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Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons

Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons

You are the commander of the Black Talons company, currently stationed in the Oberon system. After an eventful campaign, the military Tzanar Union has overrun the planet of Genai and blocked all departure from the system: leaving you and the Black Talons stranded.

Released Jan 9, 2015 Developer Camel 101 Platforms Windows WargameReal Time TacticsReal-TimeRTSManagement
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

43.4%positive166 reviews
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Never has a RTS game pissed me off to the point of rage quitting. And mind you, this was a game I played since middle school (Way before 2020) and wanted to return to. So you can imagine my surprise when I kept on noticing one of my Heavy squads refusing to stay in place to…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2020-04 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

94all-time peak
0 10 20 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 No data collected for this period 14 avg · Jan 2015

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

29achievements
3.3%median completion
1.4%rarest: Recruiter
37.3% of players 24.4% of players 23.3% of players 11.8% of players 7.0% of players 6.8% of players 5.3% of players 5.0% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.0% of players 3.6% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 1.7% of players 1.4% of players 37.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
37.3%Surgical Striker — Complete mission "Incision"
24.4%War Master — Kill 100 enemy soldiers.
23.3%Rescuer — Complete mission "Winter Rescue"
Rarest badges of honor
1.4%Recruiter — Hire 5 new squads.
1.7%Finisher — Complete mission "Battle Axe"
2.3%Oberon Hero — Help the Noctae Republic retake their planet.

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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May 11, 2015
Patch 1.2 and Survival Mode released!

Hi everybody! The team has been hard at work on the new update. This one now includes new features like a brand-new survival mode and local leaderboards. Here is the full changelog! Decreased the spaw

May 11, 2015
Patch 1.2 and Survival Mode released!

Hi everybody! The team has been hard at work on the new update. This one now includes new features like a brand-new survival mode and local leaderboards. Here is the full changelog! Decreased the spaw

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAction, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsWargame · Real Time Tactics · Real-Time · RTS · Management · Character Customization · Strategy · 3D · Mechs · Top-Down · Choices Matter · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German * , French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Portugal, Polish *
Achievements29
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista 64Bit / Windows 7 32/64Bit / Windows 8.1 64Bit Processor: 2.6GHz Pentium® IV or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 128 MB PCIe NVIDIA® Geforce® 6600GT DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible