Heart Machine
Industry | Video games |
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Founded | 2013 |
Founder | Alx Preston |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Hyper Light Drifter |
Website | www |
Heart Machine is an American independent video game development studio founded by Alx Preston. The studio is best known for developing Hyper Light Drifter (2016) and Solar Ash (2021).
History
The studio was founded by Preston in 2013 to support development of
With Hyper Light Drifter far exceeding its crowdfunding goals, Preston established Heart Machine in Glitch Space, an open co-operative office area he had previously helped establish in Culver City, California, for other independent developers.[2] Hyper Light Drifter was released in 2016 to generally positive reviews and received several gaming award nominations.
The studio announced its next title, Solar Ash, in March 2019, to be published on Windows by
On March 31, 2022, Heart Machine revealed their next game Hyper Light Breaker, set to release in 2023.[8] The soundtrack is expected to be handled by the studio's audio team and Disasterpeace isn't set to return this time around.[9]
Games
Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher |
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2016 | Hyper Light Drifter | Self-published | |
2021 | Solar Ash | Annapurna Interactive | |
2024 | Hyper Light Breaker | Windows
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Gearbox Publishing
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References
- ^ Priestman, Chris (2016-06-02). "Hyper Light Drifter – how heart disease inspired one of 2016's great games". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ^ Alexander, Jem (February 15, 2018). "When We Made... Hyper Light Drifter". MCV/Develop. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ Dornbush, Jonathon (March 13, 2019). "Solar Ash Kingdom: Hyper Light Drifter Devs Reveal New Game". IGN. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ "(Twitter) Alx Preston confirms that Solar Ash takes place in the Hyper Light Drifter universe".
- ^ a b "Alx Preston confirms on Twitter that console releases are in the cards".
- ^ "Alx Preston offers some details on Solar Ash".
- ^ LeBlanc, Wesley. "Solar Ash Delayed To December, Less Than Two Weeks Away From Release Date". Game Informer. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ Bell, Sean. "Hyper Light Breaker, a 3D Co-op Game Set In the Hyper Light Drifter Universe, Announced". IGN. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ "(Reddit) Heart Machine answers frequently asked questions following the reveal of Hyper Light Breaker". Reddit. Retrieved 2023-01-10.