We’ve been eagerly awaiting its release, which has been delayed several times but now appears to be final. I’m talking about Breachway, a promising sci-fi rogue-lite that pits two spaceships against each other and battles them out with cards representing attacks and maneuvers. It could practically be defined as an FTL with the use of cards.
The game was developed by the indie studio Edgeflow Studio and published by Hooded Horses. Its main features are design and unlockable content. In the early access version, four ships will be available, each with unique characteristics that can be enhanced with unlockable bonuses.
Like FTL, the crew component plays an important role, as they can provide boosts based on their applications. Breachway is set to release in early access at the end of August, specifically on the 30th, for PC through Steam, GOG, and Epic. Below, you’ll find the news with some images and the trailer with the release date.
Choose from several ship classes as you assemble your crew, customize your loadout, and prepare to engage in dynamic turn-based space battles. Leverage your deck, ship resources, and abilities to maximum effect, upgrade your equipment to unlock new cards, and discover new combinations to take on ever-growing threats as you explore a volatile galaxy full of competing factions in search of “The Signal.”
Breachway’s initial early access offering will feature:
- Four ship types, each with their own layouts, synergies, bonuses, and initial faction standings.
- Multiple types of combat systems to wield in tense turn-based combat, from lasers and missiles to flak and railguns, and even hacking!
- A large collection of over 200 cards to discover to enhance your modules and fine-tune your loadout.
- Unique characters to recruit to your crew, with special abilities to deploy in combat.
- A galaxy map with two regions with their own events, enemy types, and boss encounters. Use the fuel system to reach difficult areas, and be wary of environmental hazards that will affect combat!
- Four fully fleshed-out factions, each with their own associated events and allegiances.
- Meta progression between runs – unlockable ship bonuses, modules, and ship variants.
- Space stations, missions, items, random events, and more!
Breachway had a successful run during the February 2024 edition of Steam Next Fest, becoming one of the top 50 most-played demos in an event that featured over 1,000 games. To date, it’s collected over 150,000 wishlists ahead of its early access release.
Breachway will be localized from English into German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Russian, Turkish, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.
