--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-pilotable-mech type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-pilotable-mech lang: en title: Pilotable mech summary: >- A piloted machine changes the scale of movement and interaction. The player uses its protection, tools and capabilities where they are useful. updatedAt: '2026-10-21' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-pilotable-mech/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-pilotable-mech.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-pilotable-mech.md aliases: [] tags: - Game design techniques - Vehicles - Super powers sourceIds: - source-d0438a8d721e5078 - source-5efb5860456aa57f - source-81a5617b06e44d6e - source-6d2c5b8408e96866 - source-4e22a7f341a5d0ce sources: - id: source-d0438a8d721e5078 title: 'Game Mechanics: Pilotable mech' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/pilotable-mech' verifiedAt: null - id: source-5efb5860456aa57f title: Killzone 3 (2011) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/pilotable-mech/game/killzone-3' verifiedAt: null - id: source-81a5617b06e44d6e title: Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered (2018) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/pilotable-mech/game/red-faction-guerrilla-re-mars-tered verifiedAt: null - id: source-6d2c5b8408e96866 title: 'Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/pilotable-mech/game/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain verifiedAt: null - id: source-4e22a7f341a5d0ce title: Subnautica url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-pilotable-mech title: Game design techniques url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-pilotable-mech' categoryIds: - gm-category-vehicles - gm-category-super-powers supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-21' title: Pilotable mech description: >- A piloted machine changes the scale of movement and interaction. The player uses its protection, tools and capabilities where they are useful. image: src: images/mechanics/subnautica-prawn.webp width: 1440 height: 810 game: Subnautica sourceUrl: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/' originalUrl: >- https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/264710/ss_883a98ad56021ce409219e1b749818866b6115cd.1920x1080.jpg?t=1777456112 credit: Unknown Worlds Entertainment rights: © Unknown Worlds Entertainment. All rights reserved. caption: An exosuit on the seabed alt: >- Subnautica: a Prawn Suit with two legs and mechanical arms stands before an enormous skeleton on the seabed. markers: - x: 80 'y': 73 label: The pilotable Prawn Suit exosuit tips: - Make the transition between on-foot and vehicle controls predictable. - Provide tasks that use the machine’s distinct capabilities. examples: - title: Subnautica url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/' endsAt: null provenance: >- Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/game-mechanics --- # Pilotable mech id: game-mechanics--gm-pilotable-mech type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-pilotable-mech lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-pilotable-mech/ A piloted machine changes the scale of movement and interaction. The player uses its protection, tools and capabilities where they are useful. ## At a glance ![Subnautica: a Prawn Suit with two legs and mechanical arms stands before an enormous skeleton on the seabed.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/subnautica-prawn.webp) [Subnautica](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/) · © Unknown Worlds Entertainment. All rights reserved. 1. The pilotable Prawn Suit exosuit - Make the transition between on-foot and vehicle controls predictable. - Provide tasks that use the machine’s distinct capabilities. - [Subnautica](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/) ## How it works The player takes control of a walking combat vehicle. ## Variants ### How the technique works - The player takes control of a walking combat vehicle. ## Context and limits All 199 Game Mechanics entries at the check date: player actions, systems, presentation techniques and contested patterns. Entries are grouped by their first source-card category; all categories appear in their descriptions. Definitions use original wording. References link to game-specific galleries; images and videos remain at the source. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. - [Game Mechanics: Pilotable mech](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/pilotable-mech) (id: source-d0438a8d721e5078) - [Killzone 3 (2011)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/pilotable-mech/game/killzone-3) (id: source-5efb5860456aa57f) - [Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered (2018)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/pilotable-mech/game/red-faction-guerrilla-re-mars-tered) (id: source-81a5617b06e44d6e) - [Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/pilotable-mech/game/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain) (id: source-6d2c5b8408e96866) - [Subnautica](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/) (id: source-4e22a7f341a5d0ce) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors