Summary
Open-world rogueliteHyper Light Breakerreleased a new update for February 2025, introducing its first post-launch character. The patch also debuts additional enemy types, various balancing tweaks, and dozens ofHyper Light Breakerbug fixes, among plenty of other novelties.
The latest title from American indie developer Heart Machine debuted as part of theSteam Early Access programin mid-January 2025. The current plan is forHyper Light Breakerto stay in early access for approximately one year, with Heart Machine planning to keep revising it based on player feedback throughout this period.
As part of these ongoing efforts, the developer recently rolled out a new update for February 2025. Identified by version number 0.5.2.110690, this release expandsHyper Light Breaker’s character poolwith the addition of Ravona, who can be unlocked from the loadout screen’s character selection menu. Ravona was envisioned as an exceedingly offensive-minded character specializing in unleashing massive amounts of damage in brief bursts. Her two SyComs—Reaper and Ranger—are entirely dedicated to this purpose, allowing her to boost her critical hit chance and fire rate.
The 0.5.2.110690 update also brings three new types of Holobytes, the central component of anyHyper Light Breakerloadout. One of them is Hunter’s Mark, which makes any enemy shot with a Rail take 20% more melee damage. There’s also Spark Seeker, which gives a 25% chance to fire a heat-seeking bullet alongside every Rail. The final new Holobyte is Impact Implosion, an aptly-called bonus that makes charged attacks emit an energy pulse, which applies the weapon’s status effect to enemies while dealing 25 points of damage in the process.
The new patch also introduces three more affixes—unique passive bonuses that have a chance of being found onHyper Light Breakerweapons. These additions comprise Necrotic Cutter, Plasma Heater, and Anemic Edge, each of which raises one type of status effect-inflicted damage on targets. Other novelties bundled with the 0.5.2.110690 update include a rebalanced Danger Meter, enhanced VFX, and various quality-of-life improvements, such as automatic disabling of looting and the hoverboard during active combat. Gear balancing tweaks are also part of the package, together with two new enemy types: Croc Brute Elite and Bullet Leaper.
As for what’s next for the early access roguelite, thelatestHyper Light Breakercontent roadmappromises another update for March 2025. The upcoming patch will introduce a new Assassin and even more enemies, weapon affixes, and Holobytes. Additional balancing tweaks and bug fixes are also promised to arrive as part of the March patch.
