Hyper Light Breaker – a sequel to 2016’s Hyper Light Drifter – has been announced by Gearbox Publishing and developer, Heart Machine.
With a confirmed release window of Spring 2023, the stylish action game will be making its debut on PC via Steam early access. This reveal trailer above gives us a good look at how Hyper Light Breaker has evolved from its 2D roots, with large levels to explore using a range of movement abilities.
Widely considered one of the best breakout indie games, Hyper Light Drifter scored a mighty 9/10 in our review, in which Miguel claims it’s “a jaw-dropping experience no matter the platform you play it on”.
About Hyper Light Break
Enter the Overgrowth, a new land in the world of Hyper Light. Play alone or with friends to explore massive biomes, defeat brutal monsters, create new builds, survive the mysterious Crowns and overthrow the almighty Abyss King in this action roguelite adventure from the creators of Hyper Light Drifter.
Key Features
- A Brand-New 3D World to Explore
- A world in disarray, with mysteries to solve, vicious enemies to fight, and fully 3D environments to explore.
- A vast, ever-changing world awaits with massive, open biomes and deep labyrinths.
- Use your wall-dashing, hoverboard, glider and more for incredible freedom across landscapes.
- Lead the Breakers
- Play single player or lead your team of Breakers through the Overgrowth in online cooperative play.
- Face hordes of enemies and gigantic bosses in frenetic third-person combat.
- Explore, Collect, and Destroy
- Discover and unlock a wide arsenal of weapons and items to create the perfect build for every run.
- Learn more about the Overgrowth and the deep storylines hidden within with each death and subsequent attempt.
- Help the Settlement
- Help a settlement flourish, bringing with it colorful characters and permanent upgrades.
- Visit the settlers between each run and discover their stories.
Hopefully, Hyper Light Breaker will help Heart Machine score a hattrick, making for three back-to-back bangers. Having launched in later 2021, Solar Ash was widely overlooked, though we fell in love with its effortless style and fluid, fast-paced gameplay.
Source: Press Release
