Hyper Light Breaker

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Three hyper light breaker characters running toward camera viewed from below.
Hyper Light Breaker has great combat, impeccable vibes, and its ambitious randomized open worlds actually work⁠—the real test is if it goes the distance in early access

By Ted Litchfield Published

extraction Hyper Light Breaker makes a great first impression.

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Hyper Light Breaker will cost $30 and for a limited time come with a free copy of Drifter

By Ted Litchfield Published

news A pretty great deal if you missed the 2016 classic.

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Fantasy adventurers face a giant foe in Solasta 2's key art.
6 games that could be bigger hits than you're expecting in 2025

By Tyler Wilde Published

sleeper hits We were hyped for Helldivers 2 before it became a bestseller, now here are our predictions for 2025's sleeper hits.

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After a year of delays, Hyper Light Breaker is finally launching in early access next month

By Ted Litchfield Published

news I've been looking forward to this one.

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Going toe-to-toe with the Exus boss.
Hyper Light Breaker brought back all my memories of Dark Souls' greatest boss, and it instantly became one of my favourite demos at Summer Game Fest

By Joshua Wolens Published

Boss rush Live, die, repeat.

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Hyper Light Breaker dev opens up about the stress of depending on a publisher under the corporate carousel of acquisitions, layoffs and closures: 'I don't know who I'm going to be working with in a few months'

By Rich Stanton Published

news "Sometimes you get caught in that crossfire."

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Hyper Light Drifter's long-awaited sequel feels like the first game got caught in a transporter accident with Risk of Rain⁠ 2—and I can't wait for more

By Ted Litchfield Published

open world Procedural generation's still an open question, but Hyper Light Breaker's combat is already a winner.

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An image of a helmeted warrior from Hyper Light Breaker, stood in a snow-coated forest with a halo of spiked light.
Hyper Light Breaker's world overview trailer looks too pretty to be procedural

By Harvey Randall Published

News So far, the open-world roguelike looks to keep its artstyle ambitions intact

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Hyper Light Breaker creator on reimagining the series as a 3D roguelike: 'I don't think that you could really release Drifter today and get the same sort of success'

By Ted Litchfield Published

Open ended "We have a lot of ambition to keep building up stuff and doing bolder games as we go."

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Wood monster man and company crest pink hill under teal sky in hyper light breaker
Hyper Light Breaker trailer shows off first gameplay in 'infinite open worlds'

By Ted Litchfield Published

news It's a vast departure from the first game, but the worlds on display here are stunning.

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