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Hyper Light Drifter cover art

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.

2016 · Heart Machine · 0 videos · IGDB 89/100 · Players 85/100

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PS4LinuxPCMacWiiUVitaXONEShooterRole-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventureIndieActionFantasyScience fiction

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How long it takes

Rushing it
5 hours
Normally
8 hours
Completionist
35 hours

Averaged from 4 player submissions.

Platforms and makers

PlayStation 4 logo

PlayStation 4 · gen 8

Linux logo

Linux

PC (Microsoft Windows) logo

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Mac logo

Mac

Wii U logo

Wii U · gen 8

PlayStation Vita logo

PlayStation Vita · gen 8

Xbox One logo

Xbox One · gen 8

GameMaker: Studio logo

GameMaker: Studio

Heart Machine logo

Heart Machine · Developer, Publisher

Engine

GameMaker: Studio

"GameMaker: Studio caters to entry-level novices and seasoned game development professionals equally, allowing them to create cross-platform games in record time and at a fraction of the cost of conventional tools! In addition to making game development 80 percent faster than coding for native languages, developers can create fully functional prototypes in just a few hours, and a full game in just a matter of weeks."

Popularity

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Details

Release date
31 March 2016
Developer
Heart Machine
Engine
GameMaker: Studio
Game modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action, Fantasy, Science fiction
Genres
Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms
PS4, Linux, PC, Mac, WiiU, Vita, XONE
Critic score
89/100 from 11 critics
Player score
85/100 from 265 players
IGDB users
80/100 from 254 users
Series
Hyper Light
Anticipated by
10 people before release
Type
Main Game
Age ratings
CLASS_IND 12, GRAC 12+, ESRB T, PEGI 12, ACB M
Online co-op
No
Campaign co-op
No
LAN co-op
No
Splitscreen
No
Rated for
Violence, Blood and Gore
Companies
Heart Machine (Developer, Publisher)
Also known as
HyperLightDrifter.exe

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.

Trailers

Launch Trailer

Trailer

Gameplay video

Release dates

Linux
Mar 31, 2016
PC
Mar 31, 2016
XONE
Jul 26, 2016
PS4
Jul 26, 2016
WiiU
TBD
Vita
TBD
Mac
Mar 31, 2016

Languages

Interface
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Japanese, Russian
Subtitles
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Japanese

Keywords

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