MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

In MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries you will adopt the role of a rookie MechWarrior pilot thrust into combat as the Third Succession War continues to fracture the Inner Sphere. Take contracts from the factions of your choosing and engage in tactical, first-person, PvE ‘Mech combat through an immersive, career-based Mercenary campaign driven by player choice. Victory, prestige, and profit will not only require skill on the battlefield, but in the acquisition, maintenance, and enhancement of your BattleMechs. Set for release in 2018, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is under development by a dedicated development team at Piranha Games. MechWarrior Online, Piranha’s existing F2P multiplayer-focused tactical ‘Mech combat game, will continue its ongoing live development by the MWO team at Piranha.

Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Fireshine 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.

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-6700K/AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070/AMD RX Vega 56, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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