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Hawken

Adhesive Games · 2012

Hawken

ShooterIGDB 57Steam 83%

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"Fast-paced mech shooter requiring focus and quick reflexes."

Heads up: Online multiplayer requires live opponents and can't be paused; single-player/co-op allows pausing for flexible sessions.
Best session: 20-45 minutes

Minimum session

15 min

Pausability

Pause anytime

Resume friendliness

Some reorientation

FOMO pressure

High FOMO

Focus required

Intense

Session structure

Self-contained runs

Play 2-3 quick matches during breaks; matchmaking keeps sessions bite-sized.

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About

War is a Machine Pilot hulking death machines and use massive weaponry to destroy your foes in fast-paced FPS gameplay. Hawken is a multiplayer first person shooter that places you inside a mechanized war machine on the battlefield of a dystopian world. With tactical, fast-paced gameplay in customizable and upgradable mechs across multiple competitive modes, Hawken is explosively fun.

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operativeFirst personVirtual RealityActionScience fiction

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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Hawken — Session FAQ

How long does a session of Hawken take?
The minimum meaningful session for Hawken is approximately 15 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause Hawken?
Yes — Hawken supports instant pause. You can stop at any moment without penalty, making it ideal for sessions that might be interrupted.
Does Hawken pressure you to keep playing?
Hawken has high FOMO. The game may use cliffhangers, timed missions, online leaderboards, or live events that create pressure to keep playing.
What is Hawken's Session Respect Score?
Hawken has a Session Respect Score of 6.9/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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