Hyper Light Breaker Studio Will End The Game's Development And Lay Off Staff

Heart Machine will upwind down improvement connected nan third-person roguelike Hyper Light Breaker, seemingly confirming that it will ne'er make it retired of early access. The follow-up to indie darling Hyper Light Drifter was first announced successful 2022 and aft respective delays yet entered early entree astatine nan beginning of 2025.

But it looks for illustration a 1.0 merchandise won’t beryllium arriving, pinch nan workplace confirming that it is ending improvement connected nan crippled and has had to laic disconnected an unspecified number of its unit arsenic a result. In a statement, Heart Machine said: "As we wrap up our activity connected Hyper Light Breaker, we’ve had to make nan difficult determination to portion pinch a number of talented squad members. This was not our perfect path, but alternatively nan only 1 disposable fixed nan circumstances. While this way will see a conclusion connected nan project, it reflects broader forces beyond our control, including shifts successful funding, firm consolidation and nan uncertain situation galore mini studios for illustration america are navigating today."

The workplace said it plans to proceed making games pinch its consolidated workforce — nan Devolver-published sci-fi side-scrolling action crippled Possessor(s) is still owed to motorboat adjacent period — and indicated that Hyper Light Breaker won’t meet an wholly abrupt end. The workplace said it plans to "deliver thing meaningful and arsenic polished and complete arsenic we tin fixed our existent circumstances" successful January, but added that nary further updates are planned for nan remainder of 2025.

Engadget’s Jessica Conditt tried retired a build of Hyper Light Breaker in March of past year, and called it nan "perfect amalgamation of Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash" (the studio’s different game), while praising its hoverboarding gameplay.