MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
Give it 5 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (62%); after 20h it's 1 in 10 (10%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The opening is criticised more than in 91% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 65% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 16,292 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 92.8h for positive, 20.5h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (65.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (19)
story milestone ending side
- Easier Than Painting Miniatures Apply a custom paint pattern or color to one of your 'Mechs in a campaign or career. 100%
- Under Siege Complete Act 1 of the campaign. 83%
- Light 'Em Up Destroy 75 light 'Mechs in a campaign or career. (Counts kills by your entire lance.) 69%
- No Tank You Destroy 250 ground vehicles in a campaign or career. (Counts kills by your entire lance.) 67%
- Living the Dream Accumulate a net worth of 100,000,000 C-bills in a campaign or career. 61%
- Medium Fries Destroy 75 medium 'Mechs in a campaign or career. (Counts kills by your entire lance.) 61%
- Challenge Accepted Complete 5 missions with your lance at least 50 tons under max tonnage, in a campaign or career. 59%
- Turret Trasher Destroy 250 turrets in a campaign or career. (Counts kills by your entire lance.) 58%
- Swatting Flies Destroy 250 flying vehicles in a campaign or career. (Counts kills by your entire lance.) 52%
- Heavy Hitter Destroy 75 heavy 'Mechs in a campaign or career. (Counts kills by your entire lance.) 39%
- Through Thick and Thin Complete 5 missions while playing co-op, in a campaign or career. 38%
- 'Mech Assault Destroy 75 assault 'Mechs in a campaign or career. (Counts kills by your entire lance.) 30%
- The Best Defense is a Good 'Mech Complete 10 Defense missions with the base health at 80% or more, in a campaign or career. 28%
- Payback Complete Act 2 of the campaign. 22%
- The Search for Truth Complete Act 3 of the campaign. 19%
- 4x4 Have all hardpoints on 4 'Mechs be equipped with tier 4 or higher weapons, in a campaign or career. 14%
- A Little R&R Travel to Kooken's Pleasure Pit. 6.9%
- Surgical Strike Complete a Raid mission with zero enemy units killed, in a campaign or career. 6.4%
- In the Zone Complete 10 Warzone missions, each earning at least 500,000 bonus C-bills, in a campaign or career. 6.0%