MechWarrior 5: Clans

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MechWarrior 5: Clans
Mechwarrior 5 Clans Steam Header.jpg
Developer Piranha Games
Series MechWarrior
Engine Unreal Engine 5
Platform Microsoft Windows. Xbox Series X/S. PlayStation 5
Release
  • WW: October 16, 2024
Genre Vehicle simulation
Modes Single-player, multiplayer

MechWarrior 5: Clans is a vehicle simulation video game, developed by Piranha Games and published by Enad Global 7, released worldwide on October 16, 2024. [1] It is a standalone expansion of MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries , based on the BattleTech/MechWarrior game universe.

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Synopsis

MechWarrior 5: Clans is set in the BattleTech universe. The player plays the role of star commander Jayden of a Clan Smoke Jaguar star, during the start and middle of the Clan invasion.

Gameplay

Mechwarrior 5: Clans largley followed the mech combat and management established in MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, but in terms of overall structure of the campaign, it instead provided a more linear campaign structure with a much heavier emphasis on narrative presentation. Using the new toolsets provided by Unreal Engine 5, Piranha Games produced pre-rendered cinematic cutscenes that emphasized voice acting and motion-capture performances.

Downloadable Content

Trials of War

Mechwarrrior 5: Clans received its first downloadable content (DLC) with the Trials of War expansion on November 25 and was initially sold for 19.99 USD on release. This DLC offered new gameplay systems with 5-player PvP Arena Mode, co-op Horde Mode, and 12 new Omnimech variants. The DLC was received negatively by both critics and fans and Piranha Games made it free, refunded those who bought it, and absorbed the DLC into the base Mechwarrior 5: Clans game .

Ghost Bear Flash Storm

On May 7, 2025, MechWarrior 5: Clans received its first story-focused expansion with a new 12 mission campaign that followed a new cast of characters from Clan Ghost Bear and set in the same time period as the base game's Clan Smoke Jaguar campaign. The DLC also included 4 new OmniMechs and 4 new BattleMechs and introduced 'elementals' as a smaller support unit which had not appeared in the MechWarrior series since MechWarrior 3 . The expansion was received positively by critics and players. According to the publisher Enad Global 7, Ghost Bear Flash Storm performed commercially "nicely" and "within expectations" .

Wolves of Tukayyid

On November 5, 2025, Piranha Games announced they are developing a second story-focused DLC Wolves of Tukayyid set to release on December 4 2025 . The DLC features 20 new missions focused on Clan Wolf and with six new 'Mech chassis.

Reception

As of November 2024, MechWarrior 5: Clans had "Generally Favorable" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.

References

  1. ↑ "MechWarrior 5: Clans". mw5clans.com. Archived from the original on 2024-11-29. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  2. ↑ "MechWarrior 5: Clans for PC Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  3. ↑ Borger, Will (Oct 16, 2024). "MechWarrior 5: Clans review". IGN . Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  4. ↑ Bolding, Jonathan (October 16, 2024). "MechWarrior 5: Clans review". PC Gamer . Retrieved November 29, 2024.
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