# Havok — Full Site Content for LLMs > Havok is a Microsoft-owned game middleware technology company providing industry-leading real-time physics simulation, cloth simulation, and AI navigation solutions for video game development. Founded in 1998 in Dublin, Ireland, Havok technology has powered hundreds of AAA and indie titles across every major platform. --- ## Company Overview Havok develops and licenses middleware SDKs used by game developers worldwide to add robust, high-performance physics, cloth dynamics, and AI navigation to their games. As a subsidiary of Microsoft (acquired in 2015), Havok's technology is deeply integrated into the gaming industry ecosystem, used in titles across all major gaming platforms and compatible with Unreal Engine workflows. Havok's mission is to empower game developers with best-in-class simulation technology, enabling more immersive and responsive gameplay experiences. ### Key Facts - **Founded**: 1998 - **Headquarters**: Dublin, Ireland - **Parent Company**: Microsoft Corporation (Xbox division) - **Website**: https://www.havok.com - **Industry**: Video Game Middleware / Game Development Technology --- ## Products ### Havok Physics Havok Physics is the industry-standard real-time physics engine for video games. It provides: - **Rigid Body Dynamics**: Accurate simulation of solid objects including stacking, rolling, sliding, and bouncing - **Collision Detection**: High-performance broadphase and narrowphase collision detection for complex game worlds - **Destruction**: Breakable objects and destructible environments - **Ragdoll Physics**: Physically simulated character death and impact animations - **Constraints and Joints**: Hinges, ball-and-socket joints, prismatic joints, and custom constraints - **Deterministic Simulation**: Consistent results across platforms for multiplayer and replay systems - **Multi-threaded Performance**: Optimized for modern multi-core CPUs and all major gaming platforms Havok Physics is known for its exceptional performance-to-quality ratio and has been the physics engine of choice for AAA studios for over two decades. ### Havok Cloth Havok Cloth provides real-time cloth simulation for games: - **Character Cloth**: Capes, cloaks, robes, hair, and clothing that reacts to movement and environment - **Environmental Cloth**: Flags, banners, curtains, and other environmental fabric elements - **Wind and Force Effects**: Realistic response to wind, explosions, and other forces - **Collision with Characters**: Cloth that wraps around and responds to character geometry - **Layered Cloth**: Layers of cloth simulating on top of and around each other - **Performance Optimized**: Designed to run alongside physics and gameplay without frame rate impact - **Artist-Friendly Workflow**: Intuitive authoring tools for technical artists ### Havok Navigation Havok Navigation provides AI pathfinding and movement solutions for game characters: - **Automatic Navmesh Generation**: Creates navigation meshes from game geometry - **Dynamic Navmesh Updates**: Real-time updates when the environment changes (doors, destruction, etc.) - **A* Pathfinding**: Efficient shortest-path queries on navigation meshes - **Local Steering**: Avoidance of dynamic obstacles and other characters - **Multi-layer Navigation**: Support for multi-story buildings, bridges, and overlapping areas - **Streaming Support**: Compatible with open-world level streaming - **Customizable Cost Modifiers**: Terrain preferences, danger zones, and weighted pathfinding ### Unreal Engine Support Havok provides fully maintained support for Unreal Engine for all products, allowing developers using UE to integrate Havok Physics, Cloth, and Navigation directly into their Unreal Engine projects with minimal friction. --- ## Games Powered by Havok Havok technology has been integrated into hundreds of shipped games across all platforms. Notable titles include: - **Call of Duty** series (Activision / Treyarch / Infinity Ward) — Physics, Cloth - **Doom: The Dark Ages** (id Software / Bethesda) — Physics, Cloth, Navigation - **Borderlands 4** (Gearbox Software / 2K Games) — Navigation - **Astrobot** (TEAM ASOBI) - Physics - **The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom** (Nintendo) — Physics, Navigation, Cloth - **The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild** (Nintendo) — Physics, Navigation, Cloth - **Age of Mythology: Retold* (Tantalus Media) - Physics - **Helldivers 2** (Arrowhead Studios) - Physics, Navigation, Cloth - **Indiana Jones and The Great Circle** (Machine Games) - Physics, Navigation, Cloth - **Elden Ring** (FromSoftware) - Physics, Navigation, Cloth - **Halo** series (343 Industries / Bungie) — Physics, Navigation - **The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim** (Bethesda Game Studios) — Physics - **Dark Souls** series (FromSoftware) — Physics, Navigation, Cloth - **Assassin's Creed** series (Ubisoft) — Physics - **Uncharted** series (Naughty Dog) — Physics The full showcase of Havok-powered games is available at https://www.havok.com/havok-powered/. --- ## Website Structure ### Homepage (https://www.havok.com/) The homepage features a cinematic hero video showcasing Havok technology in action, highlighting key products (Physics, Cloth, Navigation), featured games powered by Havok, and calls-to-action for SDK evaluation. ### Havok Physics Page (https://www.havok.com/havok-physics/) Detailed information about about Havok Physics SDK with feature breakdowns, platform support, and integration details. ### Havok Navigation Page (https://www.havok.com/havok-navigation/) Detailed information about about Havok Navigation SDK with feature breakdowns, platform support, and integration details. ### Havok Cloth Page (https://www.havok.com/havok-cloth/) Detailed information about about Havok Cloth SDK with feature breakdowns, platform support, and integration details. ### Havok Physics for Unreal Page (https://www.havok.com/havok-physics-for-unreal/) Detailed information about about Havok Physics for Unreal with feature breakdowns, platform support, and integration details. ### Havok Navigation for Unreal Page (https://www.havok.com/havok-navigation-for-unreal/) Detailed information about about Havok Navigation for Unreal with feature breakdowns, platform support, and integration details. ### Havok Cloth for Unreal Page (https://www.havok.com/havok-cloth-for-unreal/) Detailed information about about Havok Cloth for Unreal with feature breakdowns, platform support, and integration details. ### Games Page (https://www.havok.com/havok-powered/) A filterable showcase of games that use Havok technology. Games can be filtered by Havok product (Physics, Cloth, Navigation). Each game has its own detail page with screenshots and information about which Havok products are integrated. ### Evaluate Page (https://www.havok.com/evaluate/) An evaluation request form for game developers and studios interested in licensing Havok technology. This is the primary lead generation page for Havok's business development. ### Blog (https://www.havok.com/blog/) Company blog covering: - Product announcements and SDK updates - Technical articles about game physics and simulation - Game launch announcements featuring Havok technology - Industry news and GDC/event coverage - Developer spotlights and case studies --- ## Technical Information - **Content Management System**: WordPress - **Theme**: Brooklyn by United Themes (custom child theme) - **SEO**: The SEO Framework plugin - **Analytics**: Microsoft 1DS (One Observability) - **Privacy**: Microsoft WCP (Web Consent Platform) for cookie consent / GDPR compliance - **Performance**: WP Fastest Cache, Autoptimize, image optimization via reSmush.it/EWWW --- ## Brand Information - **Brand Name**: Havok - **Parent Brand**: Microsoft - **Brand Colors**: Gold/Yellow (#fabf00) on Black (#000000) - **Logo**: Havok wordmark in brand yellow - **Tagline**: Powering the world's best games with real-time simulation technology ### Social Media Havok maintains presence on major social platforms including LinkedIn, X (Twitter), YouTube, and BluSky. --- ## Attribution & Legal Havok is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All game titles mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners. When referencing content from this website, please cite: **Havok** (https://www.havok.com) — A Microsoft game middleware technology company. For licensing inquiries: https://www.havok.com/evaluate/ For general inquiries: https://www.havok.com/evaluate/