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Hyper Light Breaker

Third-person action roguelike with shifting worlds and lasting upgrades

Heart Machine · Published by Arc Games · Released Jan 14, 2025 · Early Access

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Reviews
Mixed
53% of 3,983
Recent reviews
Very Negative
0% of 11 in 30 days
Players
0
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
10 months ago
Dec 22, 2025
Minimum PC
GTX 1050
16 GB RAM
Full requirements

What is Hyper Light Breaker?

This third-person, open-world action roguelike takes place in the Overgrowth, where you seek to defeat the Crowns and the Abyss King. You explore changing areas, fight enemies and bosses alone or in online co-op, and collect gear. Death resets the world, but resources returned to the Settlement unlock permanent upgrades.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy fast combat built around dodging and parrying
  • +you want to tackle bosses with friends online

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike having the world reset when you die
  • −you prefer linear levels over open-ended exploration

What players say

53% of 3,983 reviews are positive · 0% of 11 in the last 30 days

Players praise the combat, visual design, and atmosphere. Their main complaint is that development has stopped while the game remains unfinished in Early Access; some also mention limited content and performance problems.

Screenshots and trailer

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Hyper Light Breaker system requirements

Minimum: GTX 1050, 16 GB RAM.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

Processor
2+ cores, 2.4Ghz+
Graphics
Nvidia GTX 1050/1650 or AMD RX 560
Memory
16 GB RAM
Notes
Specs are for 30 FPS

Recommended

Processor
4+ cores, 3.6Ghz+
Graphics
Nvidia GTX 2080ti, GTX 3060ti, AMD RX 6700 XT
Memory
16 GB RAM
Notes
Specs are for 60 FPS

Does Hyper Light Breaker have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Hyper Light Breaker run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese.

Does Hyper Light Breaker use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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