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2009 · Konstantin Koshutin · Action · Beat 'em up

Hammerfight

Hammerfight is a 2D physics-based action game where you control an aircraft with your mouse. Your aircraft can be equipped with various slashing and crushing weapons, which are all effective at crushing through armor and slamming them into a wall. There are a large variety of weapons to unlock, including swords, hammers, maces, and even guns. There is an extensive campaign and arena and hunt game modes.

Released
28 October 2009
Platforms
LinuxWindowsmacOS
Genres
ActionBeat 'em upFightingIndie
Developers
Konstantin Koshutin
Publishers
KranX Productions
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
ActionFantasyHistorical
Country
Russia
Time to beat
4hmain story12hcompletionist

About

Hammerfight, previously known as Hammerfall, is a 2-dimensional physics-based video game published by Kranx Productions and 1C for Windows in 2009.

It was re-released as a cross-platform game in the third Humble Indie Bundle in 2011, at which time the underlying engine known as "Haaf's Game Engine" was made cross-platform and open-sourced. Another version of the game was released in 2010 for PlayStation minis and iOS under the title Age of Hammer Wars.

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Gameplay

In the physics-based gameplay, the player swings large melee weapons and relies on centripetal force to give the object enough kinetic energy to destroy enemies. The demo release had six main types of weapons - four melee and two ranged.

The different weapon types offer a certain variety. To be a slow, but well-armored powerhouse using hammers or maces to deliver slow, but crushing blows, or a nimble, but poorly protected sword-wielder, delivering quick, but weak attacks, is entirely up to the player. The game also contains a few different play modes, such as a hunt on worms or a Hammerball game.

Story

The player is a member of a tribe called the Gaiars, a strong race who have battled with large bugs to survive. When the player's tribe is destroyed, he is taken prisoner and turned into a slave. As the player is discovered to be the last living human Gaiar, he is forced to battle in the arena. In battle, a man recognizes the player as the son of a friend, and together they plot the downfall of the Emperor who ordered the destruction of the Gaiars.

Development

The game was developed by Konstantin Koshutin in 2009. The game was initially released by Kranx Productions and 1C for Windows only.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows19 September 2009Worldwide
Linux31 December 2011Worldwide
macOS31 December 2011Worldwide

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Description adapted from its source, CC BY-SA 4.0.