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Games like MechWarrior

1989

You pilot a BattleMech from the cockpit of a MechWarrior in the 1989 original that started the series. You choose missions, buy and sell machines and parts, hire lance-mates and travel across the Inner Sphere, offering more freedom than many later entries.

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Deep systems to master
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Challenging difficulty

In short: Games like MechWarrior

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes MechWarrior special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Starpoint Gemini 2

86 %Match

2014USK 12PC, Xbox70 % positive31.99 €

Brings what grabs you about MechWarrior: a sci-fi setting, good gunplay and a realistic look.

You captain your own spaceship in an open galaxy, mixing real-time space combat with trading, missions and RPG-style progression through ship upgrades and skills.

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Star Wolves 2

Sci-fi setting

A space tactics RPG where you command a mercenary squad of fighter pilots, take contracts across an open galaxy, and upgrade ships and crew. Combat runs in real time with pause.

X Rebirth

Sci-fi setting

A space sandbox in the X universe where you fly, fight, trade and gradually build your own economic empire with a small ship and a female companion. Known for ambitious ideas and a rocky launch that drew heavy criticism.

Starsector

Shooting and gunplay

A space sandbox where you pilot a ship and build a fleet, trading, exploring and fighting in tactical real-time battles. You choose freely whether to become a trader, mercenary, pirate or warlord.

Evochron Legacy

Shooting and gunplay

You pilot a spacecraft through a vast freeform universe where you choose your own mix of trading, combat and exploration. The simulation asks for patience to learn, but rewards you with a lot of freedom.

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