A downloadable game for Windows



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Miss the excitement of the arcade? Thunderhawk: Danger Close will take you back!


Inspired by classic cabinets like Time Crisis and Gunblade NY, Thunderhawk: Danger Close is an explosive on-rails shooter that delivers quick-hit excitement, over-the-top violence, and nostalgic fun. 


Wield the fearsome weapons of an AC-130, callsign THUNDERHAWK. Clear the way for the Thunderhawk Infiltration Unit by tearing through waves of enemy soldiers and vehicles.


Jump in and start having fun immediately! Simple controls, instant action, and hilariously tumultuous gameplay keep you sweating AND smiling the whole time.


Lose your team OR get shot out of the sky and it's Game Over! Careful timing of precise gunfire and flare volleys are required to protect your team and your aircraft from impending injury. 


PLUS these awesome features!

🌎CAMPY 90s ACTION STORY — Fight an evil enemy organization developing a fearsome new weapon and save the world. A corny story and endearingly awkward dialog will hit you right in the nostalgia bone.

🎁HILARIOUS UNLOCKS — Unlockable weapons, sound effects, dialog, character skins, and alternate missions reward skillful play and keep you coming back after finishing the campaign.

💰BELOW YOUR PAY GRADE — Get graded at the end of each mission for your total sortie cost, including ammo, repairs, and fuel. Consider the taxpayer and play skillfully or say screw 'em and rain indiscriminate hellfire.

A NOTE ABOUT AI GENERATED ASSET USAGE: Currently the game uses a minimal amount of AI generated assets. Most of these are placeholders and are planned to be replaced with human-authored assets before final release. Current AI generated assets include:

  • Less than 5 textures
  • 2 music tracks
  • Most dialog audio (writing is not AI)

👇Download the beta of the demo! Official demo will be released on Steam soon.

Download

Download
ThunderhawkDC-Demo[BETA] 359 MB

Install instructions

Unzip and open the folder, then double click on exe to play the game. 

Development log

Comments

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Did the download link disappear? I don't see it...

It did. I'm preparing to release the final 1.0 demo on Steam.

Fantastic stuff! Enjoying the visuals, the audio, the gameplay, the whole nine yards. One bug I've noticed is that enemy footmobiles seem to die if they run into the UGV. Excited for full release!!

Thank you! Very glad you enjoyed it. That's actually not a bug, it's intended behavior lol. I figured it would be funny if the UGV indiscriminately ran over its friendlies if they were in the way 😆

Please, add support for joystick!!!! It would be awesome to use sticks like the real AC-130. Awesome project, congratulations!!!!

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Thank you very much! And yes, joystick support is 100% in the plans. My dream would actually be to build a custom arcade cabinet for this game, which would use a force feedback joystick.

Very happy to hear that!! Already wishlisted!!!

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Thank you so much! I appreciate the support.

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Awesome game with lots of polish and charm! My team died twice and I cost my country $769,000.

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🫡That's actually not a bad run! Glad you enjoyed the demo, and I appreciate the compliments. I worked hard on making it feel really good to play!

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is beautiful 

i'm looking forward for the full version

Thank you! My plan is to have the full version finished before the end of Q1 this year.