Hyper Light Breaker is Out Now in Early Access

The rogue-like has a "Mixed" rating on Steam, with players complaining about performance, balance, controls, and other issues.

Posted By | On 15th, Jan. 2025

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Heart Machine’s Hyper Light Breaker is finally available for PC via Steam Early Access. As a follow-up to the acclaimed Hyper Light Drifter, it focuses on a group known as the Breakers. Venturing into the constantly changing Overgrowth, the goal is to take down the Crowns and the Abyss King.

Offering open-world and rogue-like elements, the title has received a mixed response on Steam. There are 1,046 user reviews at the time of writing, and only 55 percent are positive, earning it a “Mixed” rating. Complaints range from balance issues and punishing difficulty to optimization issues, clunky movement, and repetitive combat.

Of course, this is only the beginning, with three playable Breakers and two bosses to fight. Heart Machine has committed to more content throughout early access, with a roadmap due in the coming weeks and a date for its first major update. Early access will last about a year, though that may change as it takes on more feedback.


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