Hyper Light Breaker is the highly anticipated sequel to the indie darling known as Hyper Light Drifter, turning many pages in its formula. It moves away from the traditional 2D pixel art into a breathtaking 3D environment that retains its hypnotic visual elegance. It blends rogue-lite with extraction mechanics, eschewing any linearity in RPG game styles for a whole new taste in gameplay. Plus, it has multiplayer options.
Playing Hyper Light Drifter with friends multiplayer is quintessential to the game; not only does it ramp up the difficulty, but basically everything becomes way more fun and satisfying when you have a fellow Breaker by your side. This guide covers how to play with friends in Hyper Light Breaker and how to start/join random Public Breaker Groups in order to easily find online matches.
In order to play co-op multiplayer of Hyper Light Breaker with friends, you must first start a Private multiplayer. Once inside of the Cursed Outpost - the Hyper Light Breaker hub zone - head to the counter to the left of your commander, Pherus Bit, who stands opposite of the doorway leading into the Outpost.
To access the Multiplayer menu, simply press the Interact button, usually R1 or RB, while positioned at this counter. Create your own Breaker Team, join an existing one, and manage your Invitations all in one place. To team up with your friends, Hyper Light Breaker players need to choose "Create Breaker Team".
In the opened menu, change "Password Required" to "On" and set any password in the second box. Create your Breaker Team and easily invite up to two friends with the help of your platform's social service. Be it PSN, Xbox, or Steam-we have got you covered. In this game, up to three players can join in on the fun.
While he is playing, this invitation will pop up on the "Invitations" tab of your Multiplayer menu. If he hasn't already done so, he can easily join your session by clicking on the invitation link that was sent to him.
Otherwise, your team can be listed in the general listing of Breaker Teams; there is extra room under the menu option "Join Breaker Team". If all else fails, your friend can go through this list and join your Private group directly.
Sit back and wait for your friend to accept the invite; do not forget to share the password you created so that you can get ready for some really cool co-op runs in Hyper Light Breaker.
If you can't wait to get into the multiplayer but your friends don't have Hyper Light Breaker, have no fear! The multiplayer has the ability for public groups, so literally anyone can join. Making a public group is exactly the same process as before—simply just don't enter a password this time. If you want to join the action right away, though, you can use the matchmaking system in place for Hyper Light Breaker.
To start the multiplayer portion at the Cursed Outpost, select the "Join Breaker Team" option, which is the second option down the list. Then at the bottom of the screen in this menu option, click on "Join Random Public Breaker Team.".
The game will automatically join you to an available public Breaker Team that does not have password protection. After a few seconds, following a short loading screen, your character will load smoothly into the world of the Breaker Team creator.
To leave a multiplayer session, head to the counter at the Cursed Outpost and activate the multiplayer menu. You'll find that at the bottom of this list in a multiplayer session, there is an option to disconnect from the current session.
Click on that to head back to your realm. Of course, you can always just quit the game to end a multiplayer session if you'd like.
Now that you know How To Play With Friends in Hyper Light Breaker, apply this step-by-step guide and you're good to go.