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Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons

Camel 101 · 2015-01-09

Steam

ActionIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 09, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 09, 2015 (Mac), Jan 09, 2015 (Linux)

You are the commander of the Black Talons company, currently stationed in the Oberon system. After an eventful campaign, the military Tzanar Union has overrun the planet of Genai and blocked all departure from the system: leaving you and the Black Talons stranded.

0
playing now
43%
positive of 166 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Not long ago, there was peace in the inner systems. United under the flag of the United Space Federation, hostilities between planets laid dormant, but not forgotten. But after a bloody war against the Gark - an alien race that anounced itself to humanity with a powerful and brutal offensive - the Federation lost most of its military and political power. Warlords rose to power and old tensions came back. Private armies were mobilized and new alliances were forged. The Tzanar Union - a regional power and once a strong provider of troops and equipment for the USF - massed its army. Their homel(Storyline via IGDB)

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  • · Top 61% of 10,904 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.2k–10.0k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 166 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.89 at WinGameStore (2026-07-28) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 4 of 13 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

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Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.892015-01-092026-07-282015-01-09 — best price $16.992015-03-16 — best price $11.392015-06-03 — best price $16.952015-09-18 — best price $19.992016-02-05 — best price $4.992016-07-18 — best price $4.992016-09-29 — best price $2.492017-03-26 — best price $19.992017-07-14 — best price $9.992017-10-09 — best price $9.992018-01-09 — best price $9.992018-05-14 — best price $1.002018-09-03 — best price $0.992018-11-22 — best price $1.992019-02-20 — best price $9.992019-05-20 — best price $2.002019-08-16 — best price $2.002019-10-15 — best price $9.992019-12-20 — best price $3.592020-04-07 — best price $2.722020-06-10 — best price $8.282020-07-20 — best price $8.892020-08-25 — best price $7.342020-10-09 — best price $9.992020-11-18 — best price $9.992020-12-28 — best price $7.342021-02-06 — best price $8.392021-03-17 — best price $8.382021-04-29 — best price $8.382021-06-17 — best price $2.992021-10-03 — best price $9.992022-04-04 — best price $2.992022-07-30 — best price $8.692022-11-22 — best price $7.492023-02-11 — best price $9.992023-06-30 — best price $8.392023-10-03 — best price $1.992025-10-16 — best price $8.252026-07-28 — best price $0.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

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7 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Portugal

Player tags

3DRTSMechsSpaceSci-fiWargameMilitaryStrategyTacticalTop-Down

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