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Alx Preston is once again acting as the main designer, with Zoë Quinn writing for the narrative. It is said to be set in the same universe as Hyper Light Drifter but is not a direct sequel to that game.

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". The studio announced its next title, Solar Ash, in March 2019, to be published on Windows by Annapurna Interactive. Hyper Light Drifter was released in 2016 to generally positive reviews and received several gaming award nominations. With Hyper Light Drifter far exceeding its crowdfunding goals, Preston established Heart Machine in Glitch Space, an open co-operative office area he had previously helped establish in Culver City, California, for other independent developers. The name Heart Machine draws from various medical conditions related to congenital heart disease that Preston had suffered and which were also inspirations for Hyper Light Drifter. The studio was founded by Preston in 2013 to support development of Hyper Light Drifter, a game that he was leading the development of during a crowdfunding campaign. The studio is best known for developing Hyper Light Drifter (2016) and Solar Ash (2021). Heart Machine is an American independent video game development studio founded by Alx Preston.