Games like Mechabellum
Erumaru and Mechabellum
Mechabellum by Game River is a tactical auto battler on Steam: two armies of mechs are deployed on a battlefield each round and fight on their own, and the strategy is in unit counters, upgrades and positioning. It is built around 1v1 and 2v2 PvP, with a survival mode on the side
What they share
- Positioning decides fights: who is in front, who flanks, who reaches whom first
- Counters and tech choices between rounds instead of reflexes during them
- Fights you can watch and learn from
Where Erumaru goes its own way
- Erumaru is PvE through and through: a roguelite run against mobs, elites, guardians and bosses, no opponent reading your deployment
- Heroes instead of mechs: 100 characters with their own mechanics, abilities with mana, levels to 100, items and perks
- Auto chess economy: a shop with a shared pool, stars from copies, synergies of peoples and callings
- A world with lore, ten lands and a story reason for every mechanic
Side by side
| Mechabellum | Erumaru | |
|---|---|---|
| Mode | PvP 1v1 and 2v2, survival mode | PvE, single player |
| One session | one match, about 20 to 30 minutes | a roguelite run of 42 floors, 60 to 90 minutes, saved at any node |
| How units grow | unit levels and tech upgrades | stars from copies, levels up to 100, six items, four perks, Awakening |
| Setting | science fiction, mechs | post-apocalyptic world, ten peoples, ten lands |
| Price | paid | closed beta free, full price not announced |
| Status | live on Steam | in development, coming to Steam |
Who should try Erumaru
For strategy players who enjoy Mechabellum's calm, readable fights but want a single-player campaign with characters and progression instead of a ladder
Questions people ask
Does Erumaru have a survival or endless mode?
Yes, in its own way: after the final boss the Descent begins, floors that keep going with mutations every five floors until your squad breaks