Hyper Light Drifter

Hyper Light Drifter

Released: March 31, 2016
Type: Main Game

Platforms:

PlayStation 4 Linux PC (Microsoft Windows) Mac Wii U PlayStation Vita Xbox One

Genres:

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

Game Modes:

Single player Multiplayer Co-operative

Themes:

Action Fantasy Science fiction

Player Perspectives:

Bird view / Isometric

Ratings

User Rating

80.8
Based on 237 ratings

Critics Rating

88.9
Based on 11 ratings

Total Rating

84.9
Based on 248 ratings

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.

Storyline

The player controls the Drifter, a character that has access to technology that has long been forgotten by the inhabitants of the game's world, but is forced to search through the ruins of civilization to find the cure for a mysterious illness.

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Involved Companies

Heart Machine

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Keywords

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