Special Edition content adds more weapons, enemies, and areas
Hand-animated visuals with tight, challenging combat
Paid price may deter free-to-play competitors
No recent momentum in the last 30 days (800)
Regional rankings around #70-71 indicate niche appeal versus top titles
About Hyper Light Drifter - S.E.
Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. is an action app developed by Abylight Studios.
How many times has Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. been downloaded?
Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. has been downloaded 20 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 800 times.
What is the rating of Hyper Light Drifter - S.E.?
Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. is rated 3.56 out of 5 stars, based on 880 ratings.
Is Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. free?
Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. costs $5.49 to download. The APK download size is 452.75 MB. The latest version available is 1.1.99. The last update was on September 19, 2025.
What are the requirements for Hyper Light Drifter - S.E.?
Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Medium Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play since March 2024.
Description
Finally, the console award winning slash-'em-up arrives to Android in the most polished and refined version yet, the Special Edition.
► Winner of the Audience Award and Excellence in Visual Art awards of the prestigious Independent Games Festival.
► 14 + nominations among the Best Visual Design, Best Audio and Best original Game categories.
► 9/10 Destructoid - A hallmark of excellence. There may be flaws, but they are negligible and won't cause massive damage.
► 9.5/10 Game Informer - The combination of soundtrack, art, and combat creates a rabbit hole worth your full exploration.
► Eurogamer Recommended - Heart Machine's slash-'em-up is punishing and precise - and incredibly beautiful.
► 9/10 GameSpot - It is more than simply pretty; Hyper Light Drifter uses its visuals to both guide and relax you. The grandest vistas calm your pulse between difficult, breathless combat sequences.
► 5 Stars Darkstation - The top-down action-RPG Hyper Light Drifter is an amazing game: gorgeous, a fascinating world to explore, tight controls, beautiful music, and the faith in the player for you to figure things out on your own.
Echoes of a dark and violent past resonate throughout a savage land, steeped in treasure and blood. Drifters of this world are the collectors of forgotten knowledge, lost technologies and broken histories. Our Drifter is haunted by an insatiable illness, traveling further into the lands of Buried Time, hoping to discover a way to quiet the vicious disease.
Hyper Light Drifter is an action adventure RPG in the vein of the best 16-bit classics, with modernized mechanics and designs on a much grander scale. Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Features:
● Achievements. ● Haptic Vibration. ● From each character to subtle background elements, everything is lovingly hand-animated. ● Easy to pick up, difficult to master; enemies are vicious and numerous, hazards will easily crush your frail body, and friendly faces remain rare. ● Upgrade weapons, learn new skills, discover equipment and traverse a dark, detailed world with branching paths and secrets abound. ● Evocative soundtrack composed by Disasterpeace. ● All the content from the original game + more weapons, enemies and areas from the Special edition.
Recent changes: We've just updated Hyper Light Drifter for Android devices.
- Support for controllers has been improved. Now the game supports PS4, Xbox and Android controllers.
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Comments on Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. for Android
★★★★★Seth Kimberley Graham· Nov 23, 2025
(EDIT: update 1.1.99 has allowed the use of my 8bitdo controller and ultimate software button remapping. Good job devs. Fixed the crash at Dash Masters shop.) this is my favorite game but this Android port is sloppy. I'm on a brand-new Pixel 8pro and the game won't detect a new 8bitdo controller. Game crashes as soon as I enter the Dash Masters shop in town. I don't want to keep playing if it's this buggy. I will change this review if it is patched.
★★★★☆R.R· Feb 11, 2026
It's a very enjoyable game. But the controller supports really pisses me off. Every time I press B the controller exits the game, and I can't even rebind the button to something else. Regardless, it's still a very good game and the touch controls are pretty good. Just if they fix this it would be even better.
★★★★★nskdnnm #· Aug 17, 2025
Fantastic adventure hack and slash, exciting combat, and tons of well-hidden secrets. Difficulty varies, but usually on the medium-hard from the beginning. I'd say it's fair though, gets slightly easier with upgrades. The game is an absolute gem, with excellent gameplay, exploration, and score. Needs a controller for most non-masochist gamers, and only PS controllers are compatible, or those with a PS mode.
★☆☆☆☆Agung Harwijaya· Jun 20, 2026
Please fix the controller support. I'm using a Game sir x5s and Galaxy s25 ultra. Every time I press the B button, the game closes
★☆☆☆☆Quinlin North· Dec 1, 2025
Controller Support Not There - Unplayable - Very Unhappy I have the Galaxy Z Fold 7 I have now tried two very popular controllers. - Backbone One - Game sir X5s both controllers, when connected with either plug-in or Bluetooth, will still register the B or O button as back. When I press B, it goes back to the home screen, making it completely unplayable and a complete waste of money. I've googled everywhere, used AI to figure it out, there is no solution aside from rooting my phone.
★★☆☆☆Brandon Kashin· Aug 15, 2026
I'm trying to play this on a Google Pixel 10 with a Game Sir G8 Galileo. Every time I hit the B button on my controller it exits the game and brings me back to the android home page. A lot of people on Reddit are reporting this issue as well.
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Frequently asked questions about Hyper Light Drifter - S.E.
Is Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. free?
No. Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. costs $5.49 on Google Play.
Is Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. still available?
Yes. Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. is on Google Play, and the last update we saw was on September 19, 2025.
Does Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. contain ads?
No. Google Play does not list Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. as containing ads.
What Android version does Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. require?
Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. runs on Android 5.0 and higher.
How large is the Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. APK?
The Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. APK is 452.75 MB.
Is Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. suitable for children?
Google Play gives Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. a medium maturity rating, so it is not meant for young children.
How many times has Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. been downloaded?
Google Play lists 10,000+ downloads for Hyper Light Drifter - S.E..
How do people rate Hyper Light Drifter - S.E.?
Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. scores 3.56 out of 5 stars, from 884 ratings on Google Play.
Who made Hyper Light Drifter - S.E.?
Hyper Light Drifter - S.E. was developed by Abylight Studios. It is listed in the action category on Google Play.
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