For over a year now, Hyper Light Breaker has topped the list of open-world games I simply cannot wait to try. The latest game from Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash developer Heart Machine, and the first game to loudly declare Hyper Light to be a whole universe, it promises a mix of open-world navigation, roguelike progression (roguelite, specifically, for those who care), and action combat held to a high standard. It's always looked and sounded great, doubly so in our chat with director Alx Preson earlier this year, but I've sadly missed its few hands-on opportunities. Thankfully, Summer Game Fest gave me 30 minutes with the game, which was enough time to get my butt kicked by an early boss and confirm that, yep, this is exactly what I wanted.
