Hyperwired

Pilot a ship with a charger hanging. Explore an ever-changing space an plug to recharge your energy while surviving the enemy breach in this cable-like space shooter with roguelike elements and plugged…

71 2 July 2026

Arcade Indie Action

Hyperwired is an arcade, released 2 July 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 8 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Hyperwired is

Hyperwired was released in 2026. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on GameMaker.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Pilot a ship with a charger hanging. Explore an ever-changing space an plug to recharge your energy while surviving the enemy breach in this cable-like space shooter with roguelike elements and plugged resource management.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 29 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Hyperwired holds a critic score of 71 out of 100. That places it above 44% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2026 averaged 78, so it scored 7 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Dual Core 2 GHz, 2 GB RAM and DirectX9 compatible with at least 500MB of memory. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

Full requirements and PC checker →

What it launched against

Hyperwired launched on 2 July 2026, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Palworld, Splatoon Raiders and Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Palworld, Splatoon Raiders, Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Hyperwired yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 3 videos →

Screenshots

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Quick answers

Hyperwired — frequently asked questions

When did Hyperwired come out?

Hyperwired was released on 2 July 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Hyperwired?

At minimum, Hyperwired needs Dual Core 2 GHz, 2 GB RAM, DirectX9 compatible with at least 500MB of memory graphics, 250 MB available space of storage.

How many GB is Hyperwired?

The PC version needs about 0.2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("250 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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