At GDC 2025, I watched a walkthrough of one of the early levels of Possessor(s), the next game from Heart Machine. The studio typically goes for action games but mixes in a little bit of something ...

Heart Machine, the developers behind games such as Hyper Light Drifter, Hyper Light Breaker, and Solar Ash, has announced that it is laying off several employees and reducing its staff down to a ...

During the Gearbox presentation today at PAX-East the publisher took the opportunity to show off one of its newest titles. Hyper Light Breaker will be coming to Steam Early Access in Q2 2023. It is ...

It looks like Hyper Light studio Heart Machine may have suffered another round of layoffs, as multiple employees are reporting on social media (via Game Developer) that they've been let go. The ...

Hyper Light Drifter developer Heart Machine is returning to that game’s vibrant, stylized world for a new game, Hyper Light Breaker, which the studio is not calling a sequel. The follow-up to 2016’s ...

In what has seemingly become the terrible standard for the game industry, Heart Machine—the studio behind Hyper Light Drifter—will be initiating layoffs. According to Game Developer, the studio ...

Heart Machine, the US-based developer behind Hyper Light Drifter and its upcoming sequel, is the latest studio to suffer a round of layoffs. The company confirmed to GameDeveloper it has dismissed a ...

Though Heart Machine’s games, like Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash, span a variety of genres, there’s a visual throughline connecting them all. If you’ve noticed that shared sensibility, that’s ...

Syracuse University Graduate who won't stop talking about video games. Firmly believes the greatest game ever made is Ape Escape 3 for the PlayStation 2. Currently, his newest interest is finding a ...

Game development is often about iteration as much as innovation. Given the difficulties of shipping any game, when a developer lands on a hit, it's natural to want to follow up in the same style or ...

Heart Machine is experimenting with using the Patreon as a source of revenue and to help build community. Heart Machine is experimenting with using the Patreon as a source of revenue and to help build ...