
Release
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Critic score
89/100
Platform families
6
Editorial overview
What it is
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.
The premise
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.
Play styles
Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative
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Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action · Fantasy · Science fiction
Languages
7 supported
Cinematic archive
Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.
Launch Trailer
Trailer
Gameplay video
Beyond this game
One complete franchise view connects the main releases, spin-offs, settings, and related game families.
Production dossier
Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

PlayStation 4
Gen 8

Linux

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Mac

Wii U
Gen 8

PlayStation Vita
Gen 8

Xbox One
Gen 8
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