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One of the coolest-looking mech games around, Mecha Break, finally got a release date during the Summer Game Fest 2025 live stream, and it's coming sooner than expected, as it'll be upon us next month.
To be exact, it's launching on PC and Xbox Series X|S on July 1 – the news was confirmed in a new trailer that featured an absolute banger of a song that was giving me some faint Xenoblade Chronicles X vibes. Or perhaps I just feel that way because there are mechs all over the screen. Either way, it's a tune.
Mecha Break has had some ups and downs over the last year or so. It accumulated a massive amount of players and wishlists after getting an open beta test last August, although when it got a demo during February 2025's Steam Next Fest, it was unfortunately hit with a lot of negative reviews, despite soaring to enormous concurrent player record heights.
At the time, we noticed that criticism in the reviews ranged from server issue complaints to worries about monetization, to some saying the gameplay felt sluggish. It's been a good few months since then, though, so here's hoping that developer Amazing Seasun Games might have been able to address a few things since then.
One thing is for sure, executive producer Kris Kwok previously stated that "'pay to win' is out of the question" for Mecha Break, noting: "We won't allow that. The business model for Mecha Break in the future is more about cosmetics." Hopefully, then, the monetization shouldn't be too divisive overall.
While you're here, be sure to check out our Summer Game Fest 2025 schedule to keep up to date with all the other new game announcements during this not-E3 season.
