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Hyper Light Drifter studio's next game is a cyberpunk metroidvania with Smash Bros-inspired combat, out next month
Heart Machine, the studio behind sci-fi Zelda-like Hyper Light Drifter, has a new metroidvania out next month called Possessor(s).
Possessor(s) is a metroidvania (or "search action" game, as the developers are describing it) set in a quarantined cyberpunk city, with players taking the role of high school student Luca who's struck a deal with a demon. POSSESSOR(S) Gameplay Overview | PS5 and PC on November 11 Watch on YouTube As with Hyper Light Drifter, the game is visually arresting, here a clean animated aesthetic as Luca explores a cityscape controlled by a corrupt energy megacorporation. Still, Heart Machine in January released a surprising miss with its roguelike Hyper Light Breaker that remains in early access, but has a Mixed rating on Steam.
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