Heart Machine, Inc. is an American independent video game development studio founded by Alx Preston.

[2] Hyper Light Drifter was released in 2016 to generally positive reviews and received several gaming award nominations.

According to Preston, the studio had been working on Solar Ash for some time after finishing up release on Hyper Light Drifter, and the new game includes "a whole new set of incredible tech and key innovations".

[8] The soundtrack is expected to be handled by the studio's audio team and Disasterpeace isn't set to return this time around.

On June 7, 2024, Heart Machine revealed their new title, Possesors, a 2D sidescrolling action game set to be published by Devolver Digital in 2025.