Titan Souls
Between our world and the world beyond lie the Titan Souls, the spiritual source of all living things. Scattered amongst the ruins and guarded by the idle titans charged with their care, a solitary hero armed with a single arrow is assembling shards of the Titan Soul in a quest for truth and power.
Sync your Steam wishlist to find the lowest game prices instantly. No login required, just paste your Steam profile URL!
⚡ Try Wishlist Radar!
Sync your Steam wishlist to find the lowest game prices instantly. No login required!
⚡ Try Wishlist Radar!
Close
Hyper Light Drifter on Steam
Quick menu
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Hyper Light Drifter is a pixel graphics, great soundtrack and atmospheric game
developed and published by Heart Machine.
Released on March 31st 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 6 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain and Japanese.
It has received 15,580 reviews of which 14,489 were positive and 1,091 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 11.13€ on G2A.
The Steam community has classified Hyper Light Drifter into these genres:
Pixel Graphics
Great Soundtrack
Atmospheric
Indie
Adventure
Difficult
Action
Hack and Slash
Singleplayer
Exploration
RPG
2D
Colorful
Top-Down
Post-apocalyptic
Metroidvania
Action RPG
Souls-like
Fantasy
Sci-fi
Here is the detailed breakdown of supported languages for Hyper Light Drifter:
| UI | Subtitle | Audio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | |||
| German | |||
| French | |||
| Italian | |||
| Spanish - Spain | |||
| Japanese |
Media & Screenshots
Get an in-depth look at Hyper Light Drifter through various videos and screenshots.
Load More
System requirements
These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.
Windows
- OS *: Windows 7 and above
- Processor: 1.2 ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512 mb video memory
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 2 GB available space
MacOS
- OS: Mac OSX 10.7 and above
- Processor: 1.2 ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512 mb video memory
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04/Steam OS
- Processor: 1.2 ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512 mb video memory
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Steam Price & Best Deals
User reviews & Ratings
Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.
I finally 100% this game and I am finally ready to make my review on it! Playtime: It will take roughly 8-10 hours or so for a first, full playthrough of the main game, give or take, other content you get for beating it is just added challenge or alternative playstyle stuff and you've likely seen everything the game has to offer by then. This game is stunning, the art and animation is very well made and quite beautiful, Disasterpeace's contribution to the music gives this game a very specific vibe and a very unique OST that fits quite well! The story is show don't tell and I really appreciate how interpretive it is, it might seem cryptic to some, but the narrative this game holds has given me quite a bit of food for thought, and with added context from the main developer's background, this game is like a nugget of wisdom. I don't think anyone will understand the story completely when they first play unless they're good at that kind of analysis on the go, but that doesn't mean it's bad! It's just one of those stories you think about for a while. Hyper Light Drifter also has a lot of great environmental storytelling and I like looking at all of the little details and piecing things together about each civilization, in true Drifter fashion! One of my favorite little scenes is from the west region, there's two skeletons sitting at a table with some cards and coins, one chair is toppled over, clearly they were playing a game, either they were hanging out and having a good time with each other during their final moments, or someone got really mad, it's a joy thinking about these things and piecing together the intention! This game is quite difficult and the average newbie will totally die a lot, I sure did when I first played, it isn't shy about being brutal sometimes, not everyone's piece of cake, but it sure is mine. I do enjoy the challenge, it was quite humbling and sort of like a learning experience of refining myself and it's quite satisfying to learn and get better. I think the combat system is fairly well designed, I played with a keyboard and mouse and went through it perfectly fine but controller is often recommended, I'm just way more used to the control scheme of a keyboard and mouse, I play way worse in every game ever with a controller. I think either control scheme can work fine. When I first played Hyper Light Drifter years ago and beat the game, I was left with a few tears and an experience I won't forget, it's fairly high in my personal ranking of games, however the game isn't perfect and it does have a few flaws which hold it back from me valuing it higher. If you don't care about achievements, about a quarter of this list means nothing to you, but I wanted to point out the flaws with them regardless. [*] There's a lot of inconvenient checkpoints that are placed way too far back, and makes it easy to lose minor progress that's annoying to do over and over again. This is most egregious in NG+ but this can also impact first-time experiences where you'll inevitably die a lot. [*] This game has a stunlocking problem, there is very little invulnerability time in-between hits and it can make for situations where you get hit once and you are forced to just sit there and die, this mostly happens for large groups of enemies and certain boss attacks. It doesn't come off as entirely intended since punishing the player for making a simple mistake and getting hit once should not lead from full-health to death. Mind you, this game has an achievement where you have to go through the entire game without dying, and this was the biggest threat to my runs, about half of them succumbed to this out of the 9 total attempts it took to get this achievement. If this game had more iframes in-between hits, it would do wonders. [*] Drifter's kinda slippery, if you turn just right or swing your sword at a ledge, Drifter will fall. I personally wish he was more sticky to ledges. Also sometimes in a certain cutscene that plays out, it's possible for the Drifter to wander off a ledge and when the cutscene is over, he falls and takes damage, it's kind of funny but obviously shouldn't happen. [*] Chain dash is useful, but I think its window for consecutive dashes should be a bit larger, because even though I'm pretty good at it, it's very easy to mess up, there is kind of a learning curve to it. It also doesn't work very well on stairs, it would feel a lot better if it did. [*] Attack + Dash and Dash + Attack upgrades have very little use and are probably the worst upgrades in the game, I often accidentally trigger them when trying to attack and dash away from opponents, which propels me in inconvenient directions and messes things up. These upgrades could be designed better, because they are not worth it and I completely ignore them. [*] There is an achievement where you have to die 1000 times, absolutely no one is getting this naturally and I had to AFK for 3 hours while an enemy killed me over and over to get this achievement. A significantly lower total death count for this achievement would be better, and the total count should carry across saves. [*] Similarly to the die 1000 times achievement, there is an achievement for chain dashing 800 times consecutively, this takes roughly 7 minutes to successfully go from 0-800 dashes and is really boring and sometimes a pain on my hands, it doesn't need to be that high, it would be better if it was lower. Also you need to do this challenge over again on new saves if you want a certain collectible, so this isn't just for the achievement purpose. [*] This game doesn't have cloud saving! Everything is saved locally and my first few saves from years ago are gone since I had a hard drive replacement, and this initially demotivated me from replaying the game because I needed an entirely new completed save to access post-game content again, I finally got a new completed save after a couple of years, but cloud saving would do wonders. You can backup your game files manually but I didn't know that at the time. [*] This game's map is functionally useless, it looks pretty but it sacrifices actual functionality, thankfully it's not really needed too much for navigation. [*] I wish the PC version had the Special Edition content that the other versions have, from what I've heard, the people who implemented it to other platforms wanted to bring it to PC too, but it was up to Heart Machine on whether or not that would happen. This game would benefit quite a bit from some of those additions. [*] There are very minor bugs that don't really impact the main experience too much but can detract from the overall quality. Things like a boss corpse sometimes duplicating, or there being a lack of consistency with what's affected by the sound volume slider, or the menus being a little weird with certain interactions. Small things like that. Even though this list is a little lengthy, no game can be truly perfect. Hyper Light Drifter is still overall good, and the experience is worthwhile regardless, I highly recommend trying out the game! 🞚
This is the first steam game I've every played as a non-gamer. I didn't even know how to pay for an online game back then. I was a very lonely individual in high school and I found this game's art on Tumblr. Hyper Light Drifter has the most beautiful pixel art I've ever seen and even 10 years later I still hold this opinion like- non of the other pixel art style from any other game had yet to defeat. The soundtrack and the story is beautiful somehow I felt my loneliness was resonated in the game, an alone adventurer on his unspoken mission. The game now becomes my nostalgia and reminded me of good things in hard times. You are my childhood and still means the world to me🤍
The art, the music, the story, the gameplay... everything of the highest quality The game is a beautiful allegory of the fear of death and terminal illness delivered without a single line of legible or understandable dialogue. Everything is shown with imagery and environmental storytelling making it a perfect game for people who love to explore One of those video games that remind you this is an art form and you can feel how much heart, passion and soul went into its making Some people might dislike the game because of the controls or certain design choices but personally I had no problem getting used to playing with both keyboard-mouse and controller and I feel the design choices make perfect sense so it was no problem for me
I personally really loved Hyper Light Drifter! However I do have some cons along with my pros. First off, there's no text really, just images which I personally really like! The game allows you to come up with your own theories, but if that's something you don't like, this game probably isn't for you. My biggest negative with this game is that the combat can be really tricky and frustrating to figure out at first. Eventually though, I figured it out and wound up feeling super accomplished with myself! Another negative is it can be pretty hard figuring out where you're supposed to go sometimes and I did have to use a guide- but if you enjoy exploring games through and through, you may find that aspect fun! As many say, the soundtrack is very beautiful and comes in at really nice moments that makes you wonder what is going through Drifter's head at that moment- oh, and Drifter! I love the silent main character troupe, so if you dig that, you'll probably love Drifter as I did! The little victory pose he does after a hard fight really adds a charm to his character ^^ The ending truly did get me emotional too, it's not like many I've seen in games, and it leaves me thinking about this game even a few months after my first playthrough. I do recommend this game if you can figure out the map and combat systems lolol!
Similar games
View all
A Bird Story
An experimental short from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise: A simple & surreal 1-hour interactive animation about a boy and an injured bird, told without dialogues.If you're looking for To the Moon-like experience, I'd suggest playing Finding Paradise first.
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.
Environmental Station Alpha
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Crossing Souls
California, 1986: A group of friends discover a mysterious pink stone that allows travel between two realms. This gang will live the summer of their lives in an adventure that will get them involved in a government conspiracy. Control five kids with special skills while fighting and solving puzzles.
Mago
Mago is a retro 2D platformer that puts us in the boots of a sorcerer, who was unfortunate enough to eat evil overlords' food. Now he has to rescue his beloved princess from the dinner menu of the evil Gourmet! Nostalgia awaits!
ITTA
Test your limits in ITTA, a bullet-hell, boss-rush style adventure. Armed with her father’s revolver and guided by a strange ghostly cat, a displaced girl must battle her way through impossible trials in search of answers… and peace.
Keep Driving
An atmospheric management RPG about life on the open road. Pick up hitchhikers, work odd jobs, customize and repair your car, and map your route across the country. Use upgrades, skills and items to overcome challenges. And remember to take it easy. You’re young. You have time.
Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.
Frequently Asked Questions
Hyper Light Drifter is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.
No, Hyper Light Drifter is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Hyper Light Drifter received 14,489 positive votes out of a total of 15,580 achieving an impressive rating of 9.06.
😍
Hyper Light Drifter was developed and published by Heart Machine.
Yes, Hyper Light Drifter is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Hyper Light Drifter is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, Hyper Light Drifter is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Yes, Hyper Light Drifter is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.
Yes, Hyper Light Drifter is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, Hyper Light Drifter does not support VR.
Hyper Light Drifter offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Hyper Light Drifter offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
Yes, there is a DLC available for Hyper Light Drifter. Explore additional content available for Hyper Light Drifter on Steam.
No, Hyper Light Drifter does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Yes, Hyper Light Drifter supports Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV and Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Hyper Light Drifter is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Hyper Light Drifter.
Data sources
The information presented on this page is sourced from reliable APIs to ensure accuracy and relevance. We utilize the Steam API to gather data on game details, including titles, descriptions, prices, and user reviews. This allows us to provide you with the most up-to-date information directly from the Steam platform.
Additionally, we incorporate data from the SteamSpy API, which offers insights into game sales and player statistics. This helps us present a comprehensive view of each game's popularity and performance within the gaming community.
Last Updates| Steam data | 01 October 2026 05:19 UTC |
|---|---|
| SteamSpy data | 26 October 2026 15:37 UTC |
| Steam price | 26 October 2026 20:02 UTC |
| Steam reviews | 21 October 2026 05:51 UTC |
If you'd like to dive deeper into the details about Hyper Light Drifter, we invite you to check out a few dedicated websites that offer extensive information and insights. These platforms provide valuable data, analysis, and user-generated reports to enhance your understanding of the game and its performance.
- SteamDB - A comprehensive database of everything on Steam about Hyper Light Drifter
- SteamCharts - Analysis of Hyper Light Drifter concurrent players on Steam
- ProtonDB - Crowdsourced reports on Linux and Steam Deck Hyper Light Drifter compatibility
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
28
Developer
Heart Machine
Publisher
Heart Machine
Release
31 Mar 2016
Platforms
Remote Play
Clicking and buying through these links helps us earn a commission to maintain our services.