A new free game will soon arrive on PC to challenge Fortnite. Regard Hawkeda free-to-play title from developer My Games that will be launched in Early Access on November 30th on Steam.
It is undeniable that the look of the game is reminiscent of Fortnite, with its graphics full of colors and chel shading filters. However, be careful: the Hawked’s gameplay is very different from Battle Royale from Epic Games.
Voxel had the opportunity to test the game early and provides more details about the free game below. Watch.
Hawked is a free game coming to PC.
Striking gameplay
Although Hawked’s graphics are reminiscent of Fortnite, the game has significant differences in gameplay. The new free title coming to Steam takes place on an open map with exploration, puzzles, and mining mechanics.
Featuring combat against other players and even NPCs, the game asks the player to explore the map in search of relics and then leave safely. In other words, the basis of the game revolves around extraction gameplay with PvP and PvE battles, against the players and the environment.
Upon arriving on Island-X, where the game takes place, the player must collect weapons and search for points of interest that contain puzzles, fights, or challenges. When you decipher them, you get a symbol as a reward.
After discovering all the necessary symbols, the player must go to a temple to finally save the game’s great treasure. When you explore the location and survive its threats, you need to collect the special item and go to an extraction point to emerge victorious.
Bring solo games or with teams of up to three people, the game stands out for its dynamism. More than just shooting, Hawked has fun by encouraging exploration of the map and introducing different elements into the gameplay, such as puzzle solving.
The gameplay involves exploration, fighting enemies and mining the map.
With this formula, the game can stand out in the sea of free games that appear weekly on Steam. The developer also promises servers in Brazil at launch, which should avoid connection issues and ensure a solid experience here.
Does Hawked pay to win?
As for monetization, Hawked will follow industry standards and have a seasonal subscription with cosmetic items. In other words, the game will not be paid to win.
The title’s mechanics include weapons that can be found throughout the game on the map and abilities that are released during progression. With this it is possible to evolve simply by playing.
Hawked uses a cosmetic item system for monetization.
Visually, the game promises to offer players many possibilities. In addition to character customization, the title features weapon skins, hoverboards, and even a room that can be customized and visited by other players.
The developer also promises to release new seasons of the game over time, bringing more content and even changes to Island . title.
Is my PC running Hawked?
In addition to having Hawked free and dubbed in Brazilian Portuguese, My Games promises that the game won’t be too heavy to run on PC. According to Steam’s requirements, it is possible to play the title with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 and an AMD Ryzen 5 1400.
The storage space is also not very large: the game only requires 15 GB to install on the PC. The only configuration that may catch players by surprise is the memory, as the game requires 12GB of RAM as its minimum specs.
Minimum requirements
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit/Windows 11 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6600 (3.3 Ghz) or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 (3.2 Ghz)
- Memory: 12GB RAM
- Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB
- DirectX: version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Memory: 15 GB of available space
Recommended requirements
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit/Windows 11 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7-8700 (3.2 Ghz) or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (3.6 Ghz)
- Memory: 16GB RAM
- Video card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 or AMD Radeon RX 5700
- DirectX: version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Memory: 15 GB of available space
Here we tested the game on an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 and an Intel Core i9-13900K CPU, with 32GB of Kingstom Fury Beast DDR5 RAM. Even with the game in Early Access, the experience remained stable, with the title running at 4K and over 60 frames per second.
Apart from a few bugs, which will surely be fixed over time, the experience with Hawked was very promising. The game’s mix of elements makes its gameplay very interesting for those who love shooting games, but are looking for something more than just “exchanging” bullets.
Hawked is scheduled for release on November 30th on PC, in early access. In the future, the game will also receive versions for PlayStation and Xbox consoles.
Source: Terra
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