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Hyper Light Drifter

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4.3/5

( 111 Reviews )

4.3

111 Reviews

English & 6 more
19.9919.99
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Hyper Light Drifter
Description
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies. 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 16­bit classics, with modernized mechanics...
Genre:
Action - Role-playing - Fantasy
Tags:
Action, Indie, Fantasy, Role-playing, Atmospheric, show 11 more... 2D, Exploration, Science, Great Soundtrack, Pixel Graphics, Difficult, Top-Down, Hack and Slash, Post-apocalyptic, Metroidvania, Souls-like
Critics reviews
85 %
Recommend
PC Gamer
78/100
Polygon
8.5/10
GameSpot
9/10
User reviews

4.3/5

( 111 Reviews )

4.3

111 Reviews

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Product details
2016, Heart Machine, ...
System requirements
Windows 7 / 8 / 10, Intel Core i5 equivalent, 4GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 10...
Time to beat
7.5 hMain
11.5 h Main + Sides
27 h Completionist
10 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies. 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 16­bit classics, with modernized mechanics and designs on a much grander scale.

Drifters of this world are the collectors of forgotten knowledge, lost technologies and broken histories. Our Drifter is haunted by an insatiable illness, traveling further into the lands of Buried Time, hoping to discover a way to quiet the vicious disease.
  • From each character to subtle background elements, everything is lovingly hand-animated.
  • Easy to pick up, difficult to master; enemies are vicious and numerous, hazards will easily crush your frail body, and friendly faces remain rare.
  • Upgrade weapons, learn new skills, discover equipment and traverse a dark, detailed world with branching paths and secrets abound.
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:

Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.

Recommended system requirements:

Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
7.5 hMain
11.5 h Main + Sides
27 h Completionist
10 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Action - Role-playing - Fantasy
Tags:
Action, Indie, Fantasy, Role-playing, Atmospheric, show 11 more... 2D, Exploration, Science, Great Soundtrack, Pixel Graphics, Difficult, Top-Down, Hack and Slash, Post-apocalyptic, Metroidvania, Souls-like
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04)
Release date:
{{'2016-03-31T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
Heart Machine / Heart Machine
Size:
885 MB
Links:
Forum discussion
Game features
Controller support
Co-op
Overlay
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
Deutsch
audio
text
español
audio
text
français
audio
text
italiano
audio
text
русский
audio
text
日本語
audio
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Critics reviews
84
Top Critic Average
85 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
PC Gamerby Andy Kelly
78/100
Stylish, beautiful, and uncompromising, Hyper Light Drifter is as rewarding as it is frustrating.
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Polygonby Griffin McElroy
8.5/10
Hyper Light Drifter deftly mixes contemplative moments with breakneck action
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GameSpotby Kevin VanOrd
9/10
The stunning Hyper Light Drifter is a masterful mix of exploration and combat.
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User reviews

Posted on: March 31, 2016

Benbass

Verified owner

Games: 55 Reviews: 1

Locked 30FPS

Game is fast paced with a hard to read pixel art, the lock at 30fps is not pleasing for the eye. The game itself is interesting but careful with the hype.

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Posted on: April 2, 2016

Kamamura

Games: 1470 Reviews: 54

30 FPS lock, guys

Just to warn you. Terrible for any action game.

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Posted on: May 21, 2021

brissyguy2988

Verified owner

Games: 195 Reviews: 21

BORING as hell

this game has great music and art but it is just fundamentally mind-numbingly boring, i dont know, it's just like it lacks any heart and soul. save yourself some money and get something similar but MUCH BETTER, like 'crossing souls'

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Posted on: April 2, 2016

Saladien

Games: 345 Reviews: 2

beware 30 fps

This game runs at 30fps, if your playing games at 60+ and then play this game it may feel laggy. Please keep that in mind.

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Posted on: October 12, 2019

mariuszenc

Verified owner

Games: 132 Reviews: 7

32bit only

Doesn't work on macOS Catalina

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