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Hardcore Mecha

A mech-themed 2D platformer. With action-packed shooting, highly polished animations, driving multiple unique awesome mechs to fly in the air, play your own style based on a fluent set of controls.

70 26 June 2019 ESRB T

Hardcore Mecha is an adventure developed by RocketPunch Games, released 26 June 2019 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Linux. The main story takes about 7 hrs to finish.

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What Hardcore Mecha is

Hardcore Mecha is an adventure game developed by RocketPunch Games and released in 2019. It was published by Lightning Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A mech-themed 2D platformer. With action-packed shooting, highly polished animations, driving multiple unique awesome mechs to fly in the air, play your own style based on a fluent set of controls.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 36 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Hardcore Mecha holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored about average for its year.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 7 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 13 hrs, roughly 1.9 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core2 Duo E8400 or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+, 2 GB RAM and Geforce 9600 GT or AMD HD 3870 512MB. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 10GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Hardcore Mecha launched on 26 June 2019, within three weeks of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Super Mario Maker 2, The Sinking City and Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Super Mario Maker 2, The Sinking City, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled.

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Quick answers

Hardcore Mecha — frequently asked questions

When did Hardcore Mecha come out?
Hardcore Mecha was released on 26 June 2019 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Hardcore Mecha?
At minimum, Hardcore Mecha needs Intel Core2 Duo E8400 or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+, 2 GB RAM, Geforce 9600 GT or AMD HD 3870 512MB graphics, 10 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Hardcore Mecha?
The main story of Hardcore Mecha takes around 7 hrs, or 13 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Hardcore Mecha?
The PC version needs about 10 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("10 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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