H.A.W.X. is a flight simulator game which includes many features. The HUD has many elements, like the weapons' number, the plane's damage, voice command, and so on. The player can make use of the ERS to simulate a flight path to intercept an enemy aircraft or to evade missiles. Missiles can also be evaded by switching to a mode named Assistance Off mode and drift sideways to break the missile's lock and send it in another direction. Furthermore, the game included a voice command function and commanding wingmen of the H.A.W.X. squadron, the commands were 'Attack' and 'Defend'.