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Explore shifting 3D worlds as a Breaker, fighting enemies and bosses alone or with friends in a run-based action roguelike.
Released 14 Jan 2025
Explore Shifting Biomes
Fight Crown Bosses
Traverse by Hoverboard
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.
Developed by Heart Machine · Published by Arc Games
You play as a Breaker entering the Overgrowth, a strange world of open biomes and labyrinths. Explore its changing environments, face hostile forces, and uncover fragments of memories from the Crowns, the Overgrowth’s mysterious defenders.
Each run combines exploration with frenetic third-person combat against enemy groups and bosses. Move across the terrain using abilities such as wall-dashing, a hoverboard, and a glider, and take on the Overgrowth alone or in online co-op.
Choose a Breaker and SyCom loadout to shape your build, then find weapons, items, and upgrades and complete quests for further rewards. Death resets the world and the run; resources you bring back to the Settlement can unlock permanent upgrades for later playthroughs.
The supplied reviews are overwhelmingly disappointed by the game’s unfinished state and the reported halt to development, often citing missing content and technical problems. Some players nevertheless enjoyed the combat and run-based loop, and praised the visual style, atmosphere, and soundtrack; a few felt the game showed promise despite its shortcomings.
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.
Enter the Overgrowth alone or with friends to explore open worlds, create new builds, rip through hordes and overcome the Crowns and the Abyss King.
Choose your Breaker and SyCom loadout for distinct builds and playstyles.
Battle through the Overgrowth alone or as a team in online co-operative play.
Face hordes of enemies and brutal bosses in frenetic third-person combat.
Put your Breaker’s skills to the test by increasing the difficulty of the Overgrowth – the greater the challenge, the better the rewards.
A world in disarray, with mysteries to solve, vicious enemies to fight, and fully 3D environments to explore.
A vast, ever-changing world awaits with large scale open biomes and deep labyrinths.
Traverse landscapes with incredible freedom with a variety of abilities; wall-dashing, hoverboard, glider and more.
Experience a unique playthrough in every run, with one life to spare, the Overgrowth and the worlds within reset after death – bringing a new world to explore.
Learn more about the Overgrowth from the fragmented memories of its mysterious defenders, the Crowns.
Discover and unlock a wide arsenal of weapons, items and upgrades – take on quests to unlock even more rewards to evolve your Breaker and the Overgrowth further.
Bring back resources back to the Settlement to unlock permanent upgrades that will persist across your playthroughs.
Get a better understanding of the game mechanics – from the basics to advanced combat techniques – in an in-depth tutorial.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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| Website | Official website |
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