Hyper Light Drifter

Hyper Light Drifter

Available on:

Linux
PC
Mac
WiiU
Vita
PS4
XONE

Genres

Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie

Developer

Heart Machine

Release Date

March 30, 2016 (10 years ago)

Publisher

Heart Machine

Content Rating

T

Hyper Light Drifter

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Summary

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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