HAWKEN REBORN

About this game

Welcome to the world of Illal, a planet once thought to be humanity's future utopia, turned into a grim dystopia driven by corporate corruption and greed. Illicit terraforming poisoned the atmosphere and a terrible accident gave birth to the “Giga,” a nanite plague that ravaged half the planet.

Become a mercenary pilot, pitting your mech against the dangers of Illal, gaining fame, fortune, and resources to reach the truth behind its bodyguard of lies.

A New Way to Play

Experience a brand new Player vs Environment (PVE) experience in the Hawken Universe as you fight through the dystopic lands of Illal against warring factions, greedy corporations, and even more deadly adversaries.

Visceral, High Octane Mech Combat

Experience moment-to-moment combat with highly mobile combat machines equipped with deadly weapons to dominate opponents and unique thrusters that enhance both ground and vertical mobility.

Patrol For Bounty Contracts

Take on special Radio Missions while on Patrol to earn scrip and resources to upgrade your Mech. Be careful though; the longer you’re out there, the harder your enemies will become. Grab what you can and get back to base - if your Mech goes down, it’s back to the Hangar with nothing but scraps.

Build Your Perfect War Machine

Construct military-grade mech models known as ‘Axes’ with an all-new blueprint and upgrade system featuring a deep progression of power-up options for weapons and key components.

Discover a Re-imagined World

Uncover never-before-seen regions of Illal as you fight head-to-head with the corporations and factions fighting over a vast, futuristic, open world filled with resources, forbidden zones, and enemies lurking around every corner.

Latest news

• Patch Notes·24 Dec 2024Official

  Developer Blog #9 - Pausing Early Access

  For those of you who have been with us since we started Early Access in May of 2023, it should be no surprise that Hawken Reborn has had quite the journey, with many learnings and uphill battles to overcome. From a name synonymous with PVP, to an Early Access moniker that still came with high expectations, Hawken Reborn went live with the intent of developing a Hawken formula for all types of players to enjoy in a tumultuous videogame industry. Over a year later, we learned a ton about what can work with a Hawken game and what doesn't, based on the mountain of feedback received. While it was great to hear from players as the game was still baking and making major design improvements like the current iteration of Patrol Mode, it's clear to us that we need to make even more significant changes to the game to make a more noticeable dent in this seemingly insurmountable hillclimb. This means that we will be pausing further development on Hawken Reborn in its current iteration. The game will still continue to be available to play on Steam indefinitely to give players a sense of what a modern version of Hawken can be, but we’ll be going dark until we’re able to release a new version of a Hawken game that can face the headwinds that comes with a franchise of this stature. Until then, THANK YOU to the passionate community who has voiced their feedback and cheered us on during this turbulent time. It was a fun adventure and we look forward to hopping back into the pilot seat again in the future! Regards, Hawken Reborn Team
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• Patch Notes·27 Nov 2024Official

  Hawken Reborn Patch Notes: ver 0.5.0.1

  GENERAL Enforcers have been rebalanced so that solo players have a better chance of destroying them. The Raptor Enforcer has been added back into the game. At TL 60, there is a chance to spawn either the Raptor or the Guerilla Enforcer. See updated Codex picture in-game for details. There is now an option in the Settings Menu to disable notifications across the front end. COMPONENTS Ferrox Mech Rebalanced to be stronger across the board to meet its Hero Component status. HULL HP and Shield values have been increased. The Ferrox recoil MOD tree attribute has been replaced with Maximum Shield Strength. Centurion Mech Fixed a bug where the Centurion mech’s textures were glitching when you swapped bays or front end screens. Removed the Centurion VFX due to issues found when playing in First person. Cliffhanger Thurster Lowered the brightness of the thruster VFX which was causing issues for players in third person view. BUGS The player TL no longer changes incorrectly if players join during a short period as the session is loading. The player TL can be zero in a multiplier session. Fixed a bug where textures were not showing correctly for the Cliffhanger Thruster. Fixed a bug with the Minigun where if players modded a non TL attribute, the weapon could not achieve a TL of 76. Fixed a bug where the MMAL’s SFX could be heard all over the game world. Fixed a bug where doors and gates would appear open whilst leaving the collision in a ‘closed’ state for players who joined after an engagement that contained doors or gates spawned into the world. Fixed a hole found in the game world geometry in Zone A. Closed off access to the Korolev Pass area as it is not ready for exploration.
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• Patch Notes·13 Nov 2024Official

  Hawken Reborn Developer Blog #8 - Update 0.5

  {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44111423/f336d27fd9af335b5654e3863da95cf3723af843.jpg Multiplayer Coop takes a major leap forward in Hawken Reborn Update 0.5 as we turn up the heat with a new Player Vs Player Vs Environment (PVPVE) game mode! Along with this exciting new mode, you can expect to see some new mechs and fight your way through our updated Enforcer mini boss system for exclusive rewards only available to skilled pilots brave enough to challenge their presence. Player Vs Player Vs Environment (PVPVE) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44111423/420d7162d75d6eb77a310f011f6adbd79fe352ce.png With the current set of multiplayer co-op improvements from our last update, another layer of combat has been implemented to give players another way to explore Illal, only this time, you’ll risk destruction in the hands of other pilots with PVPVE. This new mode will allow for two sets of 3-pilot-teams to dog fight their way across Illal as each team vies for valuable resources. Along with farming resources from enemy mechs, fallen PVP foes will also drop loot so be sure to stand your ground if you ever find yourself getting shot at by another pilot. Weapons in PVPVE also hit a little differently too due to balancing requirements so be sure to let us know how the game feels in this first iteration of this new mode. THE FRACTURE ZONE The gates have been breached from the Refuge and players can now take the fight over to the all new Fracture Zone which features the fiery wreckage of a crashed ship. Across these lands you’ll also come across 30+ new enemy encounters to test your mech loadouts in this hostile zone. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44111423/fcb03811f35fc163050c77b7ddf669162c525993.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44111423/9dc9110bb5d8e4b5208037d4eee3aabde03a0ef5.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44111423/0534e13ac7ac1731a4c7a84b163e5e6ee7db037a.png MECHS Ferrox (Vex Type) Like most of the mechs currently available in Hawken Reborn, players of the original Hawken may recognize our Ferrox mech as a Technician Light mech. As ...
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• Patch Notes·5 Nov 2024Official

  Hawken Reborn Patch Notes: Update 0.5.0.0

  GENERAL Player nameplates have been improved, including improving the clarity of text on the nameplates. If a component is equipped in another mech bay then it will no longer be present in other bays to be equipped/unequipped. A Notification system has been implemented to draw attention and guide to newly crafted/unlocked components and if components are eligible for upgrading. New tooltips have been added for new player mech and weapon progression requirements. The player will now become invulnerable when they are connected to an MTP and have selected 'Return to Hangar'. FEATURES PvPvE PvPvE (Player vs Player vs Enemy) game mode has been added to Hawken:Reborn. 2 teams of 3 players are now able to join a session if PvPvE is enabled when creating lobbies. New radar icons have been added to distinguish between the 2 PvPvE teams. New radar functionality has been added to PvPvE allowing players of the opposing team to be pinged on the radar whilst they’re firing, whilst not firing they’ll be hidden from the opposing team’s radar. Weapons have been rebalanced exclusively to a PvPvE session; normal values are retained for use in PvE. Players on the opposing team will now drop loot when they’re destroyed. Radio Missions will now alternate between both teams in PvPvE. Team B will now start at either Wyndham Moores or The Fracture MTP when playing PvPvE. Loot caches in PvPvE mode now only give the loot to the team members of the player that opened or destroyed the loot cache. A new Codex screen has been added for PvPvE mode. New tool tips have been added for PvPvE mode. A new screen following the Patrol end screen has been added for PvPvE showing a summary of player highlights of the session. GAMEPLAY Centurion The Centurion platform has been added to the game. The Centurion is a new platform with unknown origins, boasting high shields and increased mobility in the line up of our Bulwark Platforms. The Centurion is a new Bulwark-type mech. Has its own new modification tree....
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• Patch Notes·15 Oct 2024Official

  Hawken Reborn Patch Notes: Update ver 0.4.1.0

  General Armour plates that were implemented as part of our new Crit Points system can now be individually targeted and shot off the enemy mech leaving an exposed area that deals first shield, then HULL damage when targeted. ‘New player’ default camera view is now the 3rd person CENTRE view. Added option for players to select DirectX 11 or DirectX 12 when starting the game. Bug Fixes Disabled the Transfer Items options when connecting to a player portal if no loot has been collected. Same faction NPC’s that are locally placed, but from separate encounters will now turn hostile alongside their faction soldiers. ‘Breadcrumb’ waypoint icons will now ‘complete’ for all players, not just the lobby leader. Failing to locate a lobby to join will now automatically create your own lobby.
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