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AirMech
AirMech® Strike is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or competitively online. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Unique hybrid RTS-MOBA with mech commanding” (23 of 63 reviews) and “Continued active development years after launch” (5); the most common complaint is “Derivative copy of StarCraft missing features” (6). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
23 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“My childhood game, it's just so good. Also, it's still in development”
“Pretty fun developments been paused due to low player counts since christmas 2025 but everything from when it was console is on here for the most part including new stuff as well. Nice game I come back to it from time…”
5 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“My childhood game, it's just so good. Also, it's still in development”
“Very enjoyable real time strategy game, I remember playing the console version often, I was very disappointed to find out the servers were shut down. Then when I found out there was a steam version, I was ecstatic. I…”
“So happy this game is back! It is such a blast combining MOBA and RTS elements into such a fun tactical strategy game! Hope we can last this time!”
4 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“i think i like this game, maybe thats why i have 100+ hours in it?”
“started playing this game back on the family 360 when Airmech Arena was released, still playing it like its crack all these years later :)”
4 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“Play it and contact Krakken to get trained up in PvP. A high-intensity gamemode with a small community of players that have played for many years.”
“Brings me back to when I was younger and played with my little brother. You can use a really light computer to play this smoothly without any problems.”
6 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“I hope we get an actual evangelion game one day, cause this sh1t ain't good.”
“Such a fine game that has aged soo poorly. A free to play hidden gem, with some of the worst server hosting i've ever experienced. NJ servers reporting my ping of 35 but feels like 140+ . Barely anyone plays this game…”
“Loved this, play command and conquer instead”
4 of the 63 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“wish this game was more popular”
“Pretty fun developments been paused due to low player counts since christmas 2025 but everything from when it was console is on here for the most part including new stuff as well. Nice game I come back to it from time…”
“Such a fine game that has aged soo poorly. A free to play hidden gem, with some of the worst server hosting i've ever experienced. NJ servers reporting my ping of 35 but feels like 140+ . Barely anyone plays this game…”
4 of the 63 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Pretty fun developments been paused due to low player counts since christmas 2025 but everything from when it was console is on here for the most part including new stuff as well. Nice game I come back to it from time…”
“Very enjoyable real time strategy game, I remember playing the console version often, I was very disappointed to find out the servers were shut down. Then when I found out there was a steam version, I was ecstatic. I…”
3 of the 63 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Takes me back to airmech arena on xbox 360 and xbox one, but sadly that one is handled by ubislop so I can't transfer my progress over to PC. I really enjoyed it back then but can't get myself to start fresh after…”
“game is great just wish i had my playstation stuff from back in the day. its cool to see that you guys are still adding stuff years later :)”
3 of the 63 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Game crashes anytime down on the D-Pad is pressed”
“It's truly a hidden gem. It's a tad unpolished, but what it brings to the table is a unique mash of RTS and MOBA gameplay that just works.”
Counted across 63 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 84.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I love this game dearly! I used to play Airmech back on 360 before the servers were shut down, good times. Now I'm playing it on Pc and I love the new editions and variety to the game. I have always loved commanding units or troops and making armies to tackle other players, It…”
— a player, Steam review · 38 hrs played“free to play, great game, its red alert but you also get to control an mech, its a reboot from herzog zwei on sega megadrive if you are old enough to remember”
— a player, Steam review · 87 hrs played“If you played the Airmech Arena on Console a decade-or-so ago then you'll feel at home, Currently a bit buggy and needs bugfixes to be at a playable state, PVE feels great, Survival is great with friends but PVP is filled with people wayyy above your league as a beginner...…”
— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Strategy, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Strategy · Multiplayer · Mechs · RTS · MOBA · Action · Robots · Online Co-Op · Indie · Co-op · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, Czech, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese * |
| Achievements | 91 |
| Official site | http://airmech.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Intel i3 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Less than 5 year old GPU DirectX®: 11.0 Hard Drive: 2 GB HD space Sound: Yes Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection