I played v7.
In terms of mech controls I think this is one of the most innovative entries. I love the feeling of being inside the cockpit and only have this low res screen out to the outside world, then stepping out. And the world itself is really nice looking, although like others said it's quite easy to fall around it.
The atmosphere and worldbuilding feel really cool, kind of like low-tech sci fi which I always love.
Although I feel like a mech might be hard to control in this setting, it might be nice to streamline it simplify for the gameplay experience. The enabling steering was quite difficult to keep track of, I feel like a simple combination of mouse to look around/rotate, and WASD to move might have been the best option. That would let you grapple wherever you want and get out of spots you're stuck in.
You could even provide the two modes of control as an accessibility option, by default the easier is enabled but the more difficult could be opted-in.
Other than that, awesome entry! Would love to see more in this style/universe.