BattleTech games and mods
The official video games come first: the MechWarrior titles and the BattleTech tactics game. After them, fans keep BattleTech playable on the computer: free digital versions of the tabletop game, overhaul mods for the video games, community patches for the older MechWarrior titles and online campaigns. Some need a copy of the original game; the entry says so.
- MechWarrior 5: MercenariesofficialMade or licensed by the rights holders. Listed because newcomers look for it.
The MechWarrior game for one player or a co-op lance: run a mercenary company across the Inner Sphere from 3015 and fight from the cockpit.
- MechWarrior 5: ClansofficialMade or licensed by the rights holders. Listed because newcomers look for it.
A story campaign told from the Clan side: a young Smoke Jaguar star fights through the Clan Invasion, from the cockpit.
- MechWarrior OnlineofficialMade or licensed by the rights holders. Listed because newcomers look for it.
The free-to-play online MechWarrior: team battles piloted from the cockpit, with a mechlab for your own builds.
The turn-based tactics game by Harebrained Schemes: lead a mercenary company, refit your 'Mechs between contracts and fight lance against lance.
A free, open-source computer version of Classic BattleTech, played against bots or friends over the network. The centre of a whole family of fan tools.
- MekWarsarchived
A persistent online campaign built on MegaMek, where players fight for a Great House, a mercenary command or a pirate band. No longer maintained.
The home of the MechWarrior 4 community, keeping MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries running on current systems with patches and mods.
A large overhaul mod for the BattleTech video game that brings combat, heat and 'Mech building closer to the tabletop rules. Needs your own copy of the game.
The home of ModTek and the Community Asset Bundle, the groundwork most mods for the BattleTech video game are built on.
A campaign manager for running a mercenary command: personnel, finances, repairs and contracts. The battles are fought in MegaMek.
How to run your own MegaMek server, with a list of public servers run by the community.
The German-speaking Clan Wolf community, playing in MechWarrior Online's faction play and running its own campaign tools.
A free, fan-made total conversion of Crysis Wars set in the BattleTech universe, multiplayer only, kept alive by its community since 2016.
- RogueMekarchived
A turn-based BattleTech game for the browser with player versus player battles, 3025 era units and more than 30 maps. You host the server yourself; the last release dates from 2016.
A turn-based BattleTech game in the browser, playable as a demo: tabletop combat rules, a look inspired by the 2018 video game, no download and no account. Desktop only for now.
A free standalone game built on the released MechCommander 2 source code: command a 'Mech lance in real time, with fan campaigns to add. No copy of the original needed.
A mod for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries with a fully unlocked mechlab, weapon upgrades, extra 'Mech variants and expanded salvage. Needs the original game.
A complete overhaul of combat and the mechlab in MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries: through-armour criticals, gyro and knockdown rules, component damage, parts and logistics. Needs the original game.
A free computer version of BattleTech: Alpha Strike for Windows and Android, in active development, with pilots who gain abilities, get wounded and can die.
