Hyper Light Drifter
Difficult pixel-art action RPG built around combat and hidden paths
Heart Machine · Released Mar 31, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 19K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 82 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 46
- peak 24h 61
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 3 years ago
- Apr 4, 2023
Metacritic: 84/100 (critic reviews)
What is Hyper Light Drifter?
This 2D action-adventure RPG follows an ill Drifter searching the lands of Buried Time for a way to quiet the disease. You fight enemies, avoid hazards, explore branching paths for secrets, and upgrade weapons, skills, and equipment.
For you if...
- +you enjoy difficult combat and searching branching areas for secrets
- +you prefer stories conveyed through images rather than dialogue
- +you value pixel art, animation, and atmospheric music
Not for you if...
- −you want a relaxed, low-difficulty adventure
- −you prefer straightforward progression with little backtracking
What players say
93% of 19,184 reviews are positive · 90% of 82 in the last 30 days
Players most often praise the pixel art, music, atmosphere, and story told through imagery. Common complaints focus on the hard-to-read map, repeated searches for hidden routes, and finicky aiming and chain-dash controls.
Screenshots and trailer
Hyper Light Drifter system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 and above
- Processor
- 1.2 ghz
- Graphics
- 512 mb video memory
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 23
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese.
Tags
- Pixel Graphics
- Great Soundtrack
- Atmospheric
- Indie
- Adventure
- Difficult
- Action
- Hack and Slash
- Singleplayer
- Exploration
- RPG
- 2D
- Colorful
- Top-Down
- Post-apocalyptic
- Metroidvania
Recent updates
- Apr 4, 2023 · Hotfix for April 4th
- Dec 31, 2022 · Hotfix for December 30th
- Dec 5, 2022 · Hotfix for December 5th
- Nov 17, 2022 · Hotfix for November 17th
- Nov 10, 2022 · Hotfix for November 10th
1 DLC available.
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