Battlecruisers

Battlecruisers

Released Feb 2021

A visually stunning RTS where players battle to build the ultimate automated floating Ultraweapon. Outsmart players or AIs by building a strategically superior Battlecruiser. Step aboard for unique, hand-drawn misadventure on Flooded Earth, explosive gameplay, and an addictive soundtrack. And nukes.

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Evaluation

Battlecruisers launched on February 4, 2021 and has received a sustained stream of major content updates over five-plus years. The developer, Mecha Weka, has shipped at least three major content drops post-launch: Update 6.3 (July 19, 2024) with 15 new side quests, 3 new cruisers, and 12 new buildings and units; the Trans* Edition 6.4 (March 4, 2025) with 3 new cruisers, 2 buildings, and 2 units; and the Year 5 StealthDrop (February 10, 2026) adding over 400 Ultra Variant buildables and private multiplayer matches. The February 25, 2026 announcement confirmed the start of a free story expansion, with new levels continuing to unlock through March and April 2026. The most recent update, version 7.0.77 on August 21, 2026, adds kill-based credit rewards to Campaign, Side Quests, and Coin Battle modes, introduces a new ending cinematic after Level 39, and rebalances Level 40 — all signs the story expansion is still actively being developed and extended. The developer has not announced any conclusion to content development.
Evidence
Version 7.0.77 adds kill-based credit rewards to Campaign, Side Quests, and Coin Battle; introduces a new ending cinematic after Level 39; rebalances Level 40 by difficulty. Numerous gameplay and bug fixes also included.
news post · Aug 21, 2026 source development ongoing
high
Performance improvements shipped alongside the start of a free story expansion, with the first two new expansion levels unlocked.
news post · Feb 25, 2026 source content planned
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Mecha Weka
Achievements
29
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP

About this game

Battlecruisers is a hand-drawn strategy game set in the 28th century, when Earth is flooded by rising sea levels and foes compete for receding spits of land. Build, strategize, attack, and defend to conquer your military enemies and harvest their warships and weaponry.

Humans are long gone, and our robot descendants are reckless, trash-talking, and power-hungry. You play Charlie, an opportunistic utility robot who takes an unattended Trident-class battleship for a quick spin around the harbor. The only problem: it belongs to the world’s greatest superpower.

Arm and defend your cruiser or be sunk to the watery depths. Grow your arsenal with each victory, accruing frigates, artillery, bombers, lasers, stealth generators, and more. Reinforce your defense with shields and boosters, and enhance your production speed with an army of builder drones.

Wreak havoc with napalm, nuke launchers, and experimental ultra-weapons, including the Death Star Satellite, the Ultralisk Rapid Fabrication Facility, and the Kamikaze Signal.

As a self-appointed battlecruiser captain, you’re in charge of the design, building, resourcing, and strategic approach in real time battles. Meet the diabolical AI enemy head-on with cunning tactics or face certain death at the hands of murderous military robots like Huntress, Destruktor, and Karen.

Unlock new cruisers, buildings, units and ultraweapons as you wreak destruction around Flooded Earth. Face colossi and fortresses as Charlie becomes the most wanted pirate in history. Select the best weapons from your deadly arsenal and deploy them with skill to win the game.

Key Features

  • Build the ultimate battlecruiser to strategically attack and destroy enemy warships. Start with the essentials and unlock new and surprising technology as your skills evolve.

  • Develop your own unique strategy to take down the robot enemies. You’ll have to be devious to beat the highest levels on hardest difficulty.

  • Explore a post-apocalyptic world where rising oceans have submerged the land. Battles take place against a backdrop of floating metal cities; homages to humanity’s great landmarks.

  • Fall in love with the stunning hand-drawn art. Designed by an explosion-obsessed artist, the particle system generation means you’ll never see the same blast twice.

  • Get hooked on the addictive soundtrack. The mood-dynamic music seamlessly matches the action and lulls of each battle to create intensive gameplay.

About Mecha Weka

We’re a team of 3 from Whangaparaoa New Zealand, Germany and Texas. We created Battlecruisers for the love of explosive RTS with a minimalist twist.

Last evaluated Aug 28, 2026
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