Hyper Light Breaker is an upcoming roguelike video game developed by Heart Machine and published by Arc Games. It is the successor to Hyper Light Drifter (2016). The player controls a "Breaker" who ventures into the Overgrowth to defeat the Abyss King. The game is expected to be released for early access in early 2025.[4]
| Hyper Light Breaker | |
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| Developer(s) | Heart Machine |
| Publisher(s) | Arc Games |
| Director(s) | Alx Preston |
| Composer(s) | Troupe Gammage Sky Lu Joel Corelitz[1] |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4[2][3] |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | Q1 2025 (early access) |
| Genre(s) | Roguelike |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
editBreaker takes place from a third-person perspective, and the player can mix melee and ranged weapons together. Each "Breaker" can choose a class and abilities that affect gameplay. To traverse the world, Breakers can use hoverboards, gliders and climb walls. Like in other roguelikes, when the player dies, a new world is randomly generated. The game will include multiplayer, with up to three players able to join a world together. To win, the player needs to take down a series of regional bosses in order to fight the Abyss King. Between runs, the player can explore a hub city.[5]
Non-playable characters can be found throughout the world, and the player can converse with them. Like in Hyper Light Drifter, there is no spoken dialogue in the game, instead characters communicate information to the player through comic book panels.[6]
Development
editOriginally each biome was intended to be a separate level, but due to the amount of work required to expand each, all were consolidated into a single world.[7] Many of the game's systems are built upon those created for the studio's previous title Solar Ash.[8] Initially intended to be released in early access in late 2023, it was delayed to 2024.[9] The game was going to be published by Gearbox Publishing San Francisco, which will be rebranded as Arc Games following Gearbox Software's sale to Take-Two Interactive.[10] On March 29, it was once again announced to have been delayed, with a new release window of mid 2024.[11] In August 2024, the early access release window was delayed to early 2025.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Hyper Light Breaker Knowledge Base". Heart Machine.
- ^ Del Rio, Omar (17 March 2023). "First Look At Hyper Light Breaker Gameplay Revealed In New Trailer -". mxdwn Games.
- ^ Ubachs, Jurian (18 June 2024). "Hyper Light Breaker - Roguelike met originele look" [Hyper Light Breaker - Roguelike with original look]. Tweakers (in Dutch).
- ^ a b Preston, Alx (20 August 2024). "Early Access Coming Early 2025". Steam. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Valentine, Rebekah (31 March 2023). "Hyper Light Breaker Exclusive First Gameplay Preview: Familiar Colors, New Light". IGN. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Schilling, Chris (June 2023). "Built Different". Edge Magazine. No. 384. pp. 54–67.
- ^ The Inside Story of how Hyper Light Breaker Became an Open World Roguelike. YouTube. Noclip. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Inside the Studio Designing Hyper Light Breaker - Hyper Light Development 01. YouTube. Noclip. August 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Stewart, Marcus (22 August 2023). "Hyper Light Breaker Early Access Launch Delayed To 2024". Game Informer. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Rousseau, Jeffrey (9 April 2024). "Gearbox Publishing San Francisco is now Arc Games". Games Industry.biz. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Valentine, Rebekah (21 March 2024). "Hyper Light Breaker Launches in Early Access This Summer". IGN. Retrieved 31 March 2024.