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MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries on Twitch — competition and audience

Piranha Games· Fireshine Games· 2019· Series X|S · PS4 · PC · PS5 · XONE
FightingShooterSimulatorTacticalScience fiction

In MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries you will adopt the role of a rookie MechWarrior pilot thrust into combat as the Third Succession War continues to fracture the Inner Sphere. Take contracts from the factions of your choosing and engage in tactical, first-person, PvE ‘Mech combat through an immersive, career-based Mercenary campaign driven by player choice. Victory, prestige, and profit will not only require skill on the battlefield, but in the acquisition, maintenance, and enhancement of your BattleMechs. Set for release in 2018, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is under development by a dedicated development team at Piranha Games. MechWarrior Online, Piranha’s existing F2P multiplayer-focused tactical ‘Mech combat game, will continue its ongoing live development by the MWO team at Piranha.

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What is MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries about?

The year is 3015. Humanity has expanded to the stars, colonizing a vast region of space known as the Inner Sphere. Where the Star League once ruled in relative stability, generations of countless wars, alliances, and betrayals have divided the Inner Sphere into five distinct Successor States. These states, also known as the Great Houses, have fought and quarreled for centuries over the remnants of the Star League and control of the Inner Sphere. They are now in the midst of a Third Succession War, one which has been raging for almost 150 years. While the battlefields of the Inner Sphere burn with an array of devastating weaponry, none is more formidable than the BattleMech. These immense fighting machines, piloted by elite fighters known as MechWarriors, dominate the wars of the future with enough firepower to annihilate entire cities.

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23Room for youThin
17Live streamers16 in English
314People watching
#4Your spot at 10 viewersof 18

Should I stream MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries on Twitch?

23/100 · Thin· 19 viewers per streamer on paper

Not really. Most of the 312 people watching MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries in English are already committed to the streams they are on, leaving about 53 across 14 other English streams. You would start around #4 of 18.

About 53 of the 312 English viewers here are not watching the two biggest English streams — roughly 4 each if you split it with the 14 other English streams below them. With ten viewers you would sit at #4.

Most of the audience here is not watching in English, is committed to the biggest streams, or you would start too far down the list to be found.

This reads the room as it is right now — how much of the English-speaking audience is reachable and where you would land — not how many followers you would gain. That depends on you.

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How many people stream MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries?

Right now

17 right now, to 314 viewers between them. 16 of them are streaming in English. Counted live from Twitch and refreshed every 15 minutes.

Is MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries too saturated on Twitch?

No. 17 people are streaming MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries to 314 viewers, 16 of them in English to 312 — about 20 each — and you would open at about #4 of 18.

Who you're up against

Biggest streams of 17 live right now

Is MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries any good?

Steam calls it Very Positive across 13,171 reviews, and players score it 77 out of 100 from 19 ratings, critics 73 out of 100.

85%Steam players13K reviews
73Critics7 outlets
77Players19 ratings

Steam calls it Very Positive across 13K reviews.

  • “If you're like me, and are drawn to the idea of exploring the Battletech universe as a freelance Mechwarrior running your won lance... I plead that you read the following first, especially before investing in the DLCs. While I love the feel of the mechs in thi…”

    Not recommended · 17h played · 61 found this helpful · from Steam

  • “Add Mods "Yet Another Mechlab", "TTRulez AI" and some more, turn on Mech (Tank) Style Controls, give your AI Mates some Long Range Missiles and Ballistics and you get one of the best mech games available. Modded Gameplay is stellar. Get it on sale because all…”

    Recommended · 65h played · 50 found this helpful · from Steam

  • “If you download YAML and various other mods, as well as purchase DLC's, this can be the game it should've been on release. You will have to be careful and go through the typical modding woes, but it is worth it. The game is incredibly fun once kitted out prope…”

    Recommended · 159h played · 19 found this helpful · from Steam

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Details

Released
Dec 10, 2019 · 7 years ago
Time to finish
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Playing on Steam
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Price
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Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective
First person, Third person
Rated
ESRB T
Biggest stream
195 (62% of the category)
Typical stream
4 viewers (median)
Count accuracy
Exact — every live stream counted

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Updated Oct 11, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC