M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration

M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration

Interplay Entertainment Corp. · 2017 · Strategy, Action, Sci-fi, Top-Down, Futuristic

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Very Positive88% · 211
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About M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration

Your mission: colonize new worlds on distant planets. As the Mission Commander, you and the Mechanized Assault & Exploration (M.A.X.) force under your command are the first ones in. Mining stations, power plants, tactical combat vehicle factories, habitats – it's up to you to plan and construct them.

The entire new colony? You create it. The resources you find there? Control them. Enemies? Crush 'em! And there will be enemies. You're not the only Mission Commander trying to colonize the planets. You'll have to push yourself to the limit to survive the ultimate showdown in strategic warfare. It's espionage, heavy artillery, offensives, counter offensives and intelligence – all with maximum consequences.

At its core, M.A.X. is about resource-gathering, building, and tactical combat. The game offers more than 50 land, sea, and air units, most of which can be upgraded to improve their armor, speed, and range. You can play as one of eight different factions with different advantages for each one.
  • A level of complexity unseen in contemporary strategy games
  • Choose either simultaneous or turn-based game mode to fit your personal preference
  • Play as one of 8 human clans and use dozens upon dozens of land, sea and air units

What Steam players say

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

✦ AI summary

Players praise this classic turn-based strategy game for its depth, balance, and accessibility across skill levels, with many nostalgic about its longevity and enjoyment over decades. Common complaints include technical issues like volume problems and occasional bugs or crashes that persist from the original 1990s version.

Recommended Mar 24, 2026
Still one of the best turn-based strategy games I've ever played and it still holds up. Balanced, in-depth, many different ways to play and strategies to learn for all skill levels, but not too difficult to get started as a beginner. My dad bought be a boxed copy off the shelf in 1996 and I still enjoy playing to this day!
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Recommended Aug 8, 2026
Love the Turn Based game play.
Recommended Jul 8, 2026
The game has not changed since I first played it, really good. It does have a few bugs, and I would recoment you save evry 5 moves as sometimes the auto save gets buged.
Recommended May 29, 2026
Old school DOS strategy, similar to pre-command & conquer.
Recommended Feb 2, 2026
This is a game that I used to play all the time. The only problem I have is the volume does't. I would like some help with that.
Recommended Jan 10, 2026
wie in den 90ern inklusive den bekannten bug und crash

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