MechWarrior is back and going harder than ever with a completely standalone game confusingly titled MechWarrior 5: Clans, some five years after MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. Clans is a bold game that improves on the classic sim-lite action of MechWarrior by adding a more modern, story-driven framing—which succeeds at the cost of flexibility.

Clans, I had a stunning realization—it’s been quite a while since I last played a MechWarrior game. Back when I was a kid, Metal Mech was one of those oddities that ended up in my NES collection. While not a true MechWarrior game,

Clans, the latest in the long-running series of vehicle simulation games that allows players to control their very own BattleMech, will be available on not only PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, but also Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass when it launches on October 16 at 5:00 p.