MechWarrior Online™ Legends

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Mostly Positive · 75%Mostly Positive · 75%2015

The verdict

A deep, weighty team-based mech shooter with huge customization and a generous free-to-play model, but it's old and low on players. Skip it if you want fast action or fair matchmaking.

Great for

BattleTech fans who enjoy slow tactical team combat and tinkering with mech builds

Main risk

Lopsided matchmaking, steep learning curve and pay-to-win weapons frustrate newcomers

What players love

Deep mech customization and variety

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“There are 126 different mech chassis available (although 8 are just tech swaps) with an average of 8 variants each”
Steam review · 1734.1 h played ↗

“In depth mech customization, varied weapon systems and reasonably paced free play progression.”
Steam review · 697 h played ↗

“It's just so much fun trying out different weapon combinations and mechs, and there are a ton of different mechs available.”
Steam review · 456.2 h played ↗

Generous free-to-play with frequent events

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews

“Events are frequent and can get you tons of free stuff, C-Bills (normal currency), Skill Points, cosmetics, full mechs and even some MC (premium currency).”
Steam review · 160.1 h played ↗

“You seriously don't need any money to have a lot of fun playing this game.”
Steam review · 2944.4 h played ↗

Tactical, weighty team-based combat

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews

“Really feels like you're piloting a 100 ton monstrosity!”
Steam review · 564.3 h played ↗

“It's a classic and deep FPS game that can be tactical and strategic.”
Steam review · 636.9 h played ↗

Friendly, mature community

Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews

“Really polite playerbase for a PvP game.”
Steam review · 638.6 h played ↗

“Player base is mostly dads who used to play the tabletop game, super chill for the most part.”
Steam review · 383.2 h played ↗

Still active with quick matches

Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews

“Surprisingly active, despite how old it is! I'm always able to find a game”
Steam review · 36.5 h played ↗

What players complain about

Pay-to-win weapons (Arrow IV, railguns)

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews

“the last several months' premium-only railgun and Arrow IV heavy/assault mechs are a new level of blatant pay-to-win I can't defend.”
Steam review · 1174.7 h played ↗

“The game has been reduced to cowering behind cover in fear of Arrow IV missiles.”
Steam review · 565.1 h played ↗

Small, dying playerbase and long queues

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews

“Good game, but dead. The only one I know where you wait 10 to 30 minutes for a 5-minute match.”
Steam review · translated · 33.5 h played ↗

One-sided matchmaking and stomps

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews

“leads to 90% one-sided matches.”
Steam review · 1554.6 h played ↗

“Steamroll rounds where it's 12 to 1 or 12 to 2 are not the exception”
Steam review · 763.2 h played ↗

Account sign-up, login and regional blocks

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews

“can't register an account, can't log in to their ♥♥♥♥♥♥ server without registering an account can't verify email without logging in.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗

“Doesn't work in Russia. And with a VPN the ping gets in the way of playing.”
Steam review · translated · 34.5 h played ↗

Dated, unreadable UI and engine

Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews

“No UI scaling in 2025. Playing in 4 k and can't read any text.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗

Cheaters and no anti-cheat

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews

“It's also a P2P game without any type of anti-cheat in 2026”
Steam review · 1938.5 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OS64-Bit Windows 8.1

ProcessorIntel: Core 2 Duo E7300 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD: Athlon 64 X2 6400+ @ 3.2GHz

Memory4 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA: 8800 GT / AMD: Radeon HD 5670

Storage16 GB available space

Recommended

OS64-Bit Windows 10

ProcessorIntel: Core i5-3470 @ 3.20 GHz / AMD: FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA: GeForce GTX 660 / AMD: Radeon HD 7870

Storage45 GB available space

OS64-Bit Windows 8.1

ProcessorIntel: Core 2 Duo E7300 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD: Athlon 64 X2 6400+ @ 3.2GHz

Memory4 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA: 8800 GT / AMD: Radeon HD 5670

Storage16 GB available space

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