Abandonware DOS title

Mech (or mecha) simulations

Giant robots deserve their vehicle simulation category. When one talks about "mechs" the first thing that comes to mind are anime series like Macross or tabletop games like Battletech. The awesomeness of Mechs found its way in the video game world with games like the very popular Mechwarrior series.

Mech simulation: most popular games

Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion
Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion
vehicle simulationWindows XP/98/95, DOS, Linux
Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries
Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries
vehicle simulationDOS, Windows XP/98/95
Mechwarrior
Mechwarrior
vehicle simulationDOS
Mechwarrior 2: 31st Century Combat
Mechwarrior 2: 31st Century Combat
vehicle simulationDOS
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Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux2004freeware
Jumping forward to 2004, Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion ditches swords and sorcery for giant mechs stomping across futuristic battlefields. It’s a squad-based online multiplaye...
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Krazy Ivan

Windows XP/98/951996 Psygnosis
If Krazy Ivan (1996, Windows XP) had a motto, it’d be “Blow it up first, ask later.” You pilot a massive mech across post-apocalyptic battlefields, obliterating a...
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Mechwarrior

DOS1989 Dynamix
MechWarrior (1989) was one of the first games to put players inside a 3D cockpit of a giant mech, but it wasn’t just a combat game, it was also an open-ended mercenary RPG, w...
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Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries

DOSWindows XP/98/951996 Activision
MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries is a standalone expansion to MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, released in 1996 by Activision. Part of the larger BattleTech universe, the game puts pl...
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Metaltech: Battledrome

DOS1994 Sierra On-Line
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Metaltech: Earthsiege

DOS1994 Dynamix
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Ultrabots

DOS1993 NovaLogic
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