Steel Hunters and Mecha Break giant robot games blow up at Game Awards 2024 [Video]

Steel Hunters, Mecha Break, and an untitled project from the creator of Shadow Of The Colossus all have one big robotic connection.

The Game Awards certainly had a big showing for its tenth anniversary, between The Witcher 4 and even more Elden Ring, but a batch of games shown at the event shared a similar theme.

Giant mechs have never been as popular as zombies or superheroes in the overall zeitgeist and over the past decade, those who yearn for a robot power fantasy have been very underserved, beyond the odd exception like Armored Core 6 and 2016’s Titanfall 2.

Thankfully, mech fans will see their cravings satiated over the coming year or so, thanks to several games on the near horizon.

As shown during The Game Awards, Steel Hunters is a free-to-play hero shooter hinged around giant mech battles. It’s described as blending battle royale and extraction mechanics, where you take on other players and …