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MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
Worth it · Shooter · 2021
Solid value for the price: about 35.6h, $7.49 (~$0.21/hr), 85% positive.
The verdict
−75%70 is the sale score. Normally
68
at full price.Worth it at $7.49.
A fair value now, it won't reach BANGER at any price.
$0.21/hr over the 35.6h main story, $0.05/hr if you 100% it (139.7h).
Heads up: only 4% finish a 35.6h game, so budget for the first stretch, not the full ride.
Better value than 88% of Shooter games
The year is 3015. The battlefields are dominated by war machines known as BattleMechs. Level entire cities and decimate the enemy in your BattleMech. Follow a quest for glory and revenge. Manage an expanding mercenary company. Fight alongside your friends with a four-player PvE co-op.
Length
35.6h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
139.7h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
$0.21/h
price ÷ main-story length
Price
$7.49
Reviews
85%
15,306 reviews
Metacritic
73
critic score
Players
750K
owners (estimate)
Released
2021
What drives the score
Value$0.21/hr
Price per hour of game, the biggest driver
Length36 hours
How much game you get. Hours feed the value per dollar
Reviews85% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Reach750K+ players
How many own it, a popularity + confidence signal
Engagement4% finish
How far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Monetization✓ None
No microtransactions, nothing drags the score down
Lime = the core BANG Score drivers, blue = supporting signals, red = what drags it down. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
Critics vs players+12
Player favorite. The critics underrated it.
Metacritic critics · 15,306 Steam player reviews
The drop-off
66% start to 4% finishOnly 4% of players reach the end. On a 35.6-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
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DeveloperPiranha Games Inc.
PublisherPiranha Games Inc.
GenreShooter
Achievements19
Trailer & screenshots
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