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MechWarrior 5: Clans
The first 3 hours are a test
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending at least 22% of players who started
Started playing 82% of owners
Steam reviews 74% positive of 5,947
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (60%); after 20h it's 1 in 5 (19%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised more than in 89% of games we track.
- At least 22% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “On the Prowl” (Complete the Huntress Arc) and “Exterminator” (Complete the Santander Arc): from 100% to 69% of starters.
- 82% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 5,992 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 30.6h for positive, 10.6h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (82.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- On the Prowl Complete the Huntress Arc. 100%
- Exterminator Complete the Santander Arc. Most players quit here 69% −31
- Fire and Brimstone Complete the Turtle Bay Arc. 56% −12
- Closing A Rift Complete the Courchevel Arc. 39% −18
- Warden of Order Complete the Luthien Arc as a Warden. ≥22% −16
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (66)
story milestone ending side
- On the Prowl Complete the Huntress Arc. 100%
- A Mere Warrior Reach Level 2 Honor. 100%
- Debonair Unlock 5 Camo Patterns. 91%
- OmniPotent Unlock an OmniPod set for a Chassis. 83%
- In High Standing Spend 500 Merits. 81%
- My Defense is Impregnable Survive a Mission with Jayden’s 'Mech at 80% or more health. 79%
- Clip the Wings Kill a SOKOL. 78%
- Power Surge Permanently increase a stat of a 'Mech. 77%
- Herculean Get 50 kills while in a Medium 'Mech. 73%
- An Adept Jaguar Reach Level 5 Honor. 70%
- Spearhead Hire 10 Support Personnel. 70%
- Exterminator Complete the Santander Arc. 69%
- Melting Point Deal 10,000 damage with energy weapons. 65%
- Demolition Man Destroy 50 vehicle units. 62%
- The Strength of 10 Jaguars Unlock 10 'Mech Chassis. 61%
- Optimized, Primed Max out a Skill. 60%
- Maverick Gain 80,000 Pilot XP. 60%
- Greatest of All Time Get 50 kills while in a Heavy 'Mech. 59%
- Iron Sharpens Iron Perform 5 Technician Upgrades. 58%
- Generational Wealth Own 20,000,000 Kerenskies. 57%
- Fire and Brimstone Complete the Turtle Bay Arc. 56%
- The Paragon of Honor Reach Level 10 Honor. 56%
- Avicide Shoot down a Aerospace Unit. 55%
- Simply Prey Kill a Gazelle Boss. 52%
- Apex Predator Get 50 kills while in a Assault 'Mech. 48%
- Closing A Rift Complete the Courchevel Arc. 39%
- The Khan of Khans Reach Level 15 Honor. 39%
- Full Metal Jacket Deal 10,000 damage with ballistic weapons. 38%
- Doomsday Machine Permanently increase all stats of a 'Mech. 36%
- Unrelenting Salvo Deal 10,000 damage with missile weapons. 32%
- Gotta Go Fast Accelerate to over 215 KPH in a mission. 30%
- Another One For My Collection Own two different variants of a single “Flash Storm” BattleMech Chassis. 26%
- Fall From Grace Kill a Union Boss. 25%
- That New 'Mech Smell Successfully claimed the Night Gyr and Ebon Jaguar for Clan Ghost Bear. 23%
- Warden of Order Complete the Luthien Arc as a Warden. 22%
- Crusader of Conquest Complete the Luthien Arc as a Crusader. 21%
- Resilience Fought your way out of Fareer Canyon. 20%
- Giantsbane Get 50 kills while in a Light 'Mech. 18%
- A New Home Complete the “Flash Storm” campaign. 17%
- Bare Your Fangs Issue 100 commands in the Battle Grid. 17%
- Into the Fire Secured the Wolves a foothold on Tukayyid. 16%
- Climbed the Mountain Secured the mining town of Skupo. 14%
- Last of the Wardens Complete the Wolves of Tukayyid campaign. 12%
- Curated Collection Collect all variants of a single “Flash Storm” BattleMech Chassis. 11%
- Chop Shop Modify the Engine of a “Flash Storm” BattleMech. 11%
- Goliath Incarnate Kill 25 Light 'Mechs while in an Assault 'Mech. 11%
- Packmaster Use each of the Wolves of Tukayyid ‘Mech Chassis’ in a mission. 7.2%
- Bring the Rain Call in five tactical strikes. 6.3%
- No Room for Imprudence Complete 20 advanced parameter milestones. 5.8%
- No Kill Like Overkill Equip an Arrow IV launcher on a light, medium, or heavy 'Mech. 4.6%
- Quartermaster Use each of the “Flash Storm” ‘Mech Chassis’ in a mission. 4.5%
- Wolf Pack Complete a mission using only Wolves of Tukayyid 'Mechs. 4.5%
- Spirit Animal Unlock all upgrades for Clan Ghost Bear’s totem 'Mech. 4.2%
- Assemble the Pack Collect one of each new Wolves of Tukayyid 'Mechs. 4.0%
- Canis Lupus Collect all variants of a single Wolves of Tukayyid BattleMech Chassis. 3.5%
- Second Line Star Complete a mission using only “Flash Storm” BattleMechs. 3.4%
- The Complete Set Collect all variants of every “Flash Storm” BattleMech Chassis. 2.9%
- Quick Fix Repair a 'Mech from 20% to 100% all at once. 2.8%
- SaKhan Kabrinski Bids... Complete a mission using only Fire Moths. 2.3%
- D-line Complete a mission using three or more Linebackers. 2.2%
- No Small Feat Complete Chassis Milestones for 5 Chassis. 2.1%
- Caninae Study Collect all variants of every Wolves of Tukayyid BattleMech Chassis. 1.3%
- The Mauler and the Viper Destroy 25 Assault 'Mechs while in a Light 'Mech. 1.2%
- Lives for the Hunt Complete Wolves of Tukayyid campaign using New Game+. 1.1%
- Worthy of the Remembrance Complete the entire “Flash Storm” campaign at Trueborn difficulty. 1.1%
- We do the Impossible Complete the entire Wolves of Tukayyid campaign at Trueborn difficulty. 0.8%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.