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Many NPC AI agents navigating around moving obstacles that update the nav mesh

Asynchronous Navigation Processing: Stable AI Pathfinding in Games

AI pathfinding CPU spikes hurt frame pacing in dynamic games. Learn how asynchronous navigation processing stabilizes performance...

Keyart for VOIDEBREAKER game

Delivering a Destruction Spectacle in VOID/BREAKER

When Stubby Games set out to build VOID/BREAKER, they envisioned a truly “chaotic destruction spectacle”, so they turned to...

Havok at GDC 2026

GDC 2026 is right around the corner, and our meeting schedule is already filling up fast. Havok for Unreal delivers drop‑in...

Havok for Unreal: Quarterly Highlights (January 2026, Unreal Engine 5.7)

Including updating to Havok SDK version 2025.2, improved customizability, stability, documentation, and new experimental features.

An asset in the Havok Preview Tool with the cape being effected by the simulation

Introduction to Havok Cloth Preview Tool

Discover how the Havok Cloth Preview Tool can speed up development, allow you to quickly test different cloth setups in real time...

Havok SDK 2025.2 Release Highlights

Including voxelized, proxy-based nav mesh generation, portable Havok Content Tools and support for worlds up to 1000km in size.

Balloon particles colliding with a rigid platform

Havok Physics Particles Technical Overview (Unreal)

Havok Physics Particles in Unreal are lightweight rigid bodies fully integrated into the Niagara system

Havok Physics Particles demo showing a large number of balloons physically simulating

Havok Physics Particles Technical Overview (SDK)

Learn how Havok Physics Particles enable light weight physics simulation on particles for immersive experiences in any engine...

Shows grids representing large world segments loaded on top of the Project Titan map

How Havok Evolved in Unreal 5.5 – A Retrospective

With 13 releases over the Unreal 5.5 life cycle Havok for Unreal has innovated and improved in many ways.