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Hyper Light Drifter

Original title: Hyper Light Drifter - March 31, 2016
Hyper Light Drifter
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Director:Alex Preston
Studio:Heart Machine
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Game Details
DeveloperIGDB
Heart Machine
PublisherIGDB
Heart Machine
Studio
Heart Machine
GenresIGDB
Shooter, Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms
PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Mac, Linux, Wii U, PlayStation Vita
Release DateIGDB
March 31, 2016
Metacritic ScoreMetacritic
84
Game Engine
GameMaker: Studio

Echoes of a dark and violent past resonate throughout a savage land, steeped in treasure and blood. Hyper Light Drifter is an action adventure RPG in the vein of the best 16­-bit classics, with modernized mechanics and designs on a much grander scale.

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Echoes of a dark and violent past resonate throughout a savage land, steeped in treasure and blood. Hyper Light Drifter is an action adventure RPG in the vein of the best 16­bit classics, with modernized mechanics and designs on a much grander scale.

Drifters of this world are the collectors of forgotten knowledge, lost technologies and broken histories. Our Drifter is haunted by an insatiable illness, traveling further into the lands of Buried Time, hoping to discover a way to quiet the vicious disease.

  • From each character to subtle background elements, everything is lovingly hand-animated.
  • Easy to pick up, difficult to master; enemies are vicious and numerous, hazards will easily crush your frail body, and friendly faces remain rare.
  • Upgrade weapons, learn new skills, discover equipment and traverse a dark, detailed world with branching paths and secrets abound.

Source: Steam

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Time to Beat

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Data aggregated from 4 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Steam, Metacritic
Last updated: 27.08.2026
Time to Beat
Main Story5h
Main + Extras8h
Completionist35h

Data from IGDB

Language Support
Language
AudioSubUI
Spanish (Spain)
English
Italian
Japanese
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Russian

Source: IGDB + Steam, store.steampowered.com

Content Rating
Violence
Blood and Gore
ACB M
CLASS_IND 12
PEGI 12
ESRB T
GRAC 12+
ClassInd: 10
ESRB: T
IGRS: 13
USK (DE): 12
Game Features
Single-player
Multi-player
PvP
Shared/Split Screen PvP
Co-op
Shared/Split Screen Co-op
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Tablet
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play Together
Family Sharing
System Requirements
Minimum
OS:Windows 7 and above
CPU:1.2 ghz
RAM:4 GB RAM
GPU:512 mb video memory
Storage:2 GB available space
DirectX:Version 10
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Data aggregated from 4 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Steam, Metacritic
Last updated: 27.08.2026