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About Hyper Light Drifter
Hyper Light Drifter is an action role-playing game developed and published by Heart Machine. The Microsoft Windows, Linux and OS X versions were released in March 2016, and the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions in July 2016. A Special Edition port of the game, featuring additional content, was released by Abylight Studios for the Nintendo Switch in September 2018, for iOS devices in July 2019 and for Android devices in June 2024. The game pays homage to 8-bit and 16-bit games, and is considered by its lead developer Alx Preston as a combination of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Diablo. Preston originally launched Kickstarter funding for the title for approximately US$27,000 to develop the title for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux computers, but ended up with more than US$600,000, allowing him to hire more programmers and artists, and expanding the title for console and portable platforms through stretch goals.
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The Story
Pixel-art action-RPG that grew into a multi-platform hit.
The Pitch on Kickstarter
Hyper Light Drifter appeared on Kickstarter in 2013. Heart Machine pitched the product to the audience. $0.65M raised.
Where they are now: Shipped; critical hit and franchise (Hyper Light Breaker)
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