Action · June 26, 2019

HARDCORE MECHA (2019)

trophy36 achievementsextension8 DLClocal_offer-70% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend2.3k recommendations
Exciting, Fast-paced Mecha Battle, HARDCORE MECHA Well-polished Vivid Mecha World The campaign mode includes 8 chapters and 18 levels in total. As the story develops, you will encounter more than 50 types of enemy mechas with various designs and details in all kinds of scenes like mineshaft, underwater, urban, and space. Some levels even allow you to exit the mecha and infiltrate behind enemy line. Of course, you won't just have one single personal ride, you may develop and customize various new gears and focus accessory in between the missions. Seamless Story Immersion The unique animations with the seamless transition between the 2D platform game scenes have a total duration of 40 minutes, the full-length voice acting provides a unique immersive storytelling experience. Stunning Highly Polished 2D Animations The detailed skeletal animation with a unique impression of power will fully showcase the characteristics of each mecha. The smooth and natural movements have also laid a good foundation for the fine handling experience. Natural 2D rotating animation, the use of visual deception like dislocation and timely switched elements have brought out a visual effect like 3D artwork. Survive, Breakthrough, Challenge Yourself Face endless enemies in these everchanging battlefields, acquire simulation points and gear chests.As the enemy waves goes up, there are even bosses coming in! Let them see what you are truly made of! Develop, Reinforce, Equip Freely Enhance every attribute of your beloved mechas using simulation points acquired in the battle. Enhance specific attributes to a certain level unlocks new mechas! Equip primary weapons and mods acquired in the battle, push your mechas beyond the enhancement limit. (Some special mechas can only equip mods but not primary weapons) Research, Unlock, Rich Choices Unlock and drive in total of 42 mechas with different designs by enhancing prior mechas or reaching certain waves. Try out their unique combat tactics! You ready? ACE pilots, come push yourself and your beloved mechas to the limit! Various Mechas American style, Japanese style, Super style, Realistic style, there are dozens of mechas of all kinds of styles available. Each mecha has its own unique tactical value, only the player who has completely grasped the features of each mecha can fully bring out their maximum combat effectiveness. What type of Mecha is the best? Prove it with your hands in PVP mode! Challenge against Mecha with Mortal Flesh The pilot can be controlled to eject from the mecha and work alone in critical moment with proper strategy, it will absolutely be a force on the battlefield that cannot be underestimated. 4 Times Fun Apart from online PVP battles, this game also enables users to play against each other with local split-screen. Single purchase, 4 times of fun! Story

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192 Action titles launched in 2019 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 154
  • Indie · 145
  • Mechs · 116
  • Anime · 101
  • Sci-fi · 94
  • 2D · 88
  • Shooter · 87
  • Platformer · 82
  • Singleplayer · 81
  • Multiplayer · 80
  • Military · 74
  • Crowdfunded · 73
  • Story Rich · 70
  • Fighting · 68
  • 4 Player Local · 68

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.6k Steam reviewsTop 86% in Action
Positive rating83% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 61%
Metacritic77/100Genre average 77 — top 56% of Action titles
Engagement hours3 h averageTop 88% for session depth among Action

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play Together

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Reception Metrics

Steam community

83%Mostly Positive · 2.6k reviews

2.2k positive · 444 negative

Metacritic

77/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

6.8/10

Curator recommendations

2.3k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (7)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese volume_up
  • Japanese volume_up
  • Traditional Chinese volume_up
  • Korean
  • French
  • Russian volume_up

Full audio (4)

  • Simplified Chinese
  • Japanese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Russian

Press Quotes

“Quality of animations in this game is surprisingly high while level design is also brilliant. Levels full of details and always brings surprises, which makes people feel the great efforts of development team. Excellent story and adequate contents provides players an charming experience as the protagonist of robot anime.” 8.8/10 – IGN JP “Levels full of changes, coupled with rapid storyline, the playing time is very pleasant. Diverse side missions are also fun: stealth, special rescue, fixed-point defense... Besides, pilots…

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

3h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

Achievements

36

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateJun 26, 2019
DeveloperRocketPunch Games
PublisherRocketPunch Games, Lightning Games
Base price$5.99 -70%
DLC / Add-ons8 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · [email protected]

Content Notes

Mild 2D cartoon violence, minimal depiction of blood, human injury, death and mistreatment in some of the non-interactive cutscenes and gameplay.

Editions & Packages

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