Hyper Light Drifter

by Heart Machine

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 26, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment93

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

13,088en

18,509 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 26, 2026

Released

Mar 31, 2016

Price

$19.99

Velocity

2.8/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 2, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±60%

≈630K

Estimated gross revenue±60%

≈$14.0M

Based on 18,509 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 10,020 post-launch reviews

61%435 rev

<2h

67%301 rev

2-10h

89%3,239 rev

10-50h

97%5,517 rev

50-200h

99%518 rev

200h+

90%10 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+32pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 242 similar games in the Action genre released in 2016.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 12%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 12%

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