Hyper Light Drifter

Platforms

• Ouya

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux
• Xbox Series X and Series S

Genres

• post-apocalyptic video game

• action role-playing game

• action game^*

• adventure game^*

• role-playing video game^*

Play modes

• local co-op
• co-op mode

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

Engines

• GameMaker

Localized titles

• Hyper Light Drifter

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• Indie^*
• RPG^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• PvP^*
• Shared/Split Screen PvP^*
• Co-op^*
• Shared/Split Screen Co-op^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Remote Play on Phone^*
• Remote Play on Tablet^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Remote Play Together^*
• Family Sharing^*
• Local co-op^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Japanese^*

Community tags · historical

• Pixel Graphics^*

  Votes · historical

  876^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  647^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  641^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  612^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  592^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  590^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  500^*

• Hack and Slash^*

  Votes · historical

  398^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  394^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  368^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  313^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  302^*

• Colorful^*

  Votes · historical

  278^*

• Top-Down^*

  Votes · historical

  274^*

• Post-apocalyptic^*

  Votes · historical

  270^*

• Action RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  249^*

• Metroidvania^*

  Votes · historical

  242^*

• Souls-like^*

  Votes · historical

  231^*

• Fantasy^*

  Votes · historical

  211^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  204^*

System requirements

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Mac OSX 10.7 and above^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.2 ghz^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  512 mb video memory^*

  Storage

  2 GB available space^*

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Ubuntu 12.04/Steam OS^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.2 ghz^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  512 mb video memory^*

  Storage

  2 GB available space^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 7 and above^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.2 ghz^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  512 mb video memory^*

  Graphics API

  Version 10^*

  Storage

  2 GB available space^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  28^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• Heart Machine

Publishers

• Heart Machine

• 2016-03-31

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2016-03-31 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2016-03-31^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Mar 31, 2016^*

Detailed specifications