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Tuesday7th Mar 2023
News Switch Rating For Hyper Light Drifter Devs' Stunning 'Solar Ash' Appears Online
Update: ESRB has also rated the game
Update [Wed 8th Mar, 2023 11:25 GMT]: A rating has now also appeared on the ESRB for the game's unconfirmed Switch port. Obviously, the game didn't realise yesterday like we were suspecting, but perhaps we'll hear more soon? Original article [Tue 7th Mar, 2023 15:00 GMT]: A brand new rating for a Switch version...
Monday13th Jun 2022
News Kick Back And Catch Frogs With The Animal Crossing Inspired 'Paradise Marsh'
Featuring music by 'Disasterpiece'
If you enjoy relaxing games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons and A Short Hike, then Paradise Marsh may well be up your street. Developed by Etienne Trudeau, the game has been confirmed for Switch alongside Steam and Xbox, and features stylised first-person visuals in which you catch a variety of frogs and bugs in...
Thursday31st Mar 2022
News Heart Machine Reveals Open-World Hyper Light Drifter Successor, 'Hyper Light Breaker'
It's a roguelite!
Heart Machine, the original makers of indie darling action-adventure RPG Hyper Light Drifter, announced today that they've already begun work on a successor — just three months after the release of their last game, Solar Ash. It's called Hyper Light Breaker, and it takes the gorgeous 2D pixel-art look of the original game and...
Tuesday8th Dec 2020
News Hyper Light Drifter Gets A Fancy Collector's Edition On Switch, Pre-Orders Now Open
With poster, CD, manual and more
A special physical release of Hyper Light Drifter is now available to pre-order on Nintendo Switch. Called 'Hyper Light Drifter – Special Edition Collector’s Set', this lovely physical bundle includes everything listed below. Pre-orders are open right now in Europe, with the first 5,000 orders set to be shipped...
Thursday9th Apr 2020
Reminder Abylight's Switch And 3DS Sale Ends Today, Up To 50% Off Select Games (North America)
Including Hyper Light Drifter
Update (Thu 9th Apr, 2020 16:00 BST): Abylight's Switch and 3DS sale ends today. If you're thinking of grabbing any of these games at their discounted prices, this is your last chance! Original Article (Mon 30th Mar, 2020 17:00 BST): Publisher Abylight has kickstarted a brand new sale across Nintendo Switch and 3DS,...
Friday29th Mar 2019
News Hyper Light Drifter Is Getting Its Own TV Show From The Producer Of Netflix's Castlevania
"We’re going to make it cool.”
Hyper Light Drifter is one of the Switch eShop's truly brilliant experiences, with its gorgeous visuals and challenging combat making it a great addition to anyone's library of games. Now, the game's universe is set to expand with a brand new TV series. Speaking to Polygon, the game's cre
Friday15th Mar 2019
News Looks Like Hyper Light Drifter Might Get A Physical Release On Switch
"Working on it"
If you're a fan of the rather excellent Hyper Light Drifter, and just so happen to like collecting physical games on Switch, then this is absolutely the article for you. The game's publisher, Abylight Studios, has revealed that a physical edition of the game may well be on the way. The news comes from an exchange on Twitter, where...
Wednesday13th Mar 2019
News Hyper Light Drifter Dev Reveals Its Next Project, Solar Ash Kingdom
Watch the first trailer
Hyper Light Drifter developer Heart Machine has revealed its next game, Solar Ash Kingdom, and you can get a first look at it in the trailer above. Details are extremely slim at the moment, but we do know it'll be published by Annapurna Interactive. At present, the game has only been confirmed for release through the Epic...
Thursday6th Sep 2018
Nintendo Download 6th September (Europe)
NBA 2K19, Yo-Kai Watch, and lots more!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and a comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: GOD WARS The Complete...
Nintendo Download 6th September (North America)
Hyper Light Drifter, SNK Heroines and lots more!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and a comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Nintendo Switch retail: SNK Heroines: Tag Team...
Wednesday30th May 2018
News Hyper Light Drifter Will Feature Exclusive Content On Switch With 1080p Docked Resolution
Exclusive new area, new weapon, 60fps
It has been confirmed that Hyper Light Drifter, the Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past and Diablo-inspired action RPG, will feature some exclusive goodies when it arrives on Switch this summer. We've known that the title is coming to Switch for a couple of months now - after the
Wednesday18th Apr 2018
News Abylight Shows Hyper Light Drifter Running On Nintendo Switch
"Hyper Light Drifter looks perfect on handheld!"
Hyper Light Drifter was originally supposed to come out on the Wii U, but in 2016 it was officially confirmed that it wouldn't be happening. The arrival of the Switch has thankfully fixed this issue, as publisher Abylight has followed up conf
