Fit check
Is Armed to the Gears worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action-strategy players who want mech combat with resource purchases between missions
- Players who enjoy capturing and defending territory with turrets and structures
- Campaign fans looking for 8 missions with weapon, turret, drone, and mech upgrades
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a campaign longer than the stated 8 missions may reach its endpoint quickly
- Players who want uninterrupted combat may hit a pause in the Workshop when parts, ammunition, and fuel must be purchased
- Players looking for loot, pets, and character customization may prefer Dungeon Defenders: Awakened
Our take on Armed to the Gears
Players who want uninterrupted mech combat may bounce at the Workshop between missions, where parts, ammunition, and fuel must be purchased. Those looking for a campaign with no fixed endpoint may also stop at the end of the 8-mission structure.
What is Armed to the Gears?
Armed to the Gears is an action-strategy game about controlling a hacked Infantry-Class mech against a totalitarian regime.
Its campaign includes 8 missions set in cyberpunk cities, military bases, and industrial ruins. Combat uses machine guns, lasers, plasma cannons, grenade launchers, and missile launchers, with turrets, drones, upgrades, and air support also available. Enemy forces include cyborgs, mutants, war drones, robotic infantry, and giant mechs. Between missions, the Workshop lets players buy mech parts, ammunition, and fuel. The game includes territory capture and defense, Steam Achievements, and Steam Leaderboards. A free update adds an endless wave-defense mode for battles beyond the campaign.
How Armed to the Gears plays
- 01Eight-mission campaign
- The campaign takes place across cyberpunk cities, military bases, and industrial ruins.
- 02Mech weapon loadouts
- Weapons include machine guns, lasers, plasma cannons, grenade launchers, and missile launchers.
- 03Workshop purchases
- Between missions, the Workshop is used to buy mech parts, ammunition, and fuel.
- 04Territory defense
- Gameplay includes capturing and defending territory while constructing turrets and other structures.
- 05Endless wave defense
- A free update adds a mode centered on surviving successive enemy waves.
Armed to the Gears compared to similar games
Armed to the Gears combines mech combat, territory capture, Workshop purchases, and an 8-mission campaign. Anomaly: Warzone Earth instead uses a reversed tower-defense structure against an alien onslaught. Dungeon Defenders: Awakened centers on cooperative action RPG and tower-defense play with loot, leveling, pets, and character customization.
Armed to the Gears: platforms & release
Is Armed to the Gears worth it?
It is worth it if: action-strategy players who want mech combat with resource purchases between missions. Skip it if: players seeking a campaign longer than the stated 8 missions may reach its endpoint quickly.
Where can I download Armed to the Gears?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Armed to the Gears's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Armed to the Gears on?
Windows only.
