Hyper Light Breaker: The Overgrowth, Explained

Mastering the Overgrowth in Hyper Light Breaker: A Guide to Conquering the Wilderness

The Overgrowth, Hyper Light Breaker's procedurally generated wilderness, is a crucial area to conquer for victory. It's filled with enemies, bosses, traps, but also hidden treasures and weapons. Efficient navigation is key.

Knowing where to begin in the Overgrowth can be challenging, especially initially. This guide helps you navigate effectively and reach the Abyss King. Note that this information is subject to change as the game is currently in Early Access.

Preparing for the Overgrowth

Before venturing into the Overgrowth, a proper loadout is essential. Your strategy will fall into one of three categories:

Run Type	Description
Resource Gathering	Focus on collecting Rails, Blades, and other resources for future runs.
Prism Hunting	Target Prisms, engaging tougher enemies and unlocking Crown arenas.
Crown Rush	Engage the map's Crowns (bosses), requiring a strong loadout and sufficient Prisms.

Begin with resource-gathering runs to build your strength before tackling intense combat.

Navigating the Overgrowth

The Overgrowth map displays various icons:

Icon	Location	Contents
	Extraction	Escape point after enemy encounters.
	Crown	Map boss.
	Prism	Enemies/puzzles guarding a Prism.
	Shrine	Exchange Medigems for Medkits.
	Vendor	Purchase Amps, Armor, Medkits.
	Blade	New melee weapons.
	Rail	New ranged weapons.
	Utility	New Amps and other loadout enhancements.
	Equipment	New armor and loadout enhancements.
	Stash	Materials and resources.

Prioritizing Your Actions

While Prisms are important, don't rush to them unprepared. Most Prisms require overcoming challenging combat.

Breaker Loadout	Prioritize
Weak	Equipment (Armor), then Rails/Blades, then Stashes
Strong	Prisms, then Crowns

When to Tackle Crowns

Each Crown requires a specific number of Prisms. Before facing a Crown, ensure you have a strong Rail, Blade, Holobyte loadout, at least one Medkit, and an Amp for dealing with additional enemies.

When to Extract

Know when to retreat. Extract early and often if:

• Low on health
• Far from resources
• Lacking Medkits
• Danger Meter high (upper left corner; increases enemy spawns)

Extraction preserves resources and prevents weapon durability loss. Dying results in lost resources and a life.

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