New footage releases from the Piranha Games dropship today with a two-minute look at the anticipated, story-rich action game, MechWarrior 5: Clans (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2000890/MechWarrior_5_Clans/). Featuring more than 90 minutes of cinematic cutscenes, the linear-style MechWarrior 5: Clans follows the 2019 release of the sandbox-style MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, and brings players a class of MechWarrior game not seen for decades in a narratively driven campaign playable solo or in up to five-player co-op.
Hailed as “All Quiet on the Western Front with Mechs” from the most recent media preview in Digital Trends, the latest title from the modern shepherds of the MechWarrior series, Piranha Games, will take the franchise to new heights when it drops on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on Oct. 3. Today’s footage previews MechWarrior 5: Clans’ gameplay loop with a peek at refined frontend systems, stunning biomes and key in-game moments, teasing more of what to expect when MechWarrior 5: Clans launches this fall.
MechWarrior 5: Clans follows Piranha’s 2019 hit, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, an open-ended, procedural experience that sold more than 2 million units while securing its current 84% Very Positive ranking on Steam from more than 7,500 user reviews. MechWarrior 5: Clans is enjoyable as a self-contained campaign with a gripping narrative and tense, thrilling combat without any prior knowledge of the MechWarrior universe.
MechWarrior 5: Clans sports an exciting set of gameplay features for new and veteran pilots:
- The Clan Invasion is Here: For the first time since MechWarrior 2 (released in 1995), pilots can immerse themselves in an action-packed Clan Invasion story – one of the most epic time periods in the franchise that changed the course of the Inner Sphere’s factions and politics forever. MechWarrior 5: Clans is the absolute perfect entry point into the MechWarrior universe for newcomers, and the game that veteran pilots have been waiting more than 30 years to play.
- This Isn’t Run-and-Gun, This is MechWarrior: Celebrated core MechWarrior combat returns in MechWarrior 5: Clans. Pilots must strategically plan and execute Star-based team assaults if they are going to bring honor to Clan Smoke Jaguar while advancing their position within the Inner Sphere.
- Customizable Mechs: Victory starts in your Mech Lab with an expanded collection of technologically advanced Clan weapon systems, equipment and Upgrades. Clan Mech’s superior technology grants you the ability to swap out larger parts for greater customization and functionality ahead of assaults. Plan accordingly based on terrain, structure and biome specificity for the best chance at victory.
- All-Star Strategy: Your squadron (aka your Star) is depending on you. Protect the members of your Star in battle, deepening your bond as you engage the Inner Sphere’s determined defenders. Immerse yourself in the story as you lead your Star through narratively driven missions and thrilling combat.
- Stunning Visual Design: Harnessing the power of Unreal Engine 5, MechWarrior 5: Clans abounds in environmental detail and destruction – from precisely designed confined cityscapes to bogs spanning incredible distances, battles will take shape on breathtaking landscapes and the complex infrastructure of the Inner Sphere.
