MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
Last updated: 2026-01-27
- Deep mech customization and variety
- Engaging mech combat with realism
- Lore-rich Battletech universe experience
- Accessible yet deep controls for players
- Poor AI behavior and pathfinding issues
- Outdated and underwhelming graphics quality
Emotions
Frustration28%Satisfaction14%Disappointment12%Excitement10%Enjoyment6%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 14,400
- Positive
- 12,19584.7%
- Negative
- 2,20515.3%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 1,076,008
- Estimated revenue
- $32,269,480
- Game price
- $30
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 642.77%
- Estimated copies lost
- 4,782
- Estimated revenue lost
- $143,412
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 642.8% Avg playtime 0.8h | 150.6% Avg playtime 1.1h |
| > 2h playtime | 29412.7% Avg playtime 136.8h | 1,93583.8% Avg playtime 241.6h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 1.4 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 7.6 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 49.4 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 1,706.2 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
2,308 total
Organic purchasers1,99486.4%
Voted up: 85%
Key activations31413.6%
Voted up: 84%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
2,308 total
First impression0-2h994.29%
Voted up: 27%
Mid game2-10h31013.4%
Voted up: 76%
Late game10-20h24810.7%
Voted up: 83%
Endgame20h+1,65171.5%
Voted up: 90%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
92.3%
Global baseline 84.5%
26 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 14,400 total.