Heart Machine will wind down development on the third-person roguelike Hyper Light Breaker, seemingly confirming that it will never make it out of early access. The follow-up to indie darling Hyper Light Drifter was first data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ href=”https://www.engadget.com/hyper-light-breaker-announcement-trailer-201547113.html” data-ylk=”slk:announced;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “> in 2022 and after several data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ href=”https://www.engadget.com/gaming/hyper-light-breakers-early-access-launch-delayed-to-2025-110019909.html” data-ylk=”slk:delays;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “> finally entered early access at the data-i13n=”cpos:3;pos:1″ href=”https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/hyper-light-breaker-will-begin-steam-early-access-on-january-14-180858877.html” data-ylk=”slk:beginning;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “> of 2025.
But it looks like a 1.0 release won’t be arriving, with the studio confirming that it is ending development on the game and has had to lay off an unspecified number of its staff as a result. In a data-i13n=”cpos:4;pos:1″ href=”https://x.com/HeartMachineHQ/status/1976276451331588195/photo/1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:statement;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>, Heart Machine…
