Wirehawk is a neon vector shmup in the spirit of 80s arcade classics. Play it your way: razor-sharp mouse control, or a dedicated controller mode rebalanced for the stick. Blast asteroids and alien waves, dodge bullet storms, slow time with stasis. Autofire always on.

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Planned Release Date: Q1 2027

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About This Game

Wirehawk brings back the arcade shmup of the golden age, redrawn in glowing vector lines on pure black - with a choice of two control modes, each tuned for its device. Mouse mode delivers modern, precise control - your ship goes exactly where your hand goes, fast and pixel-sharp. Controller mode is built for the stick: enemy fire, contact speeds and warnings are tuned so a gamepad plays fair, with its own progress and its own leaderboards. You just fly; your laser never stops firing. Fight your way up through the stages of distinct neon worlds, face a boss every tenth stage, and push your laser from a single beam to a screen-filling fan of over twenty. Score high enough and Nightmare unlocks: endless waves that get faster, denser and tougher, one life, no god mode, and a leaderboard of its own.

  • Pure neon vector look - every line drawn, no sprites

  • Asteroid runs, alien arenas, boss fights

  • Reaction over memorization - no scripted waves, each enemy hunts you with its own behavior

  • Power-ups, helper drones, homing missiles and time-slowing stasis

  • Two control modes - razor-sharp mouse or a controller mode tuned for the stick; autofire always on

  • Nightmare mode - endless waves, one life, unlocked by score, with its own leaderboards

  • Short runs, instant restarts, old-school "one more go" scoring

  • Global Steam leaderboards - separate boards for mouse and controller, every world you conquer counts

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

This is a solo-developed game. The in-game voice lines were generated with an AI text-to-speech tool, then edited and remixed by the developer. AI tools also assisted with translating the store page and in-game text. Game design, code, art and audio are otherwise the developer's own work. No AI content is generated at runtime.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: Quad-core Intel / AMD processor, 2 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Integrated Graphics
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 11
    • Processor: Quad-core Intel / AMD processor, 4 GHz
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Integrated Graphics
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