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SERIES · ESTABLISHED 2016
Hyper Light
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COVERED BY 91 WRITERS
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Stephen Tailby, Kyle Hilliard, Ted Litchfield and 88 more across 15 outlets
Writers indexed
91
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Articles
102
Reviews
15
Outlets
15
2 ENTRIES
Every game in the series
WRITER INDEX
Covering Hyper Light
Each writer's count reflects their lifetime indexed pieces on any Hyper Light entry.
LATEST COVERAGE
Across the series
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James Archer Rock Paper Shotgun·17 Sept
"Nearly everyone" laid off at Hyper Light Drifter devs Heart Machine after publisher drops unannounced gamenewsComparisononHyper Light
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Charles Harte Game Informer·17 Sept
Hyper Light Drifter Maker Heart Machine Lays Off 'Nearly Everyone'newsonHyper Light Drifter
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Stephen Tailby Push Square·17 Sept
'It's Devastating': Hyper Light Drifter Dev Lays Off Nearly All Staff After Publisher Pulls FundingnewsonHyper Light Drifter
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Jim Norman Nintendo Life·17 Sept
Hyper Light Drifter Studio Forced To Lay Off "Nearly Everyone" As Publishing Deal Falls ThroughnewsonHyper Light Drifter: Special Edition+ 2 more
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Virginia Glaze IGN·16 Sept
Studio Behind Hyper Light Drifter In Peril After Publisher Withdraws Funding for Unannounced ProjectnewsComparisononHyper Light
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Ashley Bardhan GamesRadar+·16 Sept
Hyper Light Drifter dev lays off "nearly everyone at the studio" after publisher backs out of new game: "I'm not sure yet how or if Heart Machine survives"newsonHyper Light Drifter
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Ethan Gach Kotaku·16 Sept
‘Nearly Everyone’ Laid Off As Hyper Light Drifter Studio Risks Closing: ‘I’m Not Sure Yet How Or If Heart Machine Survives’newsComparisononHyper Light
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Alana Hagues Nintendo Life·22 Apr
Hyper Light Drifter Dev's Gorgeous Metroidvania Jumps To Switch 2 Next WeeknewsonHyper Light Drifter
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Wesley Leblanc Game Informer·30 Oct 2025
Report: Heart Machine Is Laying Off Employees A Second Time This Month, Weeks Before Its Next GamenewsonPossessor(s)+ 1 more
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Marcus Stewart Game Informer·10 Oct 2025
Heart Machine Is Ending Development Of Hyper Light Breaker Amid LayoffsnewsonHyper Light Breaker
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Mark Warren Rock Paper Shotgun·9 Oct 2025
Hyper Light Breaker's development is ending, and devs Heart Machine are laying off staffnewsonHyper Light Breaker
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Robert Ramsey Push Square·9 Oct 2025
Troubled Hyper Light Drifter Dev Cuts Losses with New Game, Confirms LayoffsnewsComparisononHyper Light
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Joshua Wolens PC Gamer·9 Oct 2025
Still in early access, Hyper Light Breaker's ending development and laying off staff: 'This was not our ideal path, but rather the only one available given the circumstances'newsonHyper Light Breaker
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Kaan Serin GamesRadar+·9 Oct 2025
Hyper Light Drifter dev is ending development on its open-world roguelike sequel and going through layoffs: "This was not our ideal path, but rather the only one available"newsonHyper Light Breaker
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Blair Marnell GameSpot·9 Oct 2025
Hyper Light Breaker Winding Down Development Amid Studio LayoffsnewsonHyper Light Breaker
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Ed Nightingale Eurogamer·9 Oct 2025
Heart Machine ends development on Hyper Light Breaker mere months after it entered early accessnewsonHyper Light Breaker
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Ed Nightingale Eurogamer·29 Sept 2025
Hyper Light Drifter studio's next game is a cyberpunk metroidvania with Smash Bros-inspired combat, out next monthnewsonHyper Light Drifter
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Oisin Kuhnke Rock Paper Shotgun·27 Sept 2025
Possessor(s), the sort of Metroidvania from the devs behind Hyper Light Drifter, gets a November release datenewsComparisononPossessor(s)
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Stephen Tailby Push Square·26 Sept 2025
Hyper Light Drifter Dev Confirms PS5 Release Date for Stylish Action Game Possessor(s)newsonHyper Light Drifter & Possessor(s)