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MechWarrior 5: Clans
In MECHWARRIOR 5: CLANS, players become new Smoke Jaguar pilots in the Clan Invasion of the Inner Sphere. Lead a five-mech "Star" squad across diverse planets, engaging in an expansive campaign with immersive gameplay and intricate combat. Customize BattleMechs and explore strategic options.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
70 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I really wish this game were better... I'm surprised that I'm finding myself leaving this review, as I've been a MechWarrior fan for 30 years or so, and in theory I should love this game. In fact, there's a fair amount…”
“Decent game bogged down by funky performance and absolutely embarrassing AI. FrameGen on & Medium settings all-round still leads to ~40fps consistently during combat, worsening the more 'Mechs there are in the fight -…”
“This game is a great companion to MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries - Clans delivers a more focused, linear campaign which I personally enjoyed. I found the story compelling and the characters interesting - it had a bit of a…”
34 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This game is a great companion to MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries - Clans delivers a more focused, linear campaign which I personally enjoyed. I found the story compelling and the characters interesting - it had a bit of a…”
“Best Mechwarrior game on the series, along 5 mercenaries , but a HUGE step up for the narrative. The game is stream-lined and more in the line of a traditional campaign. The graphics are also a great improvement from…”
“Loving MechWarrior 5: Clans so far. The mechs feel incredible to pilot, the story is engaging, and the visuals are a big upgrade. Combat is fast, tactical, and super satisfying. A must‑play for anyone who enjoys mech…”
20 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I really wish this game were better... I'm surprised that I'm finding myself leaving this review, as I've been a MechWarrior fan for 30 years or so, and in theory I should love this game. In fact, there's a fair amount…”
“MechWarrior 5: Clans looks and sounds great, but once you get past the presentation the game has some serious problems that hold it back. Graphically it’s a solid update for the series and the sound design is excellent.…”
“Best Mechwarrior game on the series, along 5 mercenaries , but a HUGE step up for the narrative. The game is stream-lined and more in the line of a traditional campaign. The graphics are also a great improvement from…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“7/10 Overall a fun coopable mechwarrior game playing as clans, customizable mechs and the mech combat flows well and feels nice. Sounds for weapons and your mech stomping around fit really well very immersive. Itd be…”
“Cool story, great game play and a perfect balance of extra features without needing a degree to play the game”
“If Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries is the open world game, then Clans is the linear Story driven game. plus it is great fun destroying those free born cowards with far superior Clan Weaponry.”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“The game does struggle with performance on certain maps(UE5 game) and the story does have a tad too much filler, but despite that I really loved this. It's basically the combat of Mercenaries, but in a linear, very…”
“You can tell they put effort into this game. The more I played it the more I enjoyed it. Plus the quality gets significantly better the later the DLC, honestly a good experience and the Wolf DLC was extremely immersive.…”
“Not as great as MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, but still pretty good. Solid 7 out of 10. Given a little bit longer I think it could be great. If Piranha is good at one thing, it's supporting their games long-term. I can be…”
27 of the 104 reviews raise this · 18 of them still recommend the game.
“This installment of MW5 is very good; with a cinematic aim the BattleTech universe comes to life! Best to get it on sale though, base game + DLC (essential IMO) is a bit pricey. Mech customizations is pretty good with a…”
“The Smoke Jaguar Campaign is fun and feels like a MW:5 game. The 2 DLCs are not - at all. The limitations on mechs, economy, and pilots is boring and frustrating. I understand wanting to do some limitations, but that's…”
“This iterates and improves over mech warrior 5 mercs. The hand crafted missions are an improvement over mercs mostly generated mission system. The new clan mechs and improved customization added to the mech lab is…”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Unpolished. Subpar. Disappointing. 1. Audio is hit or miss. Volume for voices goes from low to high every other line delivered by briefing guys. And just sounds amateur and unpolished. Sounds like non-consecutive…”
“If you love the combat formula for Mechwarrior games, you will absolutely get what you expected! The combat is fun and impactful as you would expect a modern Mechwarrior game to be. While the scenarios throughout can…”
“Pros: Mechlab is nice. Cutscenes are visually stunning. Cons: Crashes inconsistently (can we have consistent crashes at least?). Script was written by a cardboard box. **Short review: If Mechwarrior 4 isn't an option,…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“MechWarrior 5: Clans looks and sounds great, but once you get past the presentation the game has some serious problems that hold it back. Graphically it’s a solid update for the series and the sound design is excellent.…”
“Decent game bogged down by funky performance and absolutely embarrassing AI. FrameGen on & Medium settings all-round still leads to ~40fps consistently during combat, worsening the more 'Mechs there are in the fight -…”
“Extremely unstable game and runs awful. I tried to grin and bear it for as long as I could since I'm a MW fan, but I just couldn't.”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Waited until this game had a few DLC's under its belt because Piranha is infamous for bugs, and the hope was waiting would result in a more polished game. Neg! Bargained Poorly and Fail. Want to love this game, but it…”
“Unpolished. Subpar. Disappointing. 1. Audio is hit or miss. Volume for voices goes from low to high every other line delivered by briefing guys. And just sounds amateur and unpolished. Sounds like non-consecutive…”
“This is a good game but suffers from performance issues and is extremely crash-prone. It eventually becomes nearly impossible to complete the campaign as you will be hit by "Fatal-error!" constantly. It is a great…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Really wish i could give this game a neutral review as it does not deserve a negative one. That being said, this game has some issues with its pacing & difficulty. The story is a lot of fun and captures clanners well,…”
“It's Battletech, so if you played Mercenaries and enjoyed that you should enjoy the core of this game and the mech combat - with some significant caveats. It's campaign based so you lack the agency of Mercs and the…”
“It's not a bad mechwarrior but it is still not what i was hoping for. I like the story driven approach. While i miss the open approach of mw5 mercs the missions felt like some old school arena battler (something like…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 74.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“This is the worst Mechwarrior game I've ever played by an order of magnitude and I've played most of them. It has the three P's of modern game development. It's Pretentious, Preachy and Poorly made. It's got wonky balance, a weird learning curve, badly designed levels and…”
— a player, Steam review · 255 hrs played“Probably a better introduction to MechWarrior 5 than its Mercenaries brother. More story, cut scenes and the mech systems a little bit simpler and clear making it a bit of a softer landing on start. Great game and will finish this and it's DLC before returning to Mercenaries for…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“I want to recommend this. The story is fun, and the clans are wonderfully naieve. Ive played a lot of MW5: Mercs, and I have to say a lot of the features provided by mods (which are utterly essential for Mercs) are implemented here in a plausibly deniable way, which improves the…”
— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Achievement stats
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Latest official news
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MW5 Clans Wolves of Tukayyid Patch Notes and Digital Extras Update
Greetings, Warriors. We’ve got a mid-sized patch with nice improvements and content updates rolling out for MechWarrior 5: Clans. This patch contains a mix of bug fixes, balance tweaks, and quality-of
Wolves of Tukayyid Launch Trailer
Greetings Warriors, We are 24 Hours away from the launch of MechWarrior 5 Clans - Wolves of Tukayyid! Wolves of Tukayyid will be available Dec 4th at 11 am Pacific - 2 pm Eastern - 7 PM UTC Decide you
MW5 CLANS - WOLVES OF TUKAYYID - NEW DLC COMING DEC 4th
GREETINGS WARRIORS! Piranha Games is excited to announce MECHWARRIOR 5: CLANS - WOLVES OF TUKAYYID In the aftermath of the Battle of Luthien, ComStar uncovers the shocking truth about their Clan allie
MW5 Clans + GB:FS Minor Update
Mechwarior 5 Clans - Minor Update fixes and improvements New Game + Award merits to players when they complete missions in NG+. Helps for getting all the goodies you may have missed out on in run 1. M
MW5 CLANS MODDING EDITOR AND GAME UPDATE
We’ve got new Intel for you today — the upcoming MechWarrior 5: Clans Game Update Patch and the MechWarrior 5: Clans Modding Editor! Details are here! The MechWarrior 5: Clans Modding Editor (COMING S
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Simulation |
| Player tags | Action · Simulation · Shooter · FPS · Mechs · 3D · First-Person · Immersive Sim · Realistic · Futuristic · Military · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Japanese, Russian * |
| Achievements | 66 |
| Official site | https://mw5clans.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions) Processor: Intel i5 8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: 6GBs VRAM | NVIDIA GTX-1060 | AMD Radeon RX 590 DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 80 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD strongly recommended, 720p Low Quality Settings. Broadband internet connection is needed to play and host Co-op games. Internet Connection is NOT Required for Single player once the game is downloaded.