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About the Game

Exciting, Fast-paced Mecha Battle, HARDCORE MECHA

Well-polished Vivid Mecha World

The campaign mode includes 8 chapters and 18 levels in total. As the story develops, you will encounter more than 50 types of enemy mechas with various designs and details in all kinds of scenes like mineshaft, underwater, urban, and space. Some levels even allow you to exit the mecha and infiltrate behind enemy line.

Of course, you won't just have one single personal ride, you may develop and customize various new gears and focus accessory in between the missions.

Seamless Story Immersion

The unique animations with the seamless transition between the 2D platform game scenes have a total duration of 40 minutes, the full-length voice acting provides a unique immersive storytelling experience.

Stunning Highly Polished 2D Animations

The detailed skeletal animation with a unique impression of power will fully showcase the characteristics of each mecha. The smooth and natural movements have also laid a good foundation for the fine handling experience.

Natural 2D rotating animation, the use of visual deception like dislocation and timely switched elements have brought out a visual effect like 3D artwork.

Survive, Breakthrough, Challenge Yourself

Face endless enemies in these everchanging battlefields, acquire simulation points and gear chests.As the enemy waves goes up, there are even bosses coming in! Let them see what you are truly made of!

Develop, Reinforce, Equip Freely

Enhance every attribute of your beloved mechas using simulation points acquired in the battle. Enhance specific attributes to a certain level unlocks new mechas!

Equip primary weapons and mods acquired in the battle, push your mechas beyond the enhancement limit. (Some special mechas can only equip mods but not primary weapons)

Research, Unlock, Rich Choices

Unlock and drive in total of 42 mechas with different designs by enhancing prior mechas or reaching certain waves. Try out their unique combat tactics!

You ready? ACE pilots, come push yourself and your beloved mechas to the limit!

Various Mechas

American style, Japanese style, Super style, Realistic style, there are dozens of mechas of all kinds of styles available. Each mecha has its own unique tactical value, only the player who has completely grasped the features of each mecha can fully bring out their maximum combat effectiveness. What type of Mecha is the best? Prove it with your hands in PVP mode!

Challenge against Mecha with Mortal Flesh

The pilot can be controlled to eject from the mecha and work alone in critical moment with proper strategy, it will absolutely be a force on the battlefield that cannot be underestimated.

4 Times Fun

Apart from online PVP battles, this game also enables users to play against each other with local split-screen. Single purchase, 4 times of fun!




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• Announcements·26 Jun 2026Official

  HARDCORE MECHA Turns 7! Celebrate with Our Biggest-Ever 70% OFF Sale!

  Hello, Pilots!Today marks the 7th anniversary of HARDCORE MECHA! Happy 7th Birthday, Harmecha! 🎉Time really flies. It's hard to believe that 2019 was already seven years ago.Looking back on this incredible journey—from our crowdfunding campaign, to winning awards, launching the game, collaborating with beloved IPs, and bringing HARDCORE MECHA to even more platforms—we've come so much farther than we ever imagined. As an indie game, none of this would have been possible without your support, encouragement, and passion.From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.To celebrate our 7th anniversary, we've prepared something special for you:We've released a brand-new 2026 version of our ending theme music video——Step into Lights.This song is dedicated to every pilot who has supported HARDCORE MECHA. We hope it brings back the excitement, passion, and unforgettable memories you've experienced in the game.It's also dedicated to everyone who continues to chase their dreams—to all the long nights, hard work, and perseverance that brought us here.This song carries the journey of everyone at RocketPunch Games: our efforts, our growth, and everything we've experienced along the way. We'll continue moving forward with the same passion and determination that inspired us from the very beginning.At the same time, HARDCORE MECHA is participating in the Steam Summer Sale!Enjoy our biggest discount ever—70% OFF, from June 26, 1:00 AM to July 10, 1:00 AM (CST).If you have friends who haven't experienced HARDCORE MECHA yet, now is the perfect time to bring them aboard. Invite your friends and jump into the action together!Finally, we wish you all the very best—both in the game and in life.Happy 7th Anniversary, HARDCORE MECHA!Thank you for being part of this journey.
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• Community & Events·28 Nov 2025Official

  HARDCORE MECHA Official Offline Tournament is Coming!

  On December 7th, at the Shanghai BGM Game Show, RocketPunch Games and Lightning Games will host the official HARDCORE MECHA Offline PvP Event! We are launching the 2025 "King of Hardcore" Tournament, featuring a special Gurren Lagann Top 4 Free-For-All Exhibition Match. We are now officially recruiting all pilots to join the fray!【Event Details】Location: Okai Sports Badminton Center, 363 Shuangyang North Rd, Yangpu District, ShanghaiTime: December 7th (During the Shanghai BGM Game Show)Full Rules: 2025最硬之王淘汰赛线下竞赛-赛制规则Winners will receive amazing rewards, including a Round Hammer Mecha figure, HARDCORE MECHA Switch physical cartridge, JD Gift Cards, and an ROG Falchion NX Keyboard!We want YOU if:Love HARDCORE MECHA and want to battle offline.Want to discuss tactics and meet fellow pilots IRL.Or you simply want to spectate high-level gameplay and feel the hype!✅ How to Register (Please click the link to fill out the form)👉 HARDCORE MECHA - King of Hardcore 2nd Edition Registration Form: 硬核机甲-2025最硬之王淘汰赛报名表This tournament requires a total of 16 pilots. Participants will be selected based on the questionnaire responses, with priority given to local players who can be sure to attend. Even if you’re not selected as a player, you’re still very welcome to come and watch the matches on-site! We will contact the selected pilots in advance to confirm.See you in Shanghai on December 7th! Let's cover the entire arena with heavy firepower! 💥🤖
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• Announcements·21 Jun 2022Official

  3rd Anniversary of HARDCORE MECHA! 52% OFF Historical Low!

  {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35220584/d95c7e7f8f5966d942da96f45c604922f8e128ad.png Happy 3rd Anniversary of HARDCORE MECHA! Steam Summer Sale is underway again. Every tear at this time, we'll be seeing big discount and it is the time to snap up a bargain. We'll also recall all the memory about Hardcore Mecha's release at that time. ( HaMei (which is the first two initials in English and means a cute little girl in Chinese) is the nickname of HARDCORE MECHA called by team members, so we use HaMei to refer in the following content) It's hard to believe that it's already been 3 years since HARDCORE MECHA 's release! HaMe is 3 years old and is a cute lady already! From a small studio of three people, working on a "hovering balcony" (our balcony is on the outside of the building and looks like it's hovered in the air), to the release of the prototype machine on Weibo. Even though little people shows interest in that, it slowly attracted many like-minded friends to join the team and to form the original 7 people of "Unlicensed Developer Group".From the beginning of crowdfunding on Kickstarter, to the little-known project at Tokyo Games Show; from the success of crowdfunding, to the Independent Game Award at Tokyo Game Show. Even though the game was postponed twice and finally came out to face the patiently waiting players, it unexpectedly won a variety of super cool achieements and awards, including the PlayStation Indies&developer game awards. HaMe witnessed RocketPunch and all RocketPunch developers' one and another first time. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35220584/bef6fd5df23d8be8e64155d4cd3cb559a57c5c01.png （hovering balcony） In this journey of ups and downs, we have gained too much. Looking back at our own design of mecha body into physical models, our own creation of the game launched more platforms and even successfully collaborated with our own favorite animation, nothing can happen without all your support! We would like to take the opportunity of the 3rd birthday of HaMe to say a w...
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• Patch Notes·14 Jan 2022Official

  Version update 1.20, sound bug fixing patch

  Dear ace pilots, happy new year! During this good New Year holidays, we have prepared a sound bug fixing patch for update. And we also fixed some problem in survival simulation and multimode. We wish everyone can keep healthy in the new year! Also, don't forget to invite your friends for some exciting mecha combat! Below is the list of updates: Multimode: ●Fixed Dragoon showing the wrong score issue in multimode. Survival simulation: ●Fixed anomalies during Geier and Arash transformations in survival simulation. ●Fixed Shepherd's melee attack animation in survival simulation. ●Fixed Gurren Lagann's Gurren Boomerang anomaly in survival simulation. Story mode: ●Fixed voice and music bugs on some stages in story mode.
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• Announcements·22 Dec 2021Official

  Steam Winter Sale is on！up to 45% off

  The end of the year is upon us once again! Season's greetings and best wishes for a bright and happy New Year. The game and DLCs are now on Winter Sale, with up to 45% off!
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