--- title: "Hyper Light Drifter — Belly Score 9.2 | Belly Score" url: https://bellyscore.com/game/hyper-light-drifter description: "Hyper Light Drifter gets a Belly Score of 9.2/10. BELLY APPROVED" lang: en --- Image: Hyper Light Drifter (https://base44.app/api/apps/6a8733184599b395d22f69cf/files/mp/public/6a8733184599b395d22f69cf/5d0b8c0b6_HyperLightDrifter.jpeg) # Hyper Light Drifter Belly Score 9.2 Platform Windows: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/windows, Mac: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/mac, Linux: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/linux, PlayStation 4: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/playstation-4, Xbox One: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/xbox-one, Nintendo Switch: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/nintendo-switch, iPhone: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/iphone, PlayStation Vita: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/playstation-vita, Wii U: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/wii-u, Ouya: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/ouya Genre Action: https://bellyscore.com/best/genre/action, Adventure: https://bellyscore.com/best/genre/adventure, RPG: https://bellyscore.com/best/genre/rpg Released Mar 31, 2016: https://bellyscore.com/best/year/2016 Developer Heart Machine Publisher Heart Machine About Hyper Light Drifter is a gorgeous, neon-soaked fever dream that blends 16-bit nostalgia with brutal, high-speed combat. You play as a nameless wanderer plagued by a terminal illness, trekking through a decaying, post-apocalyptic landscape filled with ancient tech and overgrown ruins. It is a wordless, atmospheric experience where you must master precise dashing and swordplay to survive relentless encounters. While the world is hauntingly beautiful and deeply mysterious, be warned: it is an unforgiving test of reflexes that will push your patience to the absolute limit. The Belly's Verdict BELLY APPROVED Belly Score Calculation Category Weight Score Weighted Fun Factor 25% 9.2 2.300 Game Play 20% 9.5 1.900 Controls + Feel 15% 9.8 1.470 Creativity + Originality 10% 9.5 0.950 Presentation 10% 9.8 0.980 Content + Staying Power 10% 7.8 0.780 The Belly Factor 10% 8.5 0.850 Total 100% 9.2 Raw weighted sum 9.230 → rounded to 9.2 ### Prediction Results No predictions were made for this game. Vibe Tags Atmospheric: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/atmospheric Challenging: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/challenging Brutal: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/brutal Lonely: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/lonely Otherworldly: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/otherworldly Satisfying: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/satisfying Themes Post-Apocalyptic: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/post-apocalyptic Sci-Fi: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/sci-fi Dark / Grim: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/dark-grim Original Belly Score Video Related Games 9.9 ### ELDEN RING: SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE Action · RPG · Adventure PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S Dark Fantasy Mythology Monsters +1 Adventurous Discovery-Driven Atmospheric +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree 9.9 ### Persona 5 Royal RPG · Adventure · Simulation PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PC Modern School / Academy Psychological +1 Immersive Strategic Atmospheric +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/persona-5-royal 9.9 ### BALDUR'S GATE 3 RPG · Adventure · Strategy PC · PlayStation · Xbox Adventurous Exploratory Discovery-Driven +18 https://bellyscore.com/game/baldur-s-gate-3 9.9 ### Final Fantasy IX RPG · Adventure PlayStation · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable · PC · Android · iOS · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 High Fantasy Medieval Adventurous Whimsical Charming +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/final-fantasy-9 ### Community Discussion 0 Threads Log in to join the discussion. 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