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Released Sep 28, 2026 $22.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Drop Command

By PillBugGames

Followers 4,784
Reviews 147 Very Positive
Players now 13 Peak today 13
Followers, 30 days — Not enough history yet

About Drop Command

Drop Command is a game tagged Mechs, Simulation and Shooter by PillBugGames, released Sep 28, 2026. It has 147 Steam reviews (Very Positive). The Steam games most like it include Mamzer Corp, Steel Bounty and MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries.

'90s Mech combat at a grand scale! Build an empire across the stars. Pilot Mechs, Tanks, Infantry and Aircraft in combined arms combat on many worlds across the star cluster. Rise to command entire battalions throughout a sandbox campaign.
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Everything Steam lists for Drop Command · record updated 23 hours ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID1944880
Release dateSep 28, 2026
Last change number40180724
Last record update23 hours ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
PillBugGames
Publisher
PillBugGames
Steam profile
Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked 2 days ago

Platforms

Windows 64-bit
Steam Deck
Playable

Features

2
Single-playerFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$22.99
On sale0 of 41regions right now
Lowest seen · US$22.99Oct 23, 2026
Checked9 hours agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Patch notes

18
  1. Oct 23, 2026 Patch v1.1.01 is now Live!

    Welcome Back Pilots!Quality of Life Patch part 2 is now live! This patch is compatible with previous save files, so you can continue your current campaigns undisturbed. However, the two new Mantis variants will only be available for manufa…

  2. Oct 19, 2026 Quality of Life Patch: Drops on Friday!

    Welcome back Pilots!Arriving on Friday October 23rd is the next Quality of Life update. Full patch notes will be available on Friday. You can look forward to many upgrades and improvements, and a new Mech variant to collect: the Mantis B A…

  3. Oct 11, 2026 Hotfix v1.0.09

    Small hotfix: unit AI now enables correctly even when player chooses their drop location (this should fix the issue players have been experiencing where their own squad members aren't acting correctly until occupied by the player).

  4. Oct 9, 2026 Hotfix v1.0.08

    Small hotfix: Infantry in the player start squad no longer stand around doing nothing.

  5. Oct 9, 2026 Quality of Life Update (1/2)

    Welcome back Pilots!Today brings the first of two Quality of Life patches. This patch is arriving early so that we can fix a critical bug which has been causing the game to soft lock inside of campaign Refit Bays. Arriving early also means…

  6. Oct 6, 2026 Patch v1.0.06

    Welcome Back Pilots!It has been 1 week since Drop Command launched, and we have a patch ready to fix several unexpected game issues which became evident with so many thousands of new players trying the game.I want to thank you all for your…

  7. Sep 21, 2026 Demo Patch v0.9.03

    Welcome back Pilots!Today brings the final patch before launch day. This patch brings updated weapon sound effects, a massive improvement to unit AI, and several bug fixes both minor and large. You can now disable shadows in the settings m…

  8. Sep 18, 2026 Demo Patch v0.9.02

    Welcome back Pilots!Today brings another smaller patch where we improve map load times, improve the unit AI in several ways, and fix many smaller bugs and rough spots. Full patch notes are below.Full Patch Notes v0.9.02ContentAdded unit ta…

  9. Sep 10, 2026 Demo Patch v0.3.09

    Welcome back Pilots!Today brings a smaller patch as we count down the days until full release! Full patch notes are below. The biggest change is an increase in the maximum size of Hot Drop missions, with combat value increased to 50,000! T…

  10. Aug 26, 2026 Demo Patch v0.3.00

    Welcome back Pilots!We're gearing up for 1.0 release on September 28th! This patch includes many quality of life updates, a new Mech chassis to pilot, and tons more. Please see the full patch notes below.New Mech: BangpaeLook forward to pi…

  11. Jun 30, 2026 Demo Patch v0.2.00

    Welcome back Pilots!We're back with another update! This time hot on the heels of several content creators providing feedback. We still have a lot of work to do before launch, but we are closer every day!WARNING: This patch reworks the Sav…

  12. Jun 23, 2026 Demo Patch v0.1.92

    Welcome back Pilots!Steam Next Fest has ended, and we received a ton of excellent feedback and suggestions! Thank you everyone for playing the demo, and leaving your steam reviews and community feedback. Your support helps us to improve th…

Builds

1
BuildBranchUpdated
26167194publicOct 23, 2026

Depots

Depots

1
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
1944881 — All 2.08 GB 476.6 MB 7321236758606154510

Branches

1
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 26167194 Oct 23, 2026 Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Drop Command

Launch options

2
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
Drop Command.exe Windows · 64-bit DirectX 12 (recommended)
Drop Command.exe -force-d3d11 Windows · 64-bit DirectX 11 (for compatibility)

News

  1. Sep 28, 2026 · Community Announcements Drop Command... Online

    Welcome back PilotsDrop Command: Online,All Systems OperationalAfter many years of development, Drop Command launches today.Drop Command is a tactical combat and strategy game where you command Mechs…

  2. Sep 26, 2026 · Community Announcements A Chat With The Devs

    Welcome back pilots!We had the pleasure of chatting with ZeroSum716 last week as we head into the final stretch towards launch day. Some of the topics covered included developing Drop Command, gaming…

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