Hyper Light Breaker was a bust at launch, but a huge new update is luring me in

A stylish co-op roguelike base in the world of one of the all-time great indie hits, Hyper Light Breaker’s elevator pitch seemed like a strong one. However, since its early access launch at the start of the year, it’s really struggled. Sure, early access is designed to be a time of learning and improvement, but it failed to make a lasting impact with fans of the genre and its celebrated sibling, Hyper Light Drifter. With 1.0 coming next year, developer Heart Machine is putting in some serious graft to turn things around, and today it’s shadow-dropped a new Hyper Light Breaker update that I believe is its most important to date.