Summary
- Early access title Hyper Light Breaker is receiving a significant update on 29 April, less than four months after its troubled launch.
- The update resets the game’s core mechanics to increase gameplay balance and enjoyment, reflecting a more traditional roguelike experience.
- Players will only have one life per run, and upon death all items will be lost, with the exception of certain currencies.
- Extraction of items is also being made easier, whilst robotic companions, SyComs, will be assigned stats and perks.
- A new breaker, Rondo, is being introduced whose abilities enable players to boost their flash-step and parry.
- A new Crown (a boss equivalent), Maw, waits in an underground realm, with caves now generically spread across the map.
- This radical overhaul reflects developer Heart Machine’s commitment to improving the game post-launch.
By Oisin Kuhnke
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