The good folks over at Heart Machine, the studio behind upcoming roguelite actioner Hyper Light Breaker, have just confirmed that their game’s release has slipped into next year.
The game is a sequel follow-up set in the same universe as 2016’s Hyper Light Drifter, and it was due to release into Early Access at some point this year. That’s not going to be the case, however, as the studio is looking to take a bit more time so they can enjoy the ride – sounds fair enough to me.
“After much evaluation and many conversations with our publisher Arc Games, we’ve decided that we need just a little more time to get the gameplay experience polished to our standards,” the game’s creative director, Alx Preston wrote on Steam.
“Therefore, we’re now looking at an Early Access launch date of very early next year. We don’t want to ship a project, even in Early Access, that we’re not satisfied with on a number of fronts. Especially in the current state of the industry, we need to put as good a foot forward as we can.”
The post goes on to explain how the studio wants to maintain “a sustainable pace of development, which means taking care of the mental and physical health needs of everyone first, rather than burning the team out trying to hit a specific set launch date. This will enable the team to offer better, more responsive support to community feedback during the Early Access period itself.”
As disappointing as it can be to get a delay for a game you’re looking forward to, I’m always glad when a developer puts the needs of its people first. Good things come to those who wait, and we’re going to have to wait until early next year for Hyper Light Breaker.
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