It’s a roguelite!
Heart Machine, the original makers of indie darling action-adventure RPG Hyper Light Drifter, announced today that they’ve already begun work on a sequel — just three months after the release of their last game, Solar Ash. It’s called Hyper Light Breaker, and it takes the gorgeous 2D pixel-art look of the original game and replaces it with a stylish 3D aesthetic, with massive open biomes to explore.
According to the Steam page, Hyper Light Breaker is set in the Overgrowth, a new land in the world of Hyper Light, and will allow you to play solo or co-op with friends to explore the world and defeat monsters. It’s described as an “action rogue-lite adventure”, which already sets it apart from Hyper Light Drifter, but the snappy movement of the original looks like it will be maintained — you’ll be using a wall-dash, hoverboard, and glider to traverse the land.
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