A downloadable game for Windows

Mechrl is a game where you pilot a mech and fight other mechs in a procedurally generated city. After each mission, you will receive new parts to modify and upgrade your mech.

The font used is Square by Wouter Van Oortmerssen, licensed under CC BY 3.0. Made in 7 days for 7drl 2020.

Controls:

[up] / [k] / [numpad 8]
move forward
[down] / [j] / [numpad 6]move backward
[left] / [h] / [numpad 4]
move left
[right] / [k] / [numpad 6]move right
[shift-left] / [y] / [numpad 7]
turn left
[shift-right] / [u] / [numpad 9]
turn right
[123456]enter targeting for that weapon group
[enter]fire selected weapon
[esc]exit targetting
[z]flush coolant

Build screen:

[armoeg]enter a selection mode for the chosen acton
[enter]perform the selected action / select a part for adding
[esc]exit current mode
[123456]reassign weapon to corresponding group

Misc notes:

  • Your speed depends on the parts you equip.
  • You can walk through walls, but it takes extra time.
  • Turning is twice as fast as moving.
  • Defeat all enemies on a level to complete it.
  • Weapon groups cycle through weapons automatically. Assign weapons to different weapon groups to manually control their usage.

Download

Download
Mechrl-win-x64.zip 59 MB
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Post7drl-Mechrl-win-64.zip 31 MB
Version 12 Mar 27, 2020
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Mechrl-win-x86.zip 53 MB

Install instructions

Extract and run Mecurl.exe

Comments

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Really neat maps on this one. I like the way you have to maneuver these big clumsy angular mechs around these organic-looking maps where nothing's at right angles.

Glad you liked the maps. I personally found them kinda annoying to maneuver around, which is why you can walk though walls.