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Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons

Camel 101 · 2015-01-09

Steam

ActionIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

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.

Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons is an Action, Indie, Simulation and Strategy game released in 2015, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (43% of 166 reviews).

0
playing now
43%
positive of 166 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1
Nexus mods (71 downloads)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 23:00 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)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~0/week).
  • · Review velocity up 200% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (43 reviews).
  • · Top 32% of 27,751 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

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 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
262620152026Week of 2015-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2015-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2015-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2015-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 23:00 — 0 players
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).

Completion

29
achievements tracked
37.4%
earned "Surgical Striker"
3.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

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

Player tags

3DRTSMechsSpaceSci-fiWargameMilitaryStrategyTacticalTop-Down

Census log

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

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