About
Hyper Light Drifter is a 2D action-adventure RPG about an ill wanderer seeking a cure in a ruined world of forgotten knowledge and lost technology. Its pixel-art environments and hand-animated characters accompany challenging combat, exploration, and equipment upgrades.
Art style
Hyper Light Drifter (2016, Heart Machine) is a 2D pixel art game played from a three-quarter view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines, flat/unlit shading and bloom. The palette is neon and vibrant. It draws on ligne claire and anime.
Details
- Release
- Original release · Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)
- Developer
- Heart Machine
- Publisher
- Heart Machine, PLAYISM
- Engine
- GameMaker Studio
- Released
- 2016-03-31 Worldwide, Windows
2016-03-31 Worldwide, OS X
2016-03-31 Worldwide, Linux
2016-07-26 North America, PlayStation 4
2016-07-26 Xbox One
2017-05-25 Japan, PlayStation 4 - Platforms
- Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Also known as
- ハイパーライトドリフター (Japan)
- Credits
- Alex Preston Creator + Design + Art
Sean Ward Animation
Cosimo Galluzzi Assistant Art
Paul Veer Additional Animation
Rob Lopatto Additional Art Support
Ian Schlaepfer Additional Art Assets
Jesse Balmer Additional Art Assets
Teddy Dief Design + Code / Narrative Design / Producing - Links
- official · official · wikipedia · steam · playstation · mobygames
Screenshots 3
Versions of Hyper Light Drifter 2
Related
Hyper Light series 2 games
How the Hyper Light art style changed over time →
