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MechWarrior Online™ Legends
MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
72 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Extraordinarily well balanced shooter, lots of options for different playstyles. Relatively friendly gamer community, the online players enjoy playing with others. Satisfies that stomp -stomp for sure!!! 5 stars from me!”
“Hadn't played in over 10 years, but started again with a friend and enjoying it. Like most group content and strategy games, better with friends for better coordination, teamwork, and fun. Random groups are a mixed bag.…”
“This is the greatest online mech game EVER its like those old mobile games but actually good!”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Hadn't played in over 10 years, but started again with a friend and enjoying it. Like most group content and strategy games, better with friends for better coordination, teamwork, and fun. Random groups are a mixed bag.…”
“old game, but fun and unique gameplay. Also enjoy the loadout customization aspect”
“If I could give a so-so rating, I would because the game isn't necessarily bad or good. The worse part is the mech types available behind paid currency. Be mindful that their income model of this game is based off of…”
14 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Extraordinarily well balanced shooter, lots of options for different playstyles. Relatively friendly gamer community, the online players enjoy playing with others. Satisfies that stomp -stomp for sure!!! 5 stars from me!”
“If you are tired with the world and the fact most games are just not cool, MWO still gives that tactical squad based and skill based gameplay of all those games that have fallen since 2012 or so where you are actually…”
“awesome multiplayer game, community, so many good things to say, really appreciate the hard work that went into this game, i just started not long ago, but it is definitely my favorite game to date also it can be…”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This game is pay to win. I found that it didn't ruin my experience, but it's still a factor to consider. With that said, you can do way worse than MWO. I can't wholeheartedly recommend a P2W game, but this is one of the…”
“Extraordinarily well balanced shooter, lots of options for different playstyles. Relatively friendly gamer community, the online players enjoy playing with others. Satisfies that stomp -stomp for sure!!! 5 stars from me!”
“Don't let 3600 hours fool you, I been playing this game since closed beta, and am also a founder. My forum account could be one of the oldest you will ever see. I can no longer recommend this game. I'm uninstalling it…”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Hadn't played in over 10 years, but started again with a friend and enjoying it. Like most group content and strategy games, better with friends for better coordination, teamwork, and fun. Random groups are a mixed bag.…”
“awesome multiplayer game, community, so many good things to say, really appreciate the hard work that went into this game, i just started not long ago, but it is definitely my favorite game to date also it can be…”
“If I could give a so-so rating, I would because the game isn't necessarily bad or good. The worse part is the mech types available behind paid currency. Be mindful that their income model of this game is based off of…”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Before I really start, I want to say I have had literally thousands of hours of fun with this game. From the cool hero mechs, to the fun crazy builds you can do. Sadly the game around 2022 started to lose their way.…”
“MWO is a bad game that could be a really good game if given at least a bit of love (which it will never get, since it is very much in a self-induced state of clinical death). tl;dr play it only if you are hopelessly in…”
“When this was new and fresh the game was great. Mechs were stompy, ttk was high making them feel like there was some actual armor and weight on them, and high damage alpha strikes were more of a fun gimmick than the…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“MWO is a bad game that could be a really good game if given at least a bit of love (which it will never get, since it is very much in a self-induced state of clinical death). tl;dr play it only if you are hopelessly in…”
“When this was new and fresh the game was great. Mechs were stompy, ttk was high making them feel like there was some actual armor and weight on them, and high damage alpha strikes were more of a fun gimmick than the…”
“Arrow IV is an incredible design choice. Creating a weapon that has damage of heavy gauss, range is enough to shoot across the entire map, doesn't need LOS and cannot be shot down. The most unfun ♥♥♥♥ ever, makes…”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“When this was new and fresh the game was great. Mechs were stompy, ttk was high making them feel like there was some actual armor and weight on them, and high damage alpha strikes were more of a fun gimmick than the…”
“Arrow IV is an incredible design choice. Creating a weapon that has damage of heavy gauss, range is enough to shoot across the entire map, doesn't need LOS and cannot be shot down. The most unfun ♥♥♥♥ ever, makes…”
“Pretty good, other then the devs messing up some weapons for balance instead of fixing the issue causing the unbalance.”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“When this was new and fresh the game was great. Mechs were stompy, ttk was high making them feel like there was some actual armor and weight on them, and high damage alpha strikes were more of a fun gimmick than the…”
“An otherwise good game that's absolutely legged by horrible matchmaking through completely one sided fights and consistent afk's.”
“a classic banger, its only too bad piranha cant fix the match making times.”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Before I really start, I want to say I have had literally thousands of hours of fun with this game. From the cool hero mechs, to the fun crazy builds you can do. Sadly the game around 2022 started to lose their way.…”
“This game is pay to win. I found that it didn't ruin my experience, but it's still a factor to consider. With that said, you can do way worse than MWO. I can't wholeheartedly recommend a P2W game, but this is one of the…”
“This game will just delete all purchases made. Came back to game after a few years to find most of the stuff I spent money on was just missing from account. Half of the Mechs including Premium ones. Do not spend a dime…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 80.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“People will never understand how great this game is. the customization the potential to be the best and is easy to understand from a rookie stand point.”
— a player, Steam review · 1,142 hrs played“Beautiful game, immersive and advanced for customisation and progression - No Pay2Win here, even the premiums can fall to a mere beginner mech in the right hands”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“i think its poor form to do the "make the new (paid) item overpowered with zero counter play and then nerf it later once its had time to proliferate" on a game that exists purely off the good will of its dedicated and very forgiving community. play mechwarrior living legends,…”
— a player, Steam review · 329 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:01 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
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.
MechWarrior Online - Patch Notes - July 21st 2026
This month’s update includes the release of the Yen Lo Wang 2, 'mech adjustments, quirk adjustments, and more! As always, a 2 week in-game Patch Science Sale will go live shortly after the patch and i
May Patch notes
Greetings MechWarriors! This month's update includes a NEW BattleMech Chassis, a 95-ton predator called the BULLSHARK, which is available now in the STORE. Also this month there are more Weapon Adjust
MECHWARRIOR ONLINE LEGENDS FEBRUARY 2024 PATCH NOTES
Greetings MechWarriors! This month's update includes two new Legendary BattleMechs, the WARHAWK 'KASAI' and the BLACK KNIGHT 'RED REAPER II' whose Battlepass progress can be tracked on the Legends Dir
MECHWARRIOR ONLINE LEGENDS DECEMBER 2023 PATCH NOTES
Greetings MechWarriors! As we're well into this Holiday Season, we want to thank you sincerely for your continued participation in, and support of MechWarrior Online Legends. We couldn't do it without
MECHWARRIOR ONLINE LEGENDS OCTOBER 2023 PATCH NOTES
Greetings MechWarriors! It's spooky season and with that comes the annual Trick or Treat Loot Bag Event, and the frightfully spectacular Spooky Sales! This patch brings more on the MWO Comp Championsh
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Massively Multiplayer, Simulation, Strategy, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Mechs · Multiplayer · Shooter · Action · Robots · Sci-fi · Simulation · FPS · PvP · Massively Multiplayer · Strategy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · MMO · Steam Achievements · In-App Purchases |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 36 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://mwomercs.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: 64-Bit Windows 8.1 Processor: Intel: Core 2 Duo E7300 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD: Athlon 64 X2 6400+ @ 3.2GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA: 8800 GT / AMD: Radeon HD 5670 DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 16 GB available space Additional Notes: 45GB temporarily required during installation