Games Game Genres Combat robots

Combat robots

Battle robot simulators are a popular genre, with games often classified as shooters or action games. The player takes on the role of a pilot sitting in the cockpit of a mech, and in some cases, they can leave it. Usually, battle robots can be upgraded and customized. Unlike regular shooters, these simulators are characterized by the clumsiness and slowness of the machines, which enhances the tactical aspect of the gameplay.

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Best Games in the Combat robots genre of 2016 (Game released)

Hawken

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Free game

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 12 December 2012

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Hawken is a free-to-play competitive online shooter with a first-person view about combat robots. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which people...

SteamWorld Heist

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Combat robots, Tactics

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, iOS, Nintendo Switch → 7 June 2016

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 86/100

SteamWorld Heist is a stylish and fun strategic shooter in the steampunk genre about pirates and robots. The main character is pirate Piper Faraday, who gathers a...

Battle Worlds: Kronos

Action, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Combat robots, Isometric, Warships / Submarines

Game released: PC, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2013

Metacritic: 71/100

Battle Worlds: Kronos is a turn-based action strategy with fantasy elements and combat robots. Experience two sides of the battle using multiple fighting styles...

Vektor Wars

Arcade, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

Game released: PC, Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 4 June 2015

Vektor Wars is an arcade shooter with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. The year is 2024, you are Commander James Moses, a space ranger. Your mission...

Brigador: Up-Armored Edition

Arcade, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 2 June 2016

Brigador: Up-Armored Edition — improved version of the original Brigador with refined controls, lighting, and revised mechanics. The main character is a heavily...

MechRunner

Action, Third-person view, Combat robots, Indie

Game released: PC, Mac, PS Vita, PlayStation 4 → 15 July 2016

Players: 1/10

MechRunner is a third-person action game with robot simulator and indie game elements from the developers of Spark Plug Games, LLC. The game is published by Spark...

Goliath

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Combat robots

Game released: PC, Xbox One → 12 May 2016

Players: 7/10

Goliath is an action-adventure RPG with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The main character Andrew Gromov crashes on a new mysterious world that is...

Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC → 12 February 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair is an improved edition of Earth Defense Force 2025 for modern platforms. The game takes place in the near future...

Cloudphobia

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Combat robots

Game released: PC → 7 December 2016

Cloudphobia is a third-person action game with a mixture of shooter, anime or manga game and robot simulator from developers from Marsbound studio. The game is...

Robocide

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Free game

Game released: iOS, Android → 25 February 2016

Robocide is a free-to-play real-time strategy game for mobile platforms. In the role of space explorers, players will have to comprehend the secrets of deep space...

Muv-Luv

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Combat robots, Visual novel

Game released: PC, PS Vita → 14 July 2016

Players: 10/10

Muv-Luv is an adventure visual novel in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in an alternate reality where, after a failed expedition to the Moon in 1967, the...

Hopeless 3: Dark Hollow Earth

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Tanks, Combat robots, Side view

Game released: iOS, Android → 21 June 2017

Hopeless 3: Dark Hollow Earth is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. You have to travel through darkness filled with monsters. Only reaction and accurate...