Hyper Light Drifter launches March 31 for PC

Heart Machine's action adventure RPG gets a release date.

Hyper Light Drifter will launch for PC and Mac on March 31, developer Heart Machine announced. Its Steam page is now live.

The game is also planned for release across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, PS Vita, and Linux.

The action adventure RPG inspired by 16-bit classics follows a Drifter—a “collector of forgotten knowledge, lost technologies and broken histories”—plagued with a vicious illness and searching for a way to cure his disease.

Get a new trailer and fact sheet below.

Overview
Echoes of a dark and violent past resonate throughout a savage land, steeped in treasure and blood. Hyper Light Drifter is an action adventure RPG in the vein of the best 16bit classics, with modernized mechanics and designs on a much grander scale.
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.
Features
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.