Finally another game with huge mechs – Hawken Reborn starts tomorrow for free on Steam

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The multiplayer shooter Hawken failed, the servers were shut down in 2018. Hawken Reborn is now available as a free single player title on Steam, featuring customizable fighting machines in a dystopian setting.

What game is Hawken Reborn? It’s a first-person shooter set in a dark dystopia. Illal was once humanity’s utopian future, until terraforming poisoned the atmosphere and a nanitic plague devastated the planet.

Hawken Reborn offers:

  • Dystopian Open World: you fight head-to-head against corporations and factions in a futuristic open world filled with resources, restricted zones and enemies around every corner
  • Character Customization: the fighting machines work similar to character classes and can be visually individualized
  • Skill tree: a skill tree also allows technical modification of the mechs
  • a new story in the Hawken universe: six story missions invite you to explore the world of Illal
  • Patrol mode: outside of the story it is possible to complete special missions to collect resources and blueprints

    • Watch the Hawken Reborn trailer below:

    Hawken Reborn: Single Player Shooter Returns to Steam – Trailer

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    The developers rely on the story mode this time

    What game modes will there be? First of all, the single player story mode is the priority. The developers primarily want to appeal to gamers who feel discouraged by multiplayer shooters and necessary skills (via PC Gamer).

    However, it is also planned to integrate a co-op mode at some point in order to be able to explore the world with friends and admire the individualized mechs. For the co-op fans, here are 6 awesome games that will keep you entertained for days.

    There is also the option to go into “Patrol Mode” outside of the story in order to explore regions and complete assignments. This promotes replay value and allows you to try out other loadouts for your mech.

    When can I play Hawken Reborn? Hawken Reborn goes into Early Access on May 17th on Steam and is Free2Play. There will be six story missions to start with, which will evolve in the future.

    For more information about Hawken Reborn, visit the official website.

    Mech customization is the focus

    In a Reddit thread on the subject, users remember Hawken and hope that this time the release will be more popular than the multiplayer title. Controlling the mech was great fun, as was the combat.

    According to the developer, you can specialize your mech in agility – the mechs in Hawken Reborn are quite agile for two-legged main battle tanks. Alternatively, a specialization in damage, health or another fourth property is possible.

    With the fighting machines, they also want to achieve individual character customization. The goal is to make them unique and that takes a lot of work. The early access is planned for about 18 months.

    It remains to be seen whether the single player is better than the dead multiplayer. And the fact of which mode is generally better is debatable anyway.

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