Hyper Light Drifter, Solar Ash developer announces moody side-scrolling platformer

Hyper Light Drifter developer Heart Machine is taking players to a moody, flooded city in its next game, Possessor(s). Like 2016’s Hyper Light Drifter and 2021’s Solar Ash, the upcoming Possessor(s) is a fast-paced, stylish game that looks like it stays true to Heart Machine’s core ethos.

Heart Machine describes Possessor(s) as a “fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ripe for exploration.” You’ll play as two different characters — Luca, the host, and Rehm, her “less-than-cooperative counterpart” — as they learn to coexist and survive the “interdimensional catastrophe,” according to the press release.

The trailer released Friday shows this plot playing out in that fast-paced side-scroll through the dimly lit city, where Luca and Rehm seem to be the only bastion of color. The trailer sets the tone with slow, soft music that’s a direct contrast with the tense, swift movement on screen.

Possessor(s) is expected to come to consoles and Windows PC in 2025.