best price $3.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-28 — best price $19.992026-09-18 — best price $19.992026-10-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
47.6%
earned "Goliath Down"
11.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave Anytime

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4172%37
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)400%37
PS5 (PlayStation)190%38
PS5 (PlayStation)1613%38
PS4 (PlayStation)813%38
PS4 (PlayStation)714%38
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

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

Player tags

RPGMechsSci-fiStrategyRogue-likeRogue-liteTurn-BasedDeckbuildingReplay ValuePost-apocalyptic

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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