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Hyper Light Breaker
A brand-new entry in the Hyper Light franchise, Hyper Light Breaker is an open world rogue-like with a unique world fully realized in 3D for the first time.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Was the game fun, yes. Did it feel finish hell no. But i saw something great here. Today i was about to redownload to check whats new. But to my surprise i saw a note posted "hyper light drifter will no longer see development." Then i felt a pain in my chest. This is the problem…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“To state my view on the current state of this before my statement below: I would say not to buy this game currently unless they began working on it again as it is very barebones and holds nothing to the amazing game drifter is. So I'm not sure who will or won't see this, but…”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played“released in a reasonably shaky EA. then they laid off developers and dropped it. kinda took the money and ran, which is a real bummer for everyone who paid for the game already. whats really wild is that they are still selling the game, with zero intention of finishing it. Would…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPrice tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Development Status Update December 22, 2025
We wanted to share an update with our community. Hyper Light Breaker will not be receiving further development for the time being. We’re incredibly grateful for the passion and support you’ve shown si
September Monthly Update Now Live – Patch Notes v0.7.2.132556
We've just released our September update! As always, we’ll continue to keep you all in the loop of what future updates will be like, but for now, here's our patch notes for today's update. Features an
Hotfix Patch Notes - v0.7.129080
Minor Update Increased Gravenheart’s stamina to two pips by default. Bug Fixes Community Report: Fixed a bug where all map items would become viewable from the menu while in the hub. Fixed issue with
Double Down Update Now Live - Patch Notes
We are excited to announce that our second major update for Hyper Light Breaker, “Double Down”, is now live! Since Hyper Light Breaker launched in Early Access in January of this year, the title has b
July Monthly Update Now Live – Patch Notes v0.6.4.125535
New Gameplay Mechanics Emote System - Part One We’ve added an emote system for quick communication among teammates in multiplayer Players can either: Emote during action Select your desired emote whic
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Action · Adventure · Action-Adventure · RPG · Action RPG · Stylized · Open World · 3D · Third Person · Atmospheric · Post-apocalyptic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.hyperlightbreaker.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Processor: 2+ cores, 2.4Ghz+ Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1050/1650 or AMD RX 560 Additional Notes: Specs are for 30 FPS