The dawn of a new era on Illal is officially upon us as Hawken Reborn brings the franchise’s unique flavor of viscerally fast-paced mech combat to a cockpit near you!

Hawken Reborn is the next installment of the original Hawken 1.0, released in 2012, and has been built from the ground up as an all-new immersive PVE experience. Our aim is to bring back the exhilaration of piloting Hawken’s nimble, yet deadly mechs while wrapping your gameplay into a gripping narrative that will leave you wanting more.

But before you fire up your Mechs (also known as “Axes”) in our dystopian sci-fi universe, here’re a few things you should know about Hawken Reborn and our PC Steam Early Access campaign.

PVE GAMEPLAY:

What’s the main reason for a PVE-only game you might ask? We carefully dissected what made Hawken 1.0 such a fan favorite amongst its players and also analyzed what held it back. In order to build a game that had the right formula for success, we determined that PVE was the right direction to open up the game to a wider audience while still whetting the appetites of veteran players wanting to hop back into the cockpit.

Illal is a dark yet vibrant world, with inhabitants from all walks of life eking out an existence on its battle-riddled landscapes. Through a PVE package, we’ve made the exploration of these amazing narratives a bigger part of the game, and believe this will aid in making the game more accessible to all types of gamers who can potentially enjoy this world at their own pace. Playing Hawken Reborn means that you won’t be reliant on other players to progress through this experience, a limitation an exclusively PVP game can sometimes bring.

Whilst PVP is not in our current plans, the signature “Hawken feel” of hopping into your mech for an all-out brawl against a formidable foe is one that we will deliver and constantly adjust. Through both veteran and rookie feedback, we will continue to deliver an experience befitting of the Hawken title with a focus on player experience.

EARLY ACCESS & WHAT TO EXPECT:

During this initial Early Access launch, you’ll play through the “Arc 0” missions. These first six missions are our First Time User Experience (FTUE) primer, introducing the player to vital narrative and gameplay mechanics that will expand as the game continues to evolve.

After you complete the Arc 0 missions, you’ll be able to freely explore the sandbox world of Illal in Patrol Mode where you’ll be able to tackle the 30 Patrol Missions featuring a wide variety of objectives that further expands on the characters and narratives in Hawken Reborn.

Patrol Mode will be your go-to destination for farming materials and testing out your latest builds. Be careful though, the longer you stay in Patrol Mode, the higher your threat level will increase and can potentially turn a delightful romp in the toxic acid-laced regions of Illal into an all-out death-defying escape from powerful enemies leaving you forgetting to catch your breath!