Breakpoint cover art

Breakpoint

Welcome to Breakpoint, a twin-stick slasher that provides all the hectic action of a bullet hell with the crunchy satisfaction of melee combat. Unlike other twin stick games, there are zero ranged attacks in…

23 September 2020

Breakpoint is an arcade developed by Studio Aesthesia, released 23 September 2020 on Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Breakpoint is

Breakpoint is an arcade game developed by Studio Aesthesia and released in 2020. It was published by The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Welcome to Breakpoint, a twin-stick slasher that provides all the hectic action of a bullet hell with the crunchy satisfaction of melee combat. Unlike other twin stick games, there are zero ranged attacks in Breakpoint. You have to control the battlefield with a variety of physical attacks. Slice, smash, and crush your way through waves of enemies to defeat the swarm. Move and groove your way through each weapon skill tree building up to powerful AOE attacks to truly level the playing field. Reach new levels of digital carnage with the upgradable lethality of your weapons - become the ultimate champion and claim the high score by trying different combos and patterns. You can also check out…
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Breakpoint launched on 23 September 2020, within three weeks of Marvel's Avengers, Hades, Hades and Genshin Impact. It arrived 3 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Marvel's Avengers, Hades, Hades, Genshin Impact.

Official trailer

Trailer thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →

Screenshots

All media

Quick answers

Breakpoint — frequently asked questions

When did Breakpoint come out?
Breakpoint was released on 23 September 2020 for Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

If you like this

Games like Breakpoint

See all