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1997PlayStation

You assemble your mech from interchangeable parts and decide whether mobility, firepower or energy use matters most. The focus is on arena duels against rival pilots, where your build optimisation and combat skill are tested head on.

  • Building and crafting
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Strong character progression

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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Armored Core: Project Phantasma special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Armored Core

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1997PlayStation

Brings what grabs you about Armored Core: Project Phantasma: a sci-fi setting, good gunplay and deep character progression.

The first game in the mecha series: you assemble your own combat mech from individual parts and take on mercenary missions in 3D combat arenas.

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Armored Core 4

Action-packed real-time combat

Fast, heavy mech action where you assemble your own Armored Core from a huge parts catalog and fight in high-speed boosting combat across missions. The series' jump to the seventh console generation emphasizes fluid movement and deep customization.

Revolution Ace

Action-packed real-time combat

An indie space shooter where you fight a machine AI as humanity's last hope. You unlock weapons and technologies and customize your ship in many different ways.

Armored Core: For Answer

Strong character progression

Fast mech combat where you assemble your own Armored Core from countless parts and take on dystopian missions against colossal Arms Forts. Deep machine customization is the heart of the game.

Sanctum

Building and crafting

Sanctum fuses tower defense with first-person shooting: you build mazes of turrets, then join the fight yourself against waves of aliens. Especially fun in co-op.

MechWarrior 5: Clans

Strong character progression

You pilot a BattleMech as part of a Clan lance, tackling missions that reward tactical thinking over pure firepower. Deep mech customization, weight limits and heat management make every engagement a considered decision.

Star Wars: TIE Fighter

Challenging difficulty

You fly as a pilot of the Imperial Navy under Darth Vader, tackling space combat missions with secondary objectives and a connected campaign told from the Empire's side. It is a classic space combat sim with real depth in ship and power management.

Xenoraid

Action-packed real-time combat

A vertically scrolling shoot-'em-up where you swap between four fighters mid-battle, upgrade your squadron between missions and take down huge alien capital ships in hectic boss fights.

Einhänder

Action-packed real-time combat

A classic Square side-scrolling shooter where you pilot a nimble fighter and steal weapons from enemies to use as your own. Driving techno music, imposing bosses and demanding precision make it a PlayStation cult favourite.

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