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Mecha Knights: Nightmare

Damian Kubiak · 2021-08-30

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Aug 30, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Mecha action shooter, plunging the player into an apocalyptic war. Engage in epic battles with endless hordes of monsters in your powerful customizable mechs.

Mecha Knights: Nightmare is an Action, Indie game released in 2021, priced at $15.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 1638 reviews).

0
playing now
91%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$15.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 05:00 UTC (census sample)

In the year 2049 at the peak of the Second Cold War, an all-out conflict between N.A.T.O and the Russia-China alliance is about to break out. In the midst of the tension, an enigmatic incident sends the world into an apocalyptic war. Nightmarish creatures of unknown origin suddenly begin to appear, plunging the world into terror and chaos. A young American pilot, Ethan, is caught in the middle of it all, as untold horrors break out on the surface of the planet. He will have to battle endless hordes of monsters in his Mobile Armor, a powerful customizable Mech.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 91 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (321 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 28,039 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 33k–74k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,638 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $6.39 at Steam (2024-12-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $15.99 · on sale 9 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
29629620212026Week of 2021-08-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-16 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-15 05:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
752Sep 2021Aug 2026Sep 2021 — avg 75 · peak 410Nov 2021 — avg 11 · peak 27Jan 2022 — avg 9 · peak 25Mar 2022 — avg 6 · peak 24May 2022 — avg 7 · peak 23Jul 2022 — avg 5 · peak 15Sep 2022 — avg 6 · peak 19Nov 2022 — avg 7 · peak 20Jan 2023 — avg 7 · peak 24Mar 2023 — avg 4 · peak 11May 2023 — avg 7 · peak 21Jul 2023 — avg 7 · peak 23Sep 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Nov 2023 — avg 3 · peak 7Jan 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Mar 2024 — avg 34 · peak 131May 2024 — avg 10 · peak 27Jul 2024 — avg 19 · peak 50Sep 2024 — avg 7 · peak 23Nov 2024 — avg 6 · peak 18Jan 2025 — avg 27 · peak 145Mar 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14May 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Jul 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Sep 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Nov 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Jan 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11Mar 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$15.99$6.392021-08-302026-07-272021-08-30 — best price $15.992021-11-24 — best price $14.392021-12-08 — best price $15.992022-01-20 — best price $11.992022-02-03 — best price $15.992022-06-24 — best price $9.592022-08-14 — best price $15.992022-11-23 — best price $9.592022-12-19 — best price $15.992023-02-02 — best price $8.792023-03-23 — best price $15.992023-05-10 — best price $7.992023-06-26 — best price $15.992023-07-26 — best price $7.992023-09-15 — best price $15.992023-12-01 — best price $7.992024-01-04 — best price $15.992024-03-14 — best price $7.192024-07-11 — best price $15.992024-09-10 — best price $7.192024-11-17 — best price $15.992024-12-19 — best price $6.392025-01-12 — best price $15.992025-03-13 — best price $7.192025-04-14 — best price $15.992025-06-23 — best price $7.192025-08-20 — best price $15.992025-11-03 — best price $7.192026-01-05 — best price $15.992026-03-11 — best price $7.192026-03-26 — best price $15.992026-05-27 — best price $7.192026-07-09 — best price $15.992026-07-27 — best price $15.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing2 DLC

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2024-03-22, latest 2024-07-12 (Steam store data)

Player tags

IndieMechsActionHorrorRobotsSci-fiShooterViolentMilitaryModdable

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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