REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – August 20, 2025 – In a trailer debuted during this year’s Future Games Show at Gamescom today, Arc Games and Heart Machine surprise-dropped a free major update, “Double Down”, for the open world co-op roguelike Hyper Light Breaker in Steam Early Access. Since Hyper Light Breaker launched in Early Access in January of this year, the title has been improving and expanding thanks to player feedback. Today’s update, available to download now for free, evolves the Hyper Light adventure like never before, bringing a slew of new content and developments for players to jump into. To celebrate the launch of today’s update, Hyper Light Breaker is on sale for 30% off of its retail price from today, August 20, until September 1. Additionally, to give players who want the full Hyper Light experience, the “Hyper Light Bundle”, which includes Hyper Light Breaker and Hyper Light Drifter at a discount, is available for a limited time on Steam.
Watch the Double Down Update Trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeFmWvfv2jo
ABOUT THE DOUBLE DOWN UPDATE
The “Double Down Update” makes Hyper Light Breaker bigger and better than before, and introduces the following major new content:
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New Crown (Boss) - “Bersia and Vesia” (The Twins): Prepare to face double the trouble with Hyper Light Breaker’s first deadly duo, Bersia and Vesia – more commonly known as “The Twins” within the Overgrowth. Players will take on both of these foes at once and players will need to decide which twin to defeat first... but, even with one defeated, the fight will not end there!
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New Breaker (Playable Character) - “Gravenheart”: A new Breaker, Gravenheart, has joined Pherus Bit and her team of Breakers! Gravenheart hails from the Shattered Fortress and specializes in playing more of a Tank role in battle compared to other Breakers.
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New Points of Interest, Including “Sky Labs” - Reach for the skies and explore the Overgrowth in a whole new way with “Sky Labs”, a series of floating islands that float above the Overgrowth! Eagle-eyed players may have spotted these islands before, but with the Double Down update, players can now officially enter these locations and experience all they have to offer. Sky Labs will continue to evolve over the course of Hyper Light Breaker’s Early Access period with plans for them to be completed by the game’s 1.0 launch. Additional points of interest have been added as well in today’s update.
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New Difficulty System, the “Glitch” System: For those who successfully complete their first run within the Overgrowth, new challenges await with the Glitch System! This new game plus-style difficulty system gives players searching for the ultimate challenge the ability to enable modifiers, like increasing enemy damage, to make their next run even more deadly. The harder the difficulty overall, the greater the challenge and rewards. This system will evolve over the course of Early Access and be complete by 1.0 launch.
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Soup Master Shop (Noodle Bar): Collect ingredients in a run and spend them at the Soup Master Shop to gain a temporary buff that lasts for the next run.
This update also features a new Quests system, allowing players to take on a series of quests to earn rewards, a new Rail (ranged weapon) the game’s first-ever grenade launcher called “Burst Launcher”, new enemies, Mods, Gear Upgrade Machines and Obelisks throughout the Overgrowth, and quality of life improvements.
DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS
After roughly a half a year of Early Access development, Heart Machine is now preparing to set their sights on Hyper Light Breaker’s full 1.0 launch for next year. The team is planning for one final major Early Access content update for this fall, then following that, they will fully focus on version 1.0 development. A launch date for the 1.0 version will be revealed later this year. Additionally, a roadmap with more details on what’s to come will be shared sometime in September.
ABOUT HYPER LIGHT BREAKER
From Heart Machine, the award-winning team behind critically-acclaimed titles Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash, comes Hyper Light Breaker, a new co-op rogue-lite adventure set in the beloved Hyper Light Drifter universe. Hyper Light Breaker is a brand-new entry in the Hyper Light franchise, with a unique story fully realized in 3D for the first time. Set decades prior to Drifter, Hyper Light Breaker has you take on the role of a Breaker, a mercenary tasked with entering the Overgrowth. Using a combination of fast-paced hack-and-slash combat, ranged weaponry and gadgets, players can expect to fight through and explore a wide array of procedurally-generated open worlds. Though you’ll start your journey trying to help the settlement, it’s clear that there’s something sinister in this long-forgotten land. Only through tenacity and rigorous exploration will you uncover the dark truths of the Crowns, The Abyss King and this brutal, eerie new landscape. Players can choose to play alone or with up to two fellow Breakers to explore open worlds, create new builds, rip through hordes and overcome the Crowns and the Abyss King.
ABOUT ARC GAMES
Arc Games is a leading publisher of premium and live service games in North America, Europe and Asia. The company is known for creating and publishing titles based on well-known global entertainment franchises, such as Star Trek and Dungeons & Dragons. Its product portfolio also includes beloved gaming titles: the Remnant series, Hyper Light Breaker, Have a Nice Death, Gigantic: Rampage Edition and the Torchlight series. Originally founded in 2008 as Perfect World Entertainment, the publisher was acquired by Embracer in February 2022 and was later rebranded as Arc Games. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, California, with global offices in Amsterdam and Shanghai. Arc Games is part of the Embracer Group AB, based in Karlstad, Sweden. For more information about Arc Games, please visit: www.arcgames.com.
ABOUT HEART MACHINE
Heart Machine is an award-winning development studio based in Los Angeles with team members from across the globe working on incredible projects. The team focuses on creating games with gameplay that’s engaging, fluid and fun, while also building worlds through vibrant art, great stories and incredible sound design. Heart Machine is immensely excited to be creating things they love every day.
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