Mechabellum is a conversation you should be having

There's a new Mechabellum season, which means I can get onto my tiny soapbox and beat my "PLAY MECHABELLUM" drum. Mechabellum is a 1v1 (and occasionally 2v2 or even 1v1v1v1) autobattler where you slap down giant mechs and then make them fight each other. It is probably one of the best strategy games I've ever played and yet hardly anyone has heard of it.

So, prepare to be convinced.

At a surface level, Mechabellum works because all of the mechs are blowing each other up. Your favourite mech is in here tearing it up.