Hyper Light Breaker

Wait52%

Mixed · 4k player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Heart Machine · Action · Jan 14, 2025

Player review score
52%
Mixed
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio0 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Hyper Light Breaker?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 110 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise17% are divided50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
110 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game loop is a lot of fun and makes you want to drop in run and after run.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
86 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat is fluid and responsive and feels punchy landing hits and using special abilities/amps.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
My friend and I eagerly awaited the sequel, especially since this one was coming with co-op.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I would like to start off by saying the game is fantastic and has great visuals.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay110 reviews
Combat86 reviews
Co-op22 reviews
Graphics19 reviews
Divided opinion
Multiplayer
44% still recommend
Characters
29% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
54% still recommend
Performance
24% still recommend
Story
24% still recommend
Optimization
30% still recommend
Bugs
40% still recommend
Interface
43% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$29.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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