AirMech

AirMech

Carbon Games · 2018 · Free to Play, Strategy, Multiplayer, Mechs, RTS

PC
Mixed69% · 100 📈 Making a comeback 83%24playing now
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About AirMech

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Control a transforming AirMech from the sky to command units, build defenses, and dominate enemies in this action-packed blend of RTS and tower defense gameplay. Customize your mech with recovered parts, unlock diverse units and abilities through play, and tackle solo campaigns or online battles your way—all playable with mouse, keyboard, or gamepad.

AirMech® is an Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or against other players or teams online. A unique blend of Tower Defense with light RTS gameplay has something for everyone. Explore at your own pace, recovering Parts from defeated enemies, making your AirMechs more powerful as you advance. Gameplay related items are unlocked through play, with tons of content to explore

Key Features:

  • Action-RTS Transformed: Your AirMech is your cursor for a twist on typical RTS games! From the skies pickup and drop your units to help them, or transform into mech mode and fight along side them. Currently there are 9 unique AirMech frames to choose from, and many skins for each. Every AirMech suits a particular playstyle, so you can pick one and make it perfect or collect a full stable for maximum flexibility.
  • Build Your Army: Dozens of Units are available as you progress through the game. Play the way you want to, between your AirMech and the Units you choose to build.
  • Control Options: Supports both mouse/keyboard and gamepad. (gamepad support WIP, plays well ingame)

DLC & expansions

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

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AirMech stands out as a unique blend of real-time strategy and action gameplay where players actively pilot their commander while managing bases and units, creating a more hands-on experience than traditional RTS games. Players consistently praise its creative mechanics, strategic depth, and approachable graphics that don't require high-end hardware, with many having invested years in the series. However, the game suffers from technical stability issues including frequent crashes, and the player population is thin, making it challenging to find matches outside of playing with friends.

Recommended Jun 27, 2026
I originally played AirMech on Xbox, and it is still one of the most unique strategy games I have played. The main idea sounds stranalso building and commanding an army. But it works really well. You are constantly moving between bases, carrying units where they are needed, defending your fortress, helping a push, or trying to stop the enemy from taking control of the map. It feels more involved than a normal RTS because you are never just sitting back and watching units fight. There is a lot going on once you start learning it properly. The units you bring, the bases you hold, where you place defenses, and when you decide to commit to an attack can completely change a match. It can be hectic, but it has a kind of strategy that I have not really found in many other games. The Xbox version being shut down is still disappointing. I spent a lot of time playing AirMech Arena there, and it is sad that it has been unavailable for years. I know the console version was handled separately from the PC version, and I still hope AirMech can return to consoles in some form eventually. It is definitely an older game now, and it may not click with everyone straight away, but AirMech has its o…
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Recommended Jul 11, 2026
This game is one hell of a series, I've been playing airmech for years, starting on Arena. And every one of them was a big ol' fun time every session, luv me UFO. Do play! Its a real fun game.
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Recommended Jul 12, 2026
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Recommended Jul 9, 2026
An old, but peak game. I love how it looks good but doesn't need high end pc parts
Recommended Jul 5, 2026
Very fun game with the interesting dynamic of an RTS, where you both build and control units, and also fight them yourself. Sadly the game servers are a bit sparse, but tons of fun with friends
Recommended Jun 29, 2026
It seems good but crushes a lot

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