Movement & Aim

• W A S D — Move your character
• Mouse — Aim your hook direction

Abilities ⚙ Customize

• Q — Hook — Fire a hook that grabs and pulls enemies into your death zone. 10s cooldown.
• E — Dash — Lunge in your aim direction. 12s cooldown.
• R — Block — Briefly shield yourself from hooks. 20s cooldown, lasts 1.5s.

Social

• T — Open chat
• 1–5 — Send a taunt emoji (🤡 🤔 🙈 💪 ☠)

Objective

Hook enemies across the center line and drag them into the death zone on your side of the map. Each kill scores a point for your team.

Hook Wars is a browser-based multiplayer action game inspired by the beloved classic Warcraft III / Dota custom map Pudge Wars — one of the most-played custom games in Southeast Asian internet cafés, especially in the Philippines during the 2000s and early 2010s.

The original map pitted two teams of hook-wielding heroes against each other in a tiny arena, seeing who could drag more enemies into the river. Simple, brutal, endlessly fun.

This version brings that same chaotic energy to the browser — no installs, no accounts, just share a code and fight. Built with Node.js, Socket.IO, and a hand-crafted HTML5 canvas renderer.

Challenge your friends — share the game on your favourite platform!

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