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But for mechas, this will be a breakthrough."

Everything feels like a pastiche of the mecha genre at its best, and it doesn’t stop there.

Alsynes attacks an enemy with a laser halberd in Mecha Break�s Mashmak mode

Swings of big weapons feel heavy and impactful.

One sniper unit can grapple to walls, and several healer units act as the de facto support options.

Deathmatch is what the label says.

Avoiding a slew of missiles at high speed in Mecha Break

But Mashmak, the extraction mode, felt like a slightly different and more complicated beast.

Where are the mecha dropping?

For Mashmak, you either drop solo or with a squad of three onto an absolutely massive map.

Mechs battle it out in Mecha Break’s Observatory map, including firing lasers across large distances

The idea is to go in, kill things, get loot, and extract with what you could.

“Whatever you get in Mashmak is what you use in Mashmak.”

That, plus the extremely extensive cosmetic options for mechs, will definitely appeal to the mecha aficionados.

A squad of mechs prepare to evacuate in Mecha Break’s Mashmak extraction mode

One scene even shows a silhouette mid-shower before a battle alarm sends the player running to the hangar.

In that light, I ask Kwok what he’s eager for players to see in the final game.

“And that will be my most exciting moment.”

A squad of mechs secure equipment in Mecha Break’s extraction Mashmak mode

Mecha Break is currently targeting a Q2 2025 launch for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

What else is coming up?

Check out ournew games 2025list for more!

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