

Its pixel art is brilliant, conveying detail through subtle touches like a blast of air causing. Heart Machine and Nintendo announced Hyper Light Drifter for Nintendo Switch at PAX West 2018 shortly before its release in the fall. Hyper Light Drifter ’s somewhat non-linear approach to its four zones and the main character’s limited skillset too closely approximates the game’s title, creating a sense that the player is just drifting along. From ign.com: Heart Machine has revealed Hyper Light Breaker, a 3D, co-op focused game set in the same world as the cult classic Hyper Light Drifter, coming to Steam Early Access in Spring 2023. In its first impression, it radiates light and warmth and tone through incandescent rays of kaleidoscopic neon graphics, staticy sounds, and upbeat digital tunes that set the stage for a colorful sci-fi world. It’s a return to simpler control schemes, building on sound mechanical fundamentals rather than trying to wow with new ways of interaction within each and every checkpoint." Hyper Light Drifter originally released in 2016, and in IGN's original Hyper Light Drifter review, we called it "is a gorgeous, trendy hunk of stylish old-school sensibilities mated with the iconic hues of pixelated indie charm. "It’s been difficult to hold our tongues on such an exciting creation after this long, but it’s been worth it to make sure we put out our best for our audience to see just how far we’ve come from our days of pixel art." Thanks for bearing with us and our relative silence we’re so excited to start opening up about the game and the process behind it on our devlog and beyond," Alx Preston said to IGN in a statement. "We strive to tell a beautiful story through our world, the atmosphere, our characters and even our gameplay - each aspect of our games are painstakingly considered - which requires a large investment of time.

Heart Machine's Alx Preston said the studio is aiming to set Solar Ash Kingdom apart from its predecessor thanks to "a whole new set of incredible tech and key innovations."Īnd while Heart Machine has been silent on this follow-up until now, the studio does not intend to stay that way.

Few other details of Solar Ash Kingdom have been announced, but, as the end of the trailer suggests, the Hyper Light Drifter follow-up will be coming to the Epic Games Store on PC.
