HYKE:Northern Light(s)
Released: 9/18/2025
Score Breakdown
73.6
Critic Average
7 reviews
74
Steam User Score
255 reviews
N/A
Metacritic User Score
Disparity Breakdown
74 vs 74
Average of both sources
Review Disparities
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10/9/2025
Launch Window“HYKE: Northern Light(s) places gamers in an attractive world with interesting characters, but doesn't give them enough to do to really hook fans of retro RPGs. It's a game worth playing and finishing, but easy to move on from.”
65
65/100
10/2/2025
Launch Window“HYKE: Northern Light(s) is a charming road trip with an interesting premise about people fighting against witches, complemented by fast-paced action gameplay. However, it suffers from a predictable story, underdeveloped characters, and above all, a steep price tag.”
70
70/100
9/26/2025
Launch Window“While a visual treat, and possessing some characters that make for varied and amusing combat, the overall experience is still somewhat middling”
77
77/100
9/18/2025
Launch Window“Aniplex's new game, Hyke: Northern Light(s), puts players face to face with many dangers in top-down 2D action.”
80
80/100
9/16/2025
Early Review“Hyke: Northern Light(s) is an enjoyable game with interesting game mechanics and a promising premise, let down by loose combat, and a less than perfect storytelling experience.”
73
73/100
9/16/2025
Early Review“There is a lot of charm in Hyke: Northern Lights and what it does works well for it. Its just a shame everything it does is simple and bare bones. Though I love the characters and world, the simple combat and bare bones exploration hold it back.”
70
70/100
9/16/2025
Early Review“HYKE:Northern Light(s) is a super-fun action RPG that does a great job of providing a variety of gameplay via its unique character abilities. The maze-like dungeons are challenging and rewarding for sure but I wish there was more to the game world elsewhere.”
80
80/100
