Mecha Break Demo Surpasses 300,000 Players Amid “Mostly Negative” Reviews

Mecha Break Demo achieved 317,000 concurrent players on Steam – a figure shared by SteamDB. This figure is twice the peak concurrent player count of Kingdom Come: Deliverance on Steam and represents half of Marvel Rivals’ highest concurrent player count on the platform.

Despite the immense popularity of the Mecha Break demo, the reviews for the game warn others regarding the state of the game. 

“The game is decently fun, and for the most part it feels enjoyable. However the monetization and progression is just miserable,” a Steam reviewer shared. 

Since the game is free to play, the developers likely implemented a slow progression system to promote microtransactions. 

At its current state, players must grind an obscene amount of hours to unlock individual playable mechs. As with most free to play games, these mechs can be unlocked with real money transactions. This system concerns players, since gameplay mechanics are essentially blocked behind a massive grind or a paywall. 

This monetization system could realistically become pay to win with time – especially if they continue adding powerful mechas locked behind a battlepass. 

Despite the ‘Mostly Negative’ review label on Steam, not all the reviews are hating on the game. Many urge players to look past the negative reviews, as the game is still in testing. 

“Game rocks, I don’t get the hate. If you like mechs PvPvPvPvE / Extraction games, you are going for a treat,” one review stated.

Mecha Break is a free to play multiplayer mecha shooter developed by Amazing Seasun Games for PC and Xbox Series X/S. The game has three separate game modes: 3v3, 6v6, and PvPvE Extraction. It currently has no set release date – but the developers did state the game should debut sometime in 2025.