Hyper Light Drifter

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App ID	257850
App Type	Game
Developer	Heart Machine
Publisher	Heart Machine
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Technologies	GameMaker Engine
Last Changenumber	28970938
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 00:47:38 UTC ()
Release Date	31 March 2016 – 08:55:00 UTC ()

😍 90.87%

17k reviews

In-Game

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Additional Information

Developer

Heart Machine

metacritic_name

Hyper Light Drifter

controller_support

full

metacritic_score

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/hyper-light-drifter?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Heart Machine

eulas

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Store Release Date

31 March 2016 – 08:55:00 UTC ()

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)

Steam Release Date

31 March 2016 – 08:55:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

8 February 2025 – 01:12:20 UTC () (1738977140)

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height_pct	78.34307934340586

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

GameMaker Engine, cURL SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Verified
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 15 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 1978608

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-7.0-1
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

28 September 2013 – 19:28:30 UTC (), in changelist #293854

Supported Languages

6 Languages	Interface	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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header_image

english

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Assets

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timestamp	11 February 2025 – 01:26:53 UTC

Trailers

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2034557 ↴
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Steam charts

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50 players right now
66 24-hour peak
4,954 all-time peak 2 April 2016

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Store data

109,716 followers
16,702 positive reviews
1,232 negative reviews
93.13% positive reviews

Twitch stats

0 viewers right now
13 24-hour peak
143,841 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~872.3 k by Gamalytic
~950.5 k by VG Insights
~1.00 M by SteamSpy
~2.06 M by PlayTracker

Monthly players breakdown

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Steam hub followers history

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User reviews history

😍 Very Positive
90.87% SteamDB Rating
16,702 93.1% positive reviews
1,232 6.9% negative reviews

Markers

Date	Label	30-day Peak
31 March 2016 – 08:55	Steam Release	-
7 July 2017 – 17:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: July 2017 Humble Monthly #21	-
27 October 2018 – 18:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Day of the Devs 2018 Bundle	-
16 June 2020 – 18:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Fight for Racial Justice Bundle	-
12 May 2021 – 18:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Heal: Covid-19 Bundle	-

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How many players are playing Hyper Light Drifter right now on Steam?

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Hyper Light Drifter had an all-time peak of 4954 concurrent players on 2 April 2016.

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Hyper Light Drifter

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