Hyper Light Drifter vs Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Hyper Light Drifter is an action-RPG platformer game from Heart Machine (2016) while Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is an action-adventure fighting game from Criterion Games (2019).
What each one is
Steam files Hyper Light Drifter under Action-RPG and Platformer. In contrast, it files Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order under Action-Adventure and Fighting.
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a 3rd person action-adventure title from Respawn. An abandoned Padawan must complete his training, develop new powerful Force abilities, and master the art of the lightsaber - all while staying one step ahead of the Empire.
At a glance
| Hyper Light Drifter | Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.0/10 | 7.8/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (93%, 19,135) | Very Positive (88%, 175,096) |
| Critic aggregate | 84/100 | 81/100 |
| Price | $19.99 | $39.99 |
| Install size | 2 GB | 55 GB |
| Steam Deck | verified | playable |
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Developer | Heart Machine | Criterion Games |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Hyper Light Drifter vs Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Hyper Light DrifterAction-RPG platformer gameStar Wars Jedi: Fallen OrderAction-adventure fighting gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Hyper Light DrifterPixel Graphics, Atmospheric, AdventureStar Wars Jedi: Fallen OrderAction-Adventure, Souls-like, Third PersonThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Hyper Light Drifter ✓Score 8.0 · 93% on Steam · 84 criticStar Wars Jedi: Fallen OrderScore 7.8 · 88% on Steam · 81 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Hyper Light Drifter19,135 reviews · 1 add-on · 2 GBStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order175,096 reviews · 55 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Hyper Light Drifter ✓$19.99Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order$39.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Hyper Light Drifter ✓VerifiedStar Wars Jedi: Fallen OrderPlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Hyper Light Drifter takes 3 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueHyper Light Drifter and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Multi-platform
- PC
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Hyper Light Drifter (GamingPickz Score 8.0)
- The cheaper right now: Hyper Light Drifter ($19.99)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Hyper Light Drifter (verified)
- Lighter on storage: Hyper Light Drifter (2 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (175,096 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
AtmosphericAdventureActionHack and SlashExplorationRPGMetroidvaniaSouls-like
Where they differ
Pixel GraphicsGreat SoundtrackIndieDifficultSingleplayer2D
Action-AdventureThird PersonOpen WorldStory RichSwordplayPlatformer
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Hyper Light Drifter is demanding, for players who want a challenge. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is demanding, for players who want a challenge.
System requirements, side by side
| Hyper Light Drifter | Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | 512 mb video | AMD Radeon HD 7750 |
| Minimum CPU | 1.2 ghz | AMD FX-6100/Intel i3-3220 |
| Minimum RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Install size | 2 GB | 55 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Hyper Light Drifter · Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Hyper Light Drifter and 4 for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Hyper Light Drifter and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order in scope?
Hyper Light Drifter has drawn 19,135 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 2 GB. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has drawn 175,096 Steam reviews and installs in 55 GB.
Is Hyper Light Drifter or Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Hyper Light Drifter rates higher (8.0 to 7.8). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Hyper Light Drifter or Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order?
Hyper Light Drifter is cheaper right now at $19.99, against $39.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.