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MechWarrior 5: Clans cover art

MechWarrior 5: Clans

Piranha Games Inc. · 2024-10-16

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ActionSimulation

Franchise: BattleTech · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 17, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 17, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 17, 2024 (PlayStation 5)

In MECHWARRIOR 5: CLANS, players become new Smoke Jaguar pilots in the Clan Invasion of the Inner Sphere. Lead a five-mech "Star" squad across diverse planets, engaging in an expansive campaign with immersive gameplay and intricate combat. Customize BattleMechs and explore strategic options.

MechWarrior 5: Clans is an Action and Simulation game released in 2024 for $29.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (74% of 5885 reviews).

78
playing now
74%
positive of 5.9k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
58
Nexus mods (29k downloads)
4.09★
PlayStation Store rating (980 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

78 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

MechWarrior 5: Clans is a mecha video game, developed by Piranha Games and published by Enad Global 7, released worldwide on October 16, 2024. The game tells the in-universe story of OPERATION Revival from the perspective of five newly-minted MechWarriors from Clan Smoke Jaguar. It is the first BattleTech/MechWarrior game told from the perspective of the Clans since MechWarrior 2.

Trailer

MechWarrior 5: Clans trailer thumbnail

MechWarrior 5: Clans - The Invasion Begins Now - Launch Trailer

≈201,803 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 78 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 111 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~14/week).
  • · Review velocity down 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,998 reviews).
  • · Top 6% of 27,908 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 118k–265k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,885 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $12.86 at GameBillet (2026-06-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 56 of 96 observed days · $17.13 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.5k1.5k20242026Week of 2024-10-17: 1,490 positiveWeek of 2024-10-17: 508 negativeWeek of 2024-10-24: 467 positiveWeek of 2024-10-24: 105 negativeWeek of 2024-10-31: 211 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 63 negativeWeek of 2024-11-07: 138 positiveWeek of 2024-11-07: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-11-14: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-11-21: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-11-21: 69 negativeWeek of 2024-11-28: 137 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 78 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-12-12: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-01-30: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-20: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-03: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-20: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-27: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

21602026-09-15 15:00 — 79 players2026-09-16 23:00 — 90 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 37 players2026-09-19 14:00 — 79 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 124 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 52 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 44 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 93 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 73 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 88 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 86 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 45 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 106 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 141 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 70 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 121 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 175 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 75 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 194 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 162 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 70 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 101 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 78 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.5k99Oct 2024Aug 2026Oct 2024 — avg 2,499 · peak 5,548Nov 2024 — avg 656 · peak 1,948Dec 2024 — avg 319 · peak 956Jan 2025 — avg 198 · peak 529Feb 2025 — avg 106 · peak 280Mar 2025 — avg 127 · peak 354Apr 2025 — avg 173 · peak 445May 2025 — avg 396 · peak 1,343Jun 2025 — avg 195 · peak 498Jul 2025 — avg 208 · peak 556Aug 2025 — avg 129 · peak 260Sep 2025 — avg 157 · peak 390Oct 2025 — avg 137 · peak 359Nov 2025 — avg 117 · peak 260Dec 2025 — avg 515 · peak 1,654Jan 2026 — avg 285 · peak 705Feb 2026 — avg 149 · peak 330Mar 2026 — avg 144 · peak 328Apr 2026 — avg 129 · peak 287May 2026 — avg 121 · peak 370Jun 2026 — avg 147 · peak 314Jul 2026 — avg 147 · peak 366Aug 2026 — avg 99 · peak 205
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$49.99$12.862024-10-172026-10-152024-10-17 — best price $49.992024-12-19 — best price $39.992025-01-20 — best price $37.492025-03-20 — best price $49.992025-05-07 — best price $29.992025-07-09 — best price $22.442025-07-17 — best price $22.442025-07-29 — best price $29.992025-08-06 — best price $19.902025-08-14 — best price $22.492025-08-26 — best price $29.992025-09-05 — best price $19.102025-09-12 — best price $18.982025-09-18 — best price $24.602025-10-06 — best price $29.992025-11-01 — best price $23.272025-11-08 — best price $29.992025-11-16 — best price $28.082025-11-22 — best price $16.392025-12-01 — best price $17.992025-12-08 — best price $15.042025-12-14 — best price $25.322026-02-09 — best price $15.862026-02-14 — best price $16.012026-03-02 — best price $28.592026-03-23 — best price $29.992026-04-24 — best price $29.992026-05-21 — best price $29.992026-06-19 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $28.592026-07-23 — best price $12.962026-08-13 — best price $14.002026-08-27 — best price $29.992026-10-01 — best price $29.992026-10-15 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

218672026-05-29 — 151 pageviews2026-06-02 — 110 pageviews2026-06-06 — 120 pageviews2026-06-10 — 110 pageviews2026-06-14 — 116 pageviews2026-06-18 — 113 pageviews2026-06-22 — 133 pageviews2026-06-26 — 136 pageviews2026-06-30 — 117 pageviews2026-07-04 — 116 pageviews2026-07-08 — 143 pageviews2026-07-12 — 115 pageviews2026-07-16 — 96 pageviews2026-07-20 — 106 pageviews2026-07-24 — 105 pageviews2026-07-28 — 89 pageviews2026-08-01 — 79 pageviews2026-08-05 — 86 pageviews2026-08-09 — 112 pageviews2026-08-13 — 81 pageviews2026-08-17 — 80 pageviews2026-08-21 — 98 pageviews2026-08-25 — 92 pageviews2026-08-29 — 85 pageviews2026-09-02 — 99 pageviews2026-09-06 — 98 pageviews2026-09-10 — 69 pageviews2026-09-14 — 79 pageviews2026-09-18 — 69 pageviews2026-09-22 — 100 pageviews2026-09-26 — 98 pageviews2026-09-30 — 72 pageviews2026-10-04 — 102 pageviews2026-10-07 — 202 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
82.5%
earned "On the Prowl"
23.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportPartial Controller Support4 DLC

4 supported languages: English, French, German, Japanese

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2024-10-16, latest 2025-12-04 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series (Xbox)2,6000%67
Steam (Steam)1,5931%66
PS5 (PlayStation)3312%67

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

3DFPSWarMechsActionLinearSci-fiShooterMilitaryRealistic

Census log

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

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