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Hyper Light Drifter

31 March 20168.1/ 10 · 21 votesT22

How long to beat

from 4 players

5h

Rushed

main story only

8h

Normally

story and some extras

35h

Completionist

everything in it

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Screenshots (5)

Artwork (2)

About

Hyper Light Drifter is a top-down action RPG.

Players take control of the Drifter, a mysterious character who is dying of a strange disease. He wanders through a post-apocalyptic world searching for the cause, and potentially the cure, of his illness.

In combat, the Drifter can use his sword and several different types of guns. Guns are refilled by slashing objects and enemies with the sword, forcing the player to find a balance between melee and ranged attacks. The Drifter can also dash to avoid enemies and jump across gaps.

As the player explores the world, they will find many secret areas and items. These include keys and diamonds that open up doors in the world, as well as medkits which heal the Drifter. The player will also find coins, which they can use to upgrade the Drifter. The player can buy additional sword attacks, grenades, dash moves, and more upgrades which greatly enhance the Drifter's effectiveness in combat.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operative

Together

Local co-opCo-op campaignDrop-in / drop-out

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Players

2 offline

Languages (7)

Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Russian
Spanish (Spain)

Also known as

HyperLightDrifter.exeWindows Executable

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Facts

Developer

Heart Machine

Publisher

Heart Machine

Released

31 March 2016

Series

Hyper Light

Platforms

PCLinuxWindowsMacPlayStationPS4XboxXbox One

Age ratings

CLASS_IND12GRAC12+ESRBTPEGI12ACBM

Standing

Top 4% by 24hr peak players

Official website

Tags

Diagonal-down2D scrollingAction RPGFantasyPost-apocalypticSci-fi / futuristic