HAAK
HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.
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August 24, 2022
3 years and 344 days ago
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Very Positive3,453 reviews89.9%
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20 itemsAbout the Game
Welcome to HAAK, a world brimming with contraptions and dangers. Dangerous mutants walk the land while dark forces move in the shadows...
Rise, Haak the brave! Become the light that repels the darkness!
Haak is an explorative game combining action-platformer gameplay with Metroidvania. Traverse the land with your hook, dash, and charged slash.
Fully hand-drawn graphics with unique and interesting characters. A retro & futuristic pixel world for a comic-esque feel.
Find the multitude of secrets and hidden rooms scattered across the land. Use any tool at your disposal to master mechanics and solve the multitude of puzzles.
Creative difficulty changes so that even those who are all thumbs can beat the hardest of bosses. Choose your own path and decide the fates of the game's characters with several possible endings.
Pixel Graphics x Metroidvania x Wasteland
Rise, Haak the brave! Become the light that repels the darkness!
Story
The game takes place in a world ravaged by disaster. The once glorious city has been reduced to ruins, and the survivors struggle for survival. In the south, a land called Sanho has mostly remained unaffected by the calamity due to its unique geographical environment and has grown into something of a sanctuary. The protagonist, Haak, is a traveler from a small northern town. He chose to leave his home and ventured south to survive.Haak is an explorative game combining action-platformer gameplay with Metroidvania. Traverse the land with your hook, dash, and charged slash.
Fully hand-drawn graphics with unique and interesting characters. A retro & futuristic pixel world for a comic-esque feel.
Find the multitude of secrets and hidden rooms scattered across the land. Use any tool at your disposal to master mechanics and solve the multitude of puzzles.
Creative difficulty changes so that even those who are all thumbs can beat the hardest of bosses. Choose your own path and decide the fates of the game's characters with several possible endings.
