2026-06-26 08:42 UTC · Community Announcements · crispyii
Hello, Pilots!Today marks the 7th anniversary of HARDCORE MECHA! Happy 7th Birthday, Harmecha! 🎉Time really flies. It's hard to believe that 2019 was already seven years ago.Looking back on this incredible journey—from our crowdfunding campaign, to winning awards, launching the game, collaborating with beloved IPs, and bringing HARDCORE MECHA to even more platforms—we've come so much farther than we ever imagined. As an indie game, none of this would have been possible without your support, encouragement, and passion.From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.To celebrate our 7th anniversary, w
2025-11-28 08:49 UTC · Community Announcements · crispyii
On December 7th, at the Shanghai BGM Game Show, RocketPunch Games and Lightning Games will host the official HARDCORE MECHA Offline PvP Event! We are launching the 2025 "King of Hardcore" Tournament, featuring a special Gurren Lagann Top 4 Free-For-All Exhibition Match. We are now officially recruiting all pilots to join the fray!【Event Details】Location: Okai Sports Badminton Center, 363 Shuangyang North Rd, Yangpu District, ShanghaiTime: December 7th (During the Shanghai BGM Game Show)Full Rules: 2025最硬之王淘汰赛线下竞赛-赛制规则Winners will receive amazing rewards, including a Round Hammer Mecha figure,
2022-06-21 16:05 UTC · Community Announcements · AlphaHydra
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35220584/d95c7e7f8f5966d942da96f45c604922f8e128ad.png Happy 3rd Anniversary of HARDCORE MECHA! Steam Summer Sale is underway again. Every tear at this time, we'll be seeing big discount and it is the time to snap up a bargain. We'll also recall all the memory about Hardcore Mecha's release at that time. ( HaMei (which is the first two initials in English and means a cute little girl in Chinese) is the nickname of HARDCORE MECHA called by team members, so we use HaMei to refer in the following content) It's hard to believe that it's already been 3 years since HARDCORE MECHA '
2022-01-14 03:10 UTC · Community Announcements · IceDoubleshot
Dear ace pilots, happy new year! During this good New Year holidays, we have prepared a sound bug fixing patch for update. And we also fixed some problem in survival simulation and multimode. We wish everyone can keep healthy in the new year! Also, don't forget to invite your friends for some exciting mecha combat! Below is the list of updates: Multimode: ●Fixed Dragoon showing the wrong score issue in multimode. Survival simulation: ●Fixed anomalies during Geier and Arash transformations in survival simulation. ●Fixed Shepherd's melee attack animation in survival simulation. ●Fixed Gurren Lag
2021-12-22 18:00 UTC · Community Announcements · IceDoubleshot
The end of the year is upon us once again! Season's greetings and best wishes for a bright and happy New Year. The game and DLCs are now on Winter Sale, with up to 45% off!
2021-11-24 18:00 UTC · Community Announcements · IceDoubleshot
HARDCORE MECHA is on sale now! The game and DLCs are now on Autumn Sale, with up to 45% off!
2021-10-28 17:00 UTC · Community Announcements · IceDoubleshot
Trick or Treat! Steam Halloween Sale is on! Buy HARDCORE MECHA now and get 45% off!
2020-12-19 03:39 UTC · Community Announcements · jiml
Dear Ace Pilots! It is almost the end of the year, 2020 has been a year like no other in our lifetime. We would like to send our thoughts and best wishes to everyone, and we feel super lucky to have all our players’ support. In this last update for HARDCORE MECHA this year, we are introducing the brand-new Reply Function, which can be used to record exciting matches to view as playback and share with friends! Below is the list of updates: - Introducing ‘Replay Function’ Save replay function added. Online Battles will automatically save replays by default, while a prompt will appear after Local
2020-10-02 11:39 UTC · Community Announcements · RocketPunch
Rules: Record the funny or cool game moment with new DLC mecha Gurren Lagann. Tweet with #Hardcoremecha, #GurrenLagann, and #俺を誰だと思っていやがる杯 Schedule: From now to Oct. 15th, CST Prize: Winner: Gurren Lagann figure from CCSTOYS X1 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35220584/0b9e0a590563d4eb6fa5310b4c7b31cb059a7174.jpg
2020-10-01 07:10 UTC · Community Announcements · RocketPunch
Classical mecha animation Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann collaborate with action game first! Gurren Lagann, Lagann, and Simon are all under your control. Witness the time and the space to be broken! Your drill will break heaven!! Brand new Hardcore Mecha DLC Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagan is live now! From the developer {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35220584/5618ee6a6861f286d1d7864827c38912e34705a8.gif Gurren Boomerang、Skull Break、Full Drillized、Fire Cart Kick、Giga Drill Break... Under the technology limit and game balance, We reduce most abilities in the game, and these can be controlled by your hands. If you as
2020-09-24 10:11 UTC · Community Announcements · jiml
Tokyo Game Show 2020 will be kicked-off on September 24! (That's later today :)) And we have prepared interviews with our awesome dev teams, with some exclusive behind the scenes talk and footage of the making of HARDCORE MECHA! Watch the show at NicoNico, Youtube, Twitch or Twitter Broadcast! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35220584/e1b6c18dc321280e642f866fdee8e114a864546e.jpg
2020-09-18 04:12 UTC · Community Announcements · jiml
Long time no see fellow Ace pilots, Hope you all have been enjoying multiplayer battles with friends and family! We want to thank you all for the continuous feedback, we have been reading every single piece of advice, and updating the game to ensure you will get the best experience! Today we have optimized the following in Multiplayer mode: Thunderbolt ●Beam Rifle damage is further reduced by distance. Crimson Flame ●New defence action added. Round Hammer ●Defence Shield speed slightly increased. ●Firing main cannons horizontally will directly strike the enemy. Geier EVOL ●Reduced speed of Fli
2020-09-04 11:32 UTC · Community Announcements · RocketPunch
‘S●W ACT version’——This nickname is given by players from China and overseas. Also the reason we created Hardcore Mecha is we want to play S●W in an action game. And Now! It’s time to take the next step to our dreams. "Your drill is the drill that will pierce the heavens!" {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35220584/70059ff218e65a20a73a4228a4da0f6012000db1.jpg Gurren Lagann, The most hardcore mecha animation in the Heisei Era coming to the most hardcore indie mech game——HARDCORE MECHA More coming news is on the way!
2020-08-28 09:46 UTC · Community Announcements · jiml
HARDCORE MECHA will be exhibiting on Gamescom this year! Remember to check us out on the show! It is a shame that everything has to go online this year and we are unable to say hello and meet our players. We decided to thank our players and the hard work of Gamescom team, by running giving away 5 Steam Keys every day from 28-30th August! Check out HARDCORE MECHA's official Gamescom page for a special code, send us the code via our Discord after 20:00PST (28-30th August)for a chance to win! Also talk about the show & anything Mech. See you soon! Take care & stay in, stay safe and play HARDCORE
2020-08-06 20:39 UTC · Community Announcements · jiml
Lightning Games is proud to announce our partnership with the talented developer team of ThinkingStars, together to release the title ANNO: Mutationem on Playstation4 and PC platform. ANNO: Mutationem is a 2.5D Pixel art-styled Cyberpunk Action-Adventure game, filled with RPG elements. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/37047916/e61df60fbcfe6b3d2150a1f6ac1d680c1ad368c7.jpg About ANNO: Mutationem Welcome to the neon-covered, 2D-meets-3D Cyberpunk world of ANNO: Mutationem. In this Action-Adventure game with RPG elements, you become Ann: a highly-skilled combat-tr
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