Hyper Light Breaker early access review - extraction roguelike needs more time

<img width="900" height="507" src="https://www.pcgamesn.com/wp-content/sites/pcgamesn/2025/01/hyper-light-breaker-early-access-review-900x506.jpg"/>2016 was an exceptional year for indies. In just a few short months, the world was introduced to instant classics like Stardew Valley, Inside, Cuphead, Darkest Dungeon, and Firewatch, to name but a few. Amid this barrage of critical darlings, Alx Preston's Heart Machine made a strong debut with Hyper Light Drifter. A dark fantasy homage to 16-bit RPGs, Hyper Light Drifter was the definition of a Kickstarter success story, propelled to cult status by tens of thousands of backers. Eight years later, it's clear that Heart Machine is not content to be a one-hit wonder. Thus we come to Hyper Light Breaker, the studio's third title and a very different beast. <a href="https://www.pcgamesn.com/hyper-light-breaker/impressions">Read the rest of the story...</a> RELATED LINKS: <a href="https://www.pcgamesn.com/hyper-light-breaker/gameplay-fixes">Hyper Light Breaker dev promises to fix gameplay and performance issues</a> <a href="https://www.pcgamesn.com/hyper-light-breaker/steam-negative">Hugely anticipated new RPG Hyper Light Breaker is struggling on Steam</a> <a href="https://www.pcgamesn.com/hyper-light-breaker/steam-early-access-launch">Vibrant co-op roguelike Hyper Light Breaker finally hits Steam early access</a>