Hyper Light Drifter Launches for Switch on September 6

Indie developer Heart Machine has announced the launch date for Hyper Light Drifter: Special Edition on Nintendo Switch.

The pixelated action-adventure game will launch for the hybrid console on September 6th, via the eShop.

Exclusive to the Switch version are new weapons, and a brand new outfit. Featured above, you can view a new trailer for the game’s Switch port.


Here’s a rundown on the game:


Drift up in a mysterious world to find a cure for a deadly illness… traverse a dark, detailed land with vicious enemies and secrets abound.

The wait is over, the worldwide acclaimed game Hyper Light Drifter is finally here with this impressive Special Edition!

Runs at 60 frames per second, includes new exclusive content and all the previously released remastered for a perfectly immersive gaming experience to play anywhere.

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies. Echoes of a dark and violent past resonate throughout a savage land, steeped in treasure and blood. Hyper Light Drifter is an action adventure RPG in the vein of the best 16­-bit classics, with modernized mechanics and designs on a much grander scale.

Key Features

  • Maximum quality 60 frames per second
  • Play it anywhere, alone or with a friend!
  • Exclusive Nintendo Switch content:
    • Find secrets with the help of the new outfit
    • Complete the Tower Climb challenge
    • Freeze your enemies with the Crystal Shot
    • Master the deadly Blade Caster

About

Owner and Publisher at Niche Gamer and Nicchiban. Outlaw fighting for a better game industry.


Where'd our comments go? Subscribe to become a member to get commenting access and true free speech!