Ready to dive into the world of Armored Core before Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon launches? This guide highlights the best entries in the long-running mech-combat franchise.
FromSoftware, famed for its Souls-like games, boasts a rich history with the Armored Core series, spanning decades and numerous titles up to the early 2010s. This action-packed franchise features intense mech combat, pitting you as a mercenary in a post-apocalyptic world. Your mission? Complete contracts for the highest bidder, battling rebels, infiltrating enemy bases, and even pursuing high-value targets. Success earns you the funds to maintain and upgrade your powerful Armored Core mech. Failure? Well, let's just say it's not pretty.
The series includes five main numbered entries, each with its own spin-offs, resulting in a total of sixteen games. Armored Core 1 and 2 share a continuity, distinct from the separate continuities of Armored Core 3, 4, and 5. Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, set to release on August 25, 2023, will likely establish a new timeline. To help you prepare, we’ve compiled a list of the best Armored Core games to play before the next chapter begins. (Note: The specific recommendations for the best games to play would follow here, but are omitted as they were not provided in the original text).
