Hawken
Hawken was Adhesive Games' free-to-play mech shooter, delivered through short competitive matches (deathmatch, team deathmatch, siege) with deep mech customization rather than a persistent shared world; it passed through several publishers before eventually shutting down.
Platform availability
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- Status
- Closed
- Business model
- Free to play
- Genre
- Online shooter
- Release
- 2012
- Platforms
- Windows
- Developer
- Adhesive Games
- Publisher
- Meteor Entertainment (later Reloaded Games / Level Up)
- Profile
- Full
MMO DNA
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Competitive PvP mech combat was the sole focus, with a smaller PvE bot-destruction mode
Team-based competitive matches are recorded over solo play
A structured, match-based shooter format is recorded
Real-time first/third-person mech shooter action is recorded
Not a persistent MMO
- This catalog entry appears to be a miscategorization: Hawken is a match-based mech shooter with no persistent shared world, not a traditional MMO.
- If fast, mobile mech combat with heavy customization appeals to you, it's a well-remembered early free-to-play mech shooter.
- Worth knowing about for fans of mech shooters researching the genre's history through its multiple publisher changes.
Things to consider
- Matches were short competitive rounds — there's no persistent shared world or ongoing server population of the kind this site catalogs.
- If this profile is being used to evaluate MMO-style shared-world features, this entry doesn't fit the genre this site is built around.
- It changed publishers multiple times before eventually shutting down, so its final years had inconsistent support.
Research record
- Last checked
- 2026-08-30
- Profile depth
- Full
- Source note
- Official/publisher feature documentation, Wikipedia, Steam/store listings and community wiki cross-checks
What MMOFinder has checked
- Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
- Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
- Source trail2 linked sources are recorded for review.Verified
- Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 16, 2026.Verified
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Hawken relationship map
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Hawken timeline
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- —Released
MMOFinder records Hawken as released in —.
- CurrentCatalog status
Closed
- 2026-08-16Research checked
Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.
Hawken screenshots & gameplay
Two verified gameplay screenshots and a gameplay video for a quick look at the game in action.
Source: Verified YouTube gameplay video
Gameplay, availability and research notes
Hawken is an MMOFinder catalog profile classified as a Online shooter. The current record lists its status as Closed and its business model as Free to play. MMOFinder records its release year as 2012. Recorded platform availability is Windows. Keeping those fields visible makes it easier to compare the title without treating incomplete research as confirmed information.
The profile records verified combat and multiplayer structure fields for Hawken. Its discovery metadata includes Online Game, Catalog. Developer information is listed as Adhesive Games, while publisher information is listed as Meteor Entertainment (later Reloaded Games / Level Up). MMOFinder updates these fields as better sourcing becomes available.
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