M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration

Buy88%

Very Positive · 213 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Interplay Entertainment Corp. · Strategy · Apr 7, 2017

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 213 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 81 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
43% of themes are praise29% are divided28% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
11 of 81 sampled reviews raised it
Whilst the graphics have indeed aged (some would say rather well for a game released in 1996), the core gameplay, its mechanics and the whole package still holds up today.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
10 of 81 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics still somewhat hold up today but it's obvious this game was designed for CRT screens from the font and color choice.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
6 of 81 sampled reviews raised it
Once you start upgrading different units you find there are a lot of ways to combine types of units to create combat systems to suit the needs of your scenario.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay11 reviews
Graphics10 reviews
Combat6 reviews
Divided opinion
Multiplayer
80% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
83% still recommend
Bugs
83% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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