Hyper Light Breaker

Item: Hyper Light Breaker
Rating: 69
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-08-24

Summary

Engaging core gameplay, high potential
Stunning art and sound design
Unique open-world roguelike blend
High difficulty, poor onboarding
Unfinished, unpolished game state
Clunky combat and movement

Emotions

Frustration20%Satisfaction20%Disappointment12%Enjoyment10%Hope10%

Snapshot History

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1,804

70%

30%

1,665

69%

31%

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 83%
Unhelpful reviews: 15%
Protest reviews: 2%

69%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
31%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 5607
Negative points: 7897
Gameplay points: 4374
Perf. points: 625
Rec. points: 1642
Misc points: 2172

Point	Description	Importance
Engaging & Fluid Core Gameplay Description Players consistently praise the game's core gameplay loop, finding it fun, engaging, and addictive. The combat system, a blend of melee and ranged attacks, is frequently highlighted for its fluidity, responsiveness, and satisfying feel, especially once mastered. The movement mechanics, including dashing, gliding, and hoverboarding, also contribute significantly to the enjoyable and dynamic gameplay experience. Importance 88%	Players consistently praise the game's core gameplay loop, finding it fun, engaging, and addictive. The combat system, a blend of melee and ranged attacks, is frequently highlighted for its fluidity, responsiveness, and satisfying feel, especially once mastered. The movement mechanics, including dashing, gliding, and hoverboarding, also contribute significantly to the enjoyable and dynamic gameplay experience.	88%
High Potential & Active Development Description The game, despite being in Early Access, is seen as highly promising with significant potential for future growth. Players appreciate the developers' active engagement, consistent updates, and responsiveness to community feedback, which has already led to substantial improvements and a more polished experience. Importance 45%	The game, despite being in Early Access, is seen as highly promising with significant potential for future growth. Players appreciate the developers' active engagement, consistent updates, and responsiveness to community feedback, which has already led to substantial improvements and a more polished experience.	45%
Stunning Art & Sound Design Description The game's visual and audio design receives widespread acclaim. Players love the unique, vibrant, and stylish art direction, which successfully translates the Hyper Light Drifter aesthetic into 3D. The immersive atmosphere, top-notch soundtrack, and detailed character/world designs are frequently mentioned as major strengths. Importance 34%	The game's visual and audio design receives widespread acclaim. Players love the unique, vibrant, and stylish art direction, which successfully translates the Hyper Light Drifter aesthetic into 3D. The immersive atmosphere, top-notch soundtrack, and detailed character/world designs are frequently mentioned as major strengths.	34%
Unique Open-World Roguelike Blend Description The game's unique blend of open-world exploration with roguelike/roguelite elements is a standout feature. Players appreciate this fresh take on the genre, noting the procedural generation, replayability, and the shift from an extraction-based model to a more traditional roguelike structure as positive changes. Importance 17%	The game's unique blend of open-world exploration with roguelike/roguelite elements is a standout feature. Players appreciate this fresh take on the genre, noting the procedural generation, replayability, and the shift from an extraction-based model to a more traditional roguelike structure as positive changes.	17%
Diverse Builds & Weapon Variety Description The game offers a good variety of weapons, gear, and character abilities, allowing for diverse build crafting and playstyles. Players enjoy experimenting with different combinations of melee and ranged weapons, as well as various perks and modifiers, which adds depth and replayability to the combat. Importance 13%	The game offers a good variety of weapons, gear, and character abilities, allowing for diverse build crafting and playstyles. Players enjoy experimenting with different combinations of melee and ranged weapons, as well as various perks and modifiers, which adds depth and replayability to the combat.	13%
Challenging Yet Rewarding Difficulty Description The game is consistently described as challenging but fair, offering a rewarding experience for players who invest time in learning its mechanics. While initially difficult, mastering the combat, parrying, and enemy patterns leads to a satisfying sense of accomplishment and makes the game more accessible. Importance 10%	The game is consistently described as challenging but fair, offering a rewarding experience for players who invest time in learning its mechanics. While initially difficult, mastering the combat, parrying, and enemy patterns leads to a satisfying sense of accomplishment and makes the game more accessible.	10%
Trusted Developer Vision Description Heart Machine, the development studio, is highly regarded by players. Their commitment to the project, unique artistic vision, and responsiveness to community feedback are frequently cited as reasons for player trust and enthusiasm for the game's future. Importance 7%	Heart Machine, the development studio, is highly regarded by players. Their commitment to the project, unique artistic vision, and responsiveness to community feedback are frequently cited as reasons for player trust and enthusiasm for the game's future.	7%

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