Bundle Will Be on Sale for 10% off Until January 21
*Free Steam code of Hyper Light Drifter to be given to those who don’t already own Hyper Light Drifter in their Steam library
Redwood City, CA – January 13, 2025 - Today, Arc Games and Heart Machine are excited to reveal the Early Access launch trailer a day early for the highly-anticipated Hyper Light open world co-op rogue-lite Hyper Light Breaker – entering Steam Early Access tomorrow, January 14. To give those who want the full Hyper Light experience, the Hyper Light Breaker Bundle, which includes Hyper Light Breaker and grants a Steam code for Hyper Light Drifter* will be available starting tomorrow, January 14, until January 28. As a thank you to fans for their patience for the release of this new entry in the Hyper Light franchise, for the first week (January 14 – 21), the bundle will be available for 10% off its retail price of £24.99. *The bundle will give players a free digital Steam copy of Hyper Light Drifter if they don’t already own Hyper Light Drifter via Steam.
Starting tomorrow, players can jump into the beloved Hyper Light universe like never before in this open world rogue-lite as they’ll experience a brand-new realm in the universe, along with the start of a unique adventure fully realized in 3D for the first time. Early Access launch tomorrow will mark just the beginning of Hyper Light Breaker, as players will be able to experience first-hand the rogue-lite's evolution as they share feedback to help shape and evolve the game throughout Early Access. Those who embark on this adventure from the very beginning will be able to choose from three unique Breakers (Lapis, Vermillion and Goro), experience multiple challenging playthroughs solo or with fellow Breakers via online co-op multiplayer, explore the vast, ever-changing worlds within the Overgrowth, and die and retry as they face hordes of deadly enemies, including Assassins, Elites, and Crowns (bosses).
Watch the Hyper Light Breaker Early Access Launch Trailer here: https://youtu.be/Y37eKmU61V8
Press assets can be found here: https://arc-games.app.box.com/v/HLB-EarlyAccessLaunch
Throughout Early Access, new content, including Breakers, Crowns, gear, story content, secrets, and more, along with gameplay improvements, such as new features, will be added via patches and periodic major updates. More content details will be shared in an Early Access content roadmap that will be revealed in the coming weeks which will reveal when the first major content update is expected to drop – along with when the release of a particular Breaker, codenamed “Crow”, who’s a highly-anticipated character amongst the Heart Machine community. The Heart Machine team developed Hyper Light Breaker with Early Access in mind and are excited for Breaker to be their first Early Access title as a studio. With Early Access, they’re setting their sights on taking community feedback to heart to balance the experience and bring Breaker to its full potential before it enters 1.0 launch. Players are encouraged to share their feedback via Heart Machine’s official Discord, as the team will be actively monitoring, collecting and responding to feedback that’s given there – and using the feedback to discover ways to shape Hyper Light Breaker during Early Access.
“The time has come for everyone to play Hyper Light Breaker in Early Access and enter the Overgrowth for the very first time,” said Alx Preston, Heart Machine Founder and Creative Director. “After all the twists and turns of the past couple of years, this is such a major and just incredible moment for all of us at Heart Machine – and we’d like to thank our fantastic community, friends and colleagues for the loving support to get us to this point. But things don’t stop here, we’d love for as many players as possible to jump in the game and share their feedback with us! Player feedback is incredibly important to us, so we’re really looking forward to working with the community to continue to evolve Hyper Light Breaker throughout Early Access to make it the best it can be before we bring it into 1.0.”
ABOUT HYPER LIGHT BREAKER
From Heart Machine, the award-winning team behind critically-acclaimed titles Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash, comes Hyper Light Breaker, a new co-op rogue-lite adventure set in the beloved Hyper Light Drifter universe – available now in Steam Early Access. Hyper Light Breaker is a brand-new entry in the Hyper Light franchise, with a unique story fully realized in 3D for the first time. Set decades prior to Drifter, Hyper Light Breaker has you take on the role of a Breaker, a mercenary tasked with entering the Overgrowth. Using a combination of fast-paced hack-and-slash combat, ranged weaponry and gadgets, players can expect to fight through and explore a wide array of procedurally-generated open worlds. Though you’ll start your journey trying to help the settlement, it’s clear that there’s something sinister in this long-forgotten land. Only through tenacity and rigorous exploration will you uncover the dark truths of the Crowns, The Abyss King and this brutal, eerie new landscape. Players can choose to play alone or with up to two fellow Breakers to explore open worlds, create new builds, rip through hordes and overcome the Crowns and the Abyss King. Purchase the Early Access version of Hyper Light Breaker on Steam today: https://bit.ly/HLBSteam
GAME FEATURES
EVER-CHANGING WORLDS TO EXPLORE
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A world in disarray, with mysteries to solve, vicious enemies to fight, and full 3D environments to explore.
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A vast, ever-changing, procedurally generated world awaits with large scale open biomes and deep labyrinths.
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Worlds are procedurally generated with unique layouts, enemies, loot and rewards leading to multiple playthroughs.
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Traverse landscapes with incredible freedom with a variety of abilities; wall-dashing, hoverboard, glider and more.
JOIN THE BREAKERS
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Battle through the Overgrowth alone or as a team in online co-operative play.
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Face hordes of enemies and brutal bosses in frenetic third-person combat.
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Rise to increasing challenges stacking through every run.
EXPLORE, COLLECT AND DESTROY
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Discover and unlock a wide arsenal of weapons, items and upgrades to create the ideal build for new runs.
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Learn more about the Overgrowth from the fragmented memories of its mysterious defenders, the Crowns.
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Bring back resources to help the settlement flourish over the course of your journey.
ABOUT ARC GAMES
Arc Games is a leading publisher of premium and live service games in North America, Europe and Asia. The company is known for creating and publishing titles based on well-known global entertainment franchises, such as Star Trek and Dungeons & Dragons. Its product portfolio also includes beloved gaming titles: the Remnant series, Hyper Light Breaker, Have a Nice Death, Gigantic: Rampage Edition and the Torchlight series. Originally founded in 2008 as Perfect World Entertainment, the publisher was acquired by Embracer in February 2022 and was later rebranded as Arc Games. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, California, with global offices in Amsterdam and Shanghai. Arc Games is part of the Embracer Group AB, based in Karlstad, Sweden. For more information about Arc Games, please visit: www.arcgames.com.
ABOUT HEART MACHINE
Heart Machine is an award-winning development studio based in Los Angeles with team members from across the globe working on incredible projects. The team focuses on creating games with gameplay that’s engaging, fluid and fun, while also building worlds through vibrant art, great stories and incredible sound design. Heart Machine is immensely excited to be creating things they love every day.
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