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Hyper Light Breaker Shadow-Drops 'Double Down' Update With Duo Boss, Tank Breaker, Sky Labs

Dropped during the Future Games Show, the surprise release sets up a final Early Access push toward a 1.0 launch next year.

Side profile view of new Hyper Light Breaker character, a big crocodile man with a spikey goatee.
Hyper Light Breaker was a bust at launch, but a huge new update is luring me in

Overview

  • The update is live in Steam Early Access following its Gamescom reveal, with a 30% discount through September 1 and a limited-time bundle with Hyper Light Drifter.
  • A new duo encounter, The Twins (Bersia and Vesia), changes based on kill order and was described by lead producer Michael Clark as “technically four bosses.”
  • Gravenheart joins as a tank-focused playable Breaker alongside the Burst Launcher grenade launcher, a quests system, Mods, Gear Upgrade Machines, Obelisks, and the Soup Master Shop for run buffs.
  • Sky Labs floating islands are now explorable as new points of interest and are planned to expand over the course of Early Access.
  • The Glitch difficulty system introduces game-plus-style modifiers that raise challenge and rewards, with Heart Machine planning a roadmap in September, one more major update this fall, and 1.0 next year.