List of BattleTech games explained

The BattleTech 1 & BattleMech 1 wargaming franchise includes many authorized titles in various face personality genres, including tabletop wargames, role-playing games, collectible card games and video arcade PS1 and PC computer games.

Board games

TitleCatalogYearPublisher
BattleDroids16041984FASA
BattleTech, Second Edition16041985FASA
BattleTech, Third Edition16041992FASA
BattleTech, Fourth Edition16041996FASA
Classic BattleMech: Introductory Box Set[1] 35002007Catalyst Game Labs
BattleMech: 25th Anniversary Introductory Box Set3500A2011Catalyst Game Labs
BattleMech: Introductory Box Set[2] 3500B2013Catalyst Game Labs
BattleTech: Beginner BoxCAT350202019Catalyst Game Labs
BattleTech: A Game of Armored CombatCAT3500D2019Catalyst Game Labs
BattleForce16111987FASA
BattleForce 217031998FASA
The Succession Wars16121987FASA
BattleTroops16371989FASA
BattleSpace16801993FASA

Roleplaying games

TitleCatalogYearPublisher
MechWarrior16071986FASA
MechWarrior, Second Edition16411991FASA
MechWarrior, Third Edition17151999FASA
Classic Battletech RPG350302006FanPro
BattleTech: A Time of War350052009Catalyst Game Labs
MechWarrior: Destiny351852020Catalyst Game Labs

Video games

TitleYearDeveloperPlatforms
1988Westwood StudiosMS-DOS, Amiga, C64, Apple II, Atari ST
MechWarrior1989DynamixMS-DOS, Mac, X68000
1990Westwood StudiosMS-DOS
MechWarrior1993Beam SoftwareSNES
1994Extreme Entertainment GroupSNES, Genesis
MechWarrior 30501995Tiburon EntertainmentSNES, Genesis
1995ActivisionMS-DOS, Windows, Mac, Saturn, PlayStation
1995ActivisionMS-DOS, Windows, Mac
1996ActivisionMS-DOS, Windows, Mac
MechCommander1998FASA InteractiveWindows
MechCommander: Desperate Measures1999FASA InteractiveWindows
MechWarrior 31999Zipper InteractiveWindows
1999Zipper InteractiveWindows
2000FASA InteractiveWindows
2001Cyberlore StudiosWindows
MechCommander 22001FASA InteractiveWindows
2002Cyberlore StudiosWindows
MechAssault2002Day 1 StudiosXbox
2004Day 1 StudiosXbox
2006Backbone EntertainmentNintendo DS
2012Personae StudiosiOS
MechWarrior Online2013Windows
BattleTechdata-sort-value="2018" 2018Windows, OSX, Linux
data-sort-value="2019" 2019Piranha GamesWindows, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox
data-sort-value="2024" 2024Piranha GamesWindows, PlayStation 5, Xbox

Multiplayer online games

Asterisks denote titles not officially sanctioned or associated with the franchise.

TitleYearDeveloper / PublisherPlatforms
BattleTech 3025 (Later 3026)*1991-VolunteersMUSE
BattleTech 3056*1993-VolunteersMUSE
BattleTech 3030*1994-VolunteersMUSE (Later incarnation changed to TinyMUX code after the success of the spinoff game Varxsis)
BattleTech: The Frontier Lands*
Inner Sphere 3028*MUX
Invasion3042*2006-2014VolunteersWindows
Open beta in 2009Volunteers / Wandering Samurai StudiosWindows
MegaMek*2002VolunteersLinux, Macintosh, Windows
The Shack, MekWars Campaign*2007VolunteersWindows, Macintosh
1992–1996Kesmai
1996–2002Kesmai
Multiplayer BattleTech 30252001Kesmai / EA GamesWindows
Neveron2000(?)-VolunteersWindows
MechWarrior Online2013Windows
MechWarrior TacticsUnity

Arcade video games and simulators

TitleYearManufacturerPlatform
BattleTech VR1990Virtual World EntertainmentTesla
BattleTech: FirestormVirtual World EntertainmentTesla II
MechWarrior 42002Tsunami Visual TechnologiesTsuMo

Collectible Miniature Games

!Title!Year!Publisher
2002WizKids

References

  1. http://www.classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=198
  2. Web site: Introductory Box Set: The Improved Reprint . Catalyst Game Labs . Randall . Bills . May 20, 2013 . June 10, 2013.