Quick summary
Heart Machine, the US-based makers of Hyper Light Drifter , its multiplayer spinoff Hyper Light Breaker , and last year’s Possessor(s) , have laid off "nearly everyone" on staff after an unnamed publisher pulled funding for their next, unannounced game.
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What we know so far
Automatic note by LuaCat Games, built from what we know about the coverage (who reported it, how many sites, the story’s history) — not a translation or copy of the source.
The report is Rock Paper Shotgun's, on its own for now. They usually verify before posting. Worth remembering: Light already had a delay announced on 09/15/2026. In the 30 days before this one, 10 other Light stories ran here. An announced date is a promise, not a guarantee — and this one has taught that lesson before.
Bottom line: The core of it should hold; if another outlet tells it differently, that shows up below.
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- Games
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- 09/17/2026 14:00
- Updated
- 09/17/2026 14:45
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