Overview
- Heart Machine will pause further updates and developer Q&As for the rest of 2025 as it winds down the Early Access project.
- A concluding, more polished update is planned for January 2026 to refine key systems and provide a final punctuation point.
- The company did not disclose how many employees were laid off and says it will continue making games with a smaller core team.
- Hyper Light Breaker launched on Steam Early Access on January 14, 2025 and holds a mixed user rating from roughly 2,500 reviews.
- The studio says Possessor(s) remains on track for November 11, 2025 on PS5 and PC, with that team not impacted by the cuts.