Mecha reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 163 Reddit reviews across 5 subreddits and 11 posts to rank the best Mecha brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/AnimeReccomendations, r/Mecha, r/rpg, r/armoredcore, r/Gunpla. Top-rated brands include Gundam (4.2/5), Code Geass (4.0/5), Daemon X Machina (4.2/5).
Stats
Reviews163
Subreddits5
Posts11
Brands94
Products34
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#1
Gundam
4.2
(10)
"I've seen the compilation movies and read the novels of OG Gundam. Encounters in Space ranks up super highly for me."
"0079 Gundam is my personal recommendation."
"If you like Gundam, Gundam Breaker 4, Gundam Extreme Vs. Maxiboost ON, and SD Gundam Battle Alliance are solid."
"Gundam breaker 4 is pretty solid"
"Basically any game with Gundam name in it."
"Iron blood patriots gundam"
"Gundam g classic"
"Gundam builders"
"Not not gundam, but have you tried ibo? It’s on a different timeline so it takes a lot less brainpower to understand and tends to stand out from the other gundams."
"Gundam Breaker 4 released yesterday."
#2
Code Geass
4.0
(7)
"Code geass yea boi"
"Code Geass."
"Code Geass for the win"
"Code Geass and Full Metal Panic."
"Code Geass - "Mastermind" protagonist (think Death Note). A lot of people really like the story."
"Code Geass. fairly new mecha that impress almost anyone."
"Code geass. Sometimes forget it's a mecha anime but yeah if you want to see robots beating the shit out of one another this is it."
#3
Daemon X Machina
4.2
(5)
"Just bought daemon X machina after the new reveal, having so much fun, it's like an anime version of ac6"
"If you want more stuff like Armored Core, Daemon X Machina is pretty good"
"Purely controlling a mecha: Zone of the Enders MⱯRS, Daemon X Machina, Mechwarrior 5, Front Mission Evolved."
"Daemon X Machina is a mecha game with heavy inspiration from armored core, people used to call it armored core 6 before the actual game was announced."
"Daemon X Machina was recommended to me from a friend."
#4
SSSS.Gridman
4.3
(4)
"The SSSS shows Gridman and Dynazenon are both excellent!"
"SSSS GRIDMAN AND SSSS DYNAZENON"
"SSSS Gridman / Dynazenon / Universe"
"Ssss.Gridman + Dynazenon"
#5
Mecha Break
4.3
(4)
"Seconding Mecha Break. The customization was pretty limited in the playtest, but in terms of feel, it's not too dissimilar from AC6."
"There's a team shooter called Mecha Break that I highly recommend."
"Mechabreak shows potential"
"Mecha break is fun (and I'm really looking forward to it), but its a hero shooter."
#6
Fate
4.0
(4)
"FATE."
"I'm personally more interested in quick action and drama than detailed stats and gear porn so I'd go with Fate."
"IMO Fate because Aspects allow for mechanical descriptions of Mecha to be freeform."
"Don’t really have a whole lot to add except that you’d want a system that at least claims to play fast and cinematic. Fate, Savage Worlds, etc."
#7
Aldnoah.Zero
4.0
(4)
"Aldnoah Zero is great and Sawano composed music for it so you already know there'll be banger scenes"
"Aldnoah.Zero"
"Aldnoah.Zero - One of the same creators as Madoka Magica and Fate Zero"
"Aldnoah Zero"
#8
86
4.0
(4)
"Eighty six"
"86"
"86 - Great story with nuanced treatment of some complex themes"
"Eighty-Six
Code Geass
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Eureka Seven
Gurren Lagann"
#9
Gurren Lagann
4.7
(3)
"I came here to recommend gurren and now I'm rewatching it."
"Gurren Lagann. Its not a monotone gritty world like the Armored Core world but it's DAMN good."
"Gurren Lagann"
#10
BattleTech
4.7
(3)
"If you like turn-based tactics and slower tank-like mechs I highly recommend Battletech from Harebrained Schemes."
"Second battle tech. Armored core 6 and battle tech are my two favorite games now."
"I jumped in to Battletech recently, and while it's completely different, it's been fun."
#11
Cortex Prime
4.3
(3)
"I love Cortex Prime, and I can definitely see how it would work well for a mecha game!"
"Cortex Prime. Just choose whichever mods are relevant, and then have a ball."
"Cortex Prime. Can easily handle both in and out of mechs, mechs can be made to reflect differences in size/power."
#12
Votoms
4.0
(3)
"Try the grungier Votoms"
"Votoms itself is a solid show, no fanservice nonsense, gritty sci-fi, mandated mecha fight every episode"
"Votoms"
#13
Martian Successor
4.0
(3)
"Martian succesor Nadesico"
"Another good show is Martian Successor Nadisco."
"Martian Successor Nadisco"
#14
Super Robot Wars
4.0
(3)
"Extremely different from AC6, but lots of mechs… Super Robot Wars 30."
"The Super Robot Wars games (SRW for short) on Steam are pretty good. If you live in the US then only SRW 30 is available"
"If you don't mind turn based SRW 30 is great"
#15
Macross
4.0
(3)
"Try the grungier Votoms, or Macross or Gundam 8th MS"
"Macross is a personal fave of mine"
"I watched all of macross. Did not like 7. Frontier and the others were cool, though."
#16
Mekton Zeta
5.0
(2)
"Even with the broken stuff Melton zeta is still the best universal mecha game to play."
"Mekton Zeta is my choice as well. Hardly surprising right? I'd use SilCore if I was feeling ambitious. Savage Worlds if I wanted fairly stompy mechs. Hero System if I wanted Super Robot action."
#17
Bandai
5.0
(2)
"You *gotta* build HG Aerial. It's an amazing kit."
"You can build HG Aerial for my recommendation, she's one of the best HG out there imo."
#18
Zone of the Enders
4.5
(2)
"Play Zone of the Enders"
"In addition to the ones already mentioned... - Zone of the Enders."
#19
MechWarrior
4.5
(2)
"It’s a different style of mech game but if you want big stompy laser robots you can’t do much better then Mechwarrior 5"
"Purely controlling a mecha: Zone of the Enders MⱯRS, Daemon X Machina, Mechwarrior 5, Front Mission Evolved."
#20
Battle Century G
4.5
(2)
"It's definitely a kickass system for kicking mecha ass, had a lovely time with it!"
"I’d honestly recommend Battle Century G. Covers most for the broad genres when it comes to mecha and delivers well and both the feel of building your own mech and piloting it during gameplay."
#21
Patlabor
4.5
(2)
"Patlabor, it's really good the show is my favorite but the ova and movie timeline is also good."
"Patlabor"
#22
RahXephon
4.0
(2)
"Rahxephon"
"RahXephon"
#23
Full Metal Panic!
4.0
(2)
"Full Metal Panic!"
"Full Metal Panic"
#24
Gunbuster
4.0
(2)
"Gunbuster! It's Evangelion without the edgy sadboi bullshit"
"Gunbuster"
#25
Aura Battler
4.0
(2)
"Aura Battler Dunbine gets my recommendation! It's definitely worth watching."
"Aura Battler Dunbine"
#26
Blue Comet SPT
4.0
(2)
"Blue Comet SPT Layzner is good. It gets really good after the time skip."
"Blue Comet SPT Layzner"
#27
Metal Armor
4.0
(2)
"Metal armor Dragonar"
"Dragonar"
#28
HERO System
4.0
(2)
"I guess I've made a couple mechas in HERO System. It doesn't care too much about ultimate minutia and the players need to make their systems and weapons themselves rather than choose from a list."
"Like others, my first thought was GURPS. My second one, however, was HERO, which can also do mecha well."
#29
Bokurano
4.0
(2)
"I highly recommend Bokurano :) "
"Bokura no"
#30
Soukyuu no Fafner
4.0
(2)
"Fafner"
"Soukyuu no Fafner. it's long, so probably should take you a while to finish it."
#31
Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince
4.0
(2)
"Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince"
"Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Princes. short and action packed mecha."
#32
Eureka 7
4.0
(2)
"As a Gundam fan, I think Eureka 7 and Gargantia are really good"
"Eureka 7"
#33
Bravern
4.0
(2)
"If you like Gurren Lagan you’ll like Bravern."
"Brave Bang Bravern"
#34
Lancer
3.5
(2)
"The go-to for crunchy Mecha RPG is Lancer. Lancer is great, but the fact that it's the only reasonable answer that comes to mind is kind of an indictment of the current landscape of Mecha RPGs."
"I tested Lancer for a campaign, I only got 1 trial session in. I disregarded it for being extremely good at the mecha."
#35
Front Mission
3.5
(2)
"Purely controlling a mecha: Zone of the Enders MⱯRS, Daemon X Machina, Mechwarrior 5, Front Mission Evolved."
"Front Mission..... Evolved"
#36
GURPS
3.0
(2)
"GURPS, Hero System, Savage Worlds, or a tweaked version of OpenD6."
"I would go gurps if you want lots of gear or fate if you want a rules liie approach."
#37
Evangelion
5.0
(1)
"Evangelion | Gurren Lagan | Eureka 7
Other mecha suggestions:
Darling in the Franxx
Gargantia on the Verduous Planet"
#38
Mobile Suit Gundam
5.0
(1)
"The main UC timeline of the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise is a big one."
#39
OVA
5.0
(1)
"OVA is my favorite anime game (and one of my favorite period.) Open Versatile Anime"
#40
Ideon
5.0
(1)
"Ideon movies were great!"
#41
Metal Wolf Chaos
5.0
(1)
"I recommend Metal Wolf Chaos XD if you want a funny and badass game that was also made by Fromsoftware."
#42
Megaton Musashi
5.0
(1)
"Megaton Musashi W: Wired is a phenomenal game that flew under the radar."
#43
Hardcore Mecha
5.0
(1)
"By all that is mech, please check out HARDCORE MECHA. Such a great game."
#44
Five Star Stories
5.0
(1)
"The Five Star Stories, its the passion child of the artist behind L-Gaim, mamoru nagano. You can read it online on mangadex and I'd highly recommend to do so."
#45
15 Sentinels
5.0
(1)
"15 sentinels is defo recommend if you have Switch/PS4 or PS5"
#46
Broken Blade
5.0
(1)
"Broken Blade. I genuinely love that anime and it has a very interesting plot like and beautiful animation."
#47
Titanfall
4.0
(1)
"In addition to the ones already mentioned... - Titanfall."
#48
Cypher System
4.0
(1)
"Cypher System + The Stars Are Fire (sci-fi supplement). Has stats for several mechs in it. Should be trivial to customize."
#49
Machine Robo
4.0
(1)
"Machine robo revenge of Chronos"
#50
PDQ
4.0
(1)
"For me it's PDQ. A free rules-lite system. Essentially it's 2d6 + skill (called qualities in the game). The skills are completely free form and can be anything."
#51
Mazinkaiser
4.0
(1)
"I would have pointed you towards the Mazinkaiser OVA before Shin Mazinger. It's definitely more accessible and arguably a much more faithful representation of what made Mazinger Z so iconic."
#52
Armor Hunter
4.0
(1)
"Armor Hunter Mellowlink is rad, as it's a dude on foot that takes down mecha. It's a Votoms spinoff."
#53
Chris Perrin's Mecha
4.0
(1)
"This is probably a decent fit for Chris Perrin's Mecha; I'm told there are a few math issues if you play it a lot, but for a oneshot, it should be right about on the sweet spot."
#54
Mazinger
4.0
(1)
"Try the original Mazinger Z series and Great Mazinger also plus the Mazinkaiser OAVs, vs General of Darkness and SKL."
#55
Heavy Metal
4.0
(1)
"Heavy Metal L-Gaim"
#56
Mecha Knights
4.0
(1)
"Check out Mecha Knights: Knightmare, its a little indie game about giant robots fighting against an unending horde of eldritch abominations."
#57
Heavy Gear
4.0
(1)
"I'm still a big fan of Heavy Gear 2; I think it's aged well if you're willing to fight to make it play."
#58
Gundam Battle Operation
4.0
(1)
"Gundam Battle operation 2, the game play it's amazing, the net code not so much."
#59
Top wo Nerae
4.0
(1)
"Top wo Nerae Gunbuster"
#60
Mekton
4.0
(1)
"Mekton, especially with the FUZION rules, works pretty well. You can slide in whatever mods you need, allowing for standard Battletech style mechs, Bubblegum Crisis style games, Landmates, Gundam, Macross, etc."
#61
Getter Robo
4.0
(1)
"Getter robo Armageddon"
#62
Shin Getter Robo
4.0
(1)
"Shin Getter Robo: Armageddon is definitely worth a watch too."
#63
MegaMek
4.0
(1)
"Hell there's a completely free and open source implementation of the complete tabletop rules called MegaMek that has CGL's blessing."
#64
Into The Breach
4.0
(1)
"It's very very different, but it's mecha focused and a lot of fun considering the price, Into The Breach"
#65
Rig Riot
4.0
(1)
"Rig Riot is coming out this summer! It's an indie roguelike that is basically "what if armored core, but Risk of Rain 2" i highly recommend checking it out"
#66
Gear Bits
4.0
(1)
"Gear Bits is fun, some of the later missions in the base game are a bit annoying however."
#67
Phantom Brigade
4.0
(1)
"I'm going to add phantom brigade!! It's turn biased but has a cool mechanic where you all act at once letting the game play out in 5 seconds snippets."
#68
M.A.S.S. Builder
4.0
(1)
"M.A.S.S. Builder seems like a fun hack-n-slash Mecha game that lets you customize your mech model."
#69
Metal Bringer
4.0
(1)
"Recently picked up Metal Bringer. It's pretty good action roguelike."
#70
Mutants & Masterminds
4.0
(1)
"Personally, when we want to do more super robot-y kinds of mecha, we actually turn to superhero RPGs. I've done mecha in Mutants & Masterminds and it works pretty excellently."
#71
Fate Core
4.0
(1)
"Fate core. Anything is a character. Only stodgy grognsrds and people with ludicrous amounts of time on their hands play gurps."
#72
Girl by Moonlight
4.0
(1)
"Actually there’s also Girl by Moonlight which technically has quite a narrow focus as a system, but there are different campaign frameworks with unique rules, one of which is Mecha-themed."
#73
BattleTech: A Time of War
4.0
(1)
"There are actually two separate RPG lines being currently supported. Battletech: A Time of War is the traditional crunchy RPG ruleset and Mechwarrior: Destiny is more of a rules-lite narrative system."
#74
Salvage Union
4.0
(1)
"Had tons of fun with Salvage Union!"
#75
The Big O
4.0
(1)
"Try The Big O, basically a giant robot anime set in Gotham-like surreal post-apocalyptic city"
#76
Vision of Escaflowne
4.0
(1)
"Try Vision of Escaflowne, it’s a fantasy Mecha series tho"
#77
Escaflowne
4.0
(1)
"Escaflowne"
#78
Godannar
4.0
(1)
"If you want something with comedy, Godannar."
#79
Gun x Sword
4.0
(1)
"Gun x Sword"
#80
Star Driver
4.0
(1)
"Star Driver"
#81
Planet With
4.0
(1)
"Planet With"
#82
Granbelm
4.0
(1)
"Granbelm"
#83
Darling in the FranXX
4.0
(1)
"Darling in the FranXX"
#84
Ghost in the Shell
4.0
(1)
"Koukaku Kidoutai"
#85
Promare
4.0
(1)
"Promare"
#86
Linebarrels of Iron
4.0
(1)
"Linebarrels of Iron"
#87
Majestic Prince
4.0
(1)
"Majestic Prince"
#88
GaoGaiGar
4.0
(1)
"Gao Gai Gar"
#89
Pacific Rim: The Black
4.0
(1)
"Try pacific rim: the black. It's a post apocalyptic Mecha anime featuring two teens."
#90
Mechasys
3.0
(1)
"No, but there is a 3rd party hack called Mechasys."
#91
Macross 7
3.0
(1)
"Macross 7 is enjoyable but it’s super focused on the band for a huge chunk of the show."
#92
Cross Ange
3.0
(1)
"Cross Ange"
#93
Valvrave
3.0
(1)
"Valvrave"
#94
Tekkaman Blade
3.0
(1)
"Tekkaman Bl"
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