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Press release:
The Redwood City-based (CA, the US) video games publisher Gearbox Publishing and L.A.-based (the US) indie games developer Heart Machine, today announced that their 3D co-op rogue-lite adventure “Hyper Light Breaker”, is now coming to PC via Steam EA next year (2024) instead of this Fall (2023).

Check out the new developer update video to find out the progress the Heart Machine team has made in creating their first ever 3D co-op open world roguelite adventure game, their decision to postpone the Early Access launch and more.

“The development of Hyper Light Breaker has been an extraordinary journey, as we’ve set out to make this new Hyper Light adventure the best possible version of a truly wild idea,” said Alx Preston, Hyper Light Breaker and Heart Machine Founder and Creative Director.

“We’ve made remarkable progress and the game has come a long way since we started development. Taking this additional time to focus on Hyper Light Breaker’s development will allow us to bring the game to its full potential and we are incredibly grateful for the support from our community that’s been with us every step of the way. We thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to deliver a new adventure that lives up to what fans expect from a Heart Machine title.”

Heart Machine and Gearbox Publishing will continue to give fans a look inside Hyper Light Breaker’s development in the lead up to Early Access launch in 2024. To keep up with all the latest updates, please visit: https://www.hyperlightbreaker.com/ or get updates via X, Facebook, and the Official Heart Machine Discord.

ABOUT GEARBOX PUBLISHING
Founded in 2016, Gearbox Publishing was established with the goal of helping developers around the world bring their products to market while retaining their unique creative visions. The mission began with the critically-acclaimed Homeworld Remastered Collection for PC, and has since been followed by many partnerships that include Hello Neighbor, Astroneer, We Happy Few, Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, Remnant: From the Ashes, the Torchlight series, Have a Nice Death, Risk of Rain 2, Tribes of Midgard, and PlayStation®5 launch title, Godfall. Gearbox Publishing remains committed to its mission to entertain the world and become the most developer-friendly publisher in the industry. The Gearbox Entertainment Company is a proud member of the Embracer Group AB family of companies, which is publicly traded at Nasdaq First North (EMBRAC B). For more information, visit www.gearboxpublishing.com.

ABOUT HEART MACHINE
Heart Machine is an award-winning development studio based in Los Angeles with team members from across the globe working on incredible projects. The team focuses on creating games with gameplay that’s engaging, fluid and fun, while also building worlds through vibrant art, great stories and incredible sound design. Heart Machine is immensely excited to be creating things they love every day.