Games

Hyper Light Drifter

Heart Machine

2016•Shooter•PEGI 12•About 8 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and fresh: an expansive shooter, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: very fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

85 / 100

269 ratings

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About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

Story

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.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyScience fictionMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming quest

Keywords

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Where to play

Details

Developer: Heart Machine
Publisher: Heart Machine
Released: 31 March 2016
Series: Hyper Light
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Time to beat: 5h rushed, 8h normally, 35h complete
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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