MechWarrior 5: Clans
- Developer
- Piranha Games
- Publisher
- Piranha Games
- Released
- 17 October 2024
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £24.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5
MechWarrior 5: Clans follows a Star of Clan Smoke Jaguar warriors during Operation Revival, a full-scale invasion of the Inner Sphere. Armed with an arsenal of cutting-edge BattleMechs, meticulously designed maps and missions deliver immersive and intricate tactical gameplay and combat experiences.
Best gaming PC for MechWarrior 5: Clans in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for MechWarrior 5: Clans today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Piranha Games on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions) | Windows 10 (64-bit version) |
| CPU | Intel i5 8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | Intel i7 8700 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | 6GBs VRAM | NVIDIA GTX-1060 | AMD Radeon RX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | AMD Radeon RX 6700 |
| Storage | 80 GB | 80 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 13 September 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run MechWarrior 5: Clans?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i7 8700 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | AMD Radeon RX 6700, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.