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VFX, sound, final graphics polish, tighter game flow, and level optimization.
VFX, sound, final graphics polish, tighter game flow, and level optimization.
BUILD 1.5.3
Lost Contact demo nearing completion - VFX, sound, flow polish, graphics pass, and level optimization underway.
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SOUTH RECON // NO RESPONSE
Birds of War
Lost Contact
Commander Hawk is deep in South recon when every channel goes silent. No Drift. No storm. No excuse. Something has gone wrong in the North, and unknown contacts are already moving to intercept.
Playable first strike
Lost Contact Demo
A vertical-scrolling air combat demo built around speed, clean reads, escalating Crow contact, and Commander Hawk's race back north.
Current Build
1.5.3
Level 1 / Demo
Final Polish
Public Brief
Classified Endgame
Mission Brief
Hawk has lost contact with HQ. Unknown Crow forces stand between him and the North.
Hawk has lost contact with HQ. Unknown Crow forces stand between him and the North.
Gameplay Focus
Air-to-air combat, Crow wave pressure, boss encounters, and Adrenal Flush timing.
Air-to-air combat, Crow wave pressure, boss encounters, and Adrenal Flush timing.
Spoiler Guard
The final encounter and what follows stay classified until players reach it.
The final encounter and what follows stay classified until players reach it.
Commander Hawk - classified flight tech, amber thrust, and one route home.
The IP spine
Universe Snapshot
Birds of War is a stylized military action universe: games, shorts, lore drops, and future media all linked back to one canon.
The North
Hawk homeland. Clean power, nature-tech harmony, farms, forests, mountains, and strongholds.
Hawk homeland. Clean power, nature-tech harmony, farms, forests, mountains, and strongholds.
The West
Crow homeland. Depleted surface, hidden undercities, dirty fuel, and a united revenge machine.
Crow homeland. Depleted surface, hidden undercities, dirty fuel, and a united revenge machine.
The Drift
A roaming magnetic anomaly that causes Compass Kill, bad routes, false confidence, and dead channels.
A roaming magnetic anomaly that causes Compass Kill, bad routes, false confidence, and dead channels.
Commander Hawk
Principled, enhanced, and cut off from command. His advantage is clarity under pressure.
Principled, enhanced, and cut off from command. His advantage is clarity under pressure.
Known territories
Map of the War World
The public map shows the known world without campaign spoilers: Hawk North, Crow West, trade routes east, and the dangerous South where navigation can betray you.
North
Hawk homeland and the emotional center of Lost Contact.
West
Crow territory, wasteland surface, and undercity power.
East
Flightless nations and trade partners, not automatic allies.
South
Unmapped anomaly zone: The Drift, Compass Kill, and recon uncertainty.
Public Cartography - map detail will expand as lore drops unlock more of the world.
Where code takes flight
About Hawklabs
Hawklabs is building Birds of War as a connected IP universe, starting with focused games and expanding through lore, shorts, media drops, and character-driven worldbuilding.
Games
Lore Drops
Shorts
Worldbuilding
Amber Command
Now
Finish the Lost Contact demo polish pass and strengthen the public home base.
Next
Release stronger lore drops, gameplay clips, and character/world briefs.
Later
Expand Birds of War into connected games, shorts, and franchise-scale media.
Brand Law
Amber belongs to Hawk. Red belongs to danger. Blue belongs to the world.
Amber belongs to Hawk. Red belongs to danger. Blue belongs to the world.
Build drops
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