Heart Machine

Hyper Light Drifter

Echoes of a dark and violent past resonate throughout a savage land, steeped in treasure and blood. Hyper Light Drifter is an action adventure RPG in the vein of the best 16-bit classics, with modernized mechanics and designs on a much grander scale.

Released: 31 March 2016
Developer: Heart Machine
Publisher: Heart Machine
Engine: GameMaker: Studio
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Age rating: PEGI 12 · ESRB T
Controller: Full controller support
Metacritic: 84/100
Steam recommendations: 15,428
Platforms: PlayStation 4 · Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Mac · Wii U · PlayStation Vita · Xbox One
Genres: Shooter · Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure · Indie
Estimated owners: 1,000,000–2,000,000 (est.)

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Player rating: 89
Critic rating: 265
Ratings counted: 93%
Steam reviews: 23
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Hyper Light Drifter

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System requirements 4 GB RAM Download size 2.0 GB Steam Deck Verified Player counts 138

Hyper Light Drifter

The story

The player controls the Drifter, a character that has access to technology that has long been forgotten by the inhabitants of the game's world, but is forced to search through the ruins of civilization to find the cure for a mysterious illness.

Hyper Light Drifter