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Hyper Light Drifter Maker Heart Machine Lays Off 'Nearly Everyone'

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Hyper Light Drifter
Genres · fps
Release · Mar 31, 2016
Developer · Heart Machine
PCPS4Xbox One
47 articles 48 writers 11 reviews
Heart Machine
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Heart Machine
Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 2016–2025
Latest · Possessor(s)
Top genres · platformer, fps, rpg
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