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Spellbreak

Spellbreak is an epic fantasy action-spellcasting game where players fight to become an all-powerful battlemage. Weave spectacular spell combinations, craft strategic builds, and master your environment as you…

76 3 September 2020

Spellbreak is an adventure developed by Proletariat, Inc., released 3 September 2020 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Spellbreak is

Spellbreak is an adventure game developed by Proletariat, Inc. and released in 2020. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Spellbreak was a free-to-play, class-based third-person shooter video game developed by Proletariat for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, released on September 3, 2020. The game's official servers were shut down on January 10, 2023, however community-run servers have continued to run the game.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. Available modes: Battle Royale and Multiplayer. There are 11 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Spellbreak holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 54% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 3 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 72, across 50 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz (4 CPUs), 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GT 640/Radeon R7 GPU. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 18GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Spellbreak launched on 3 September 2020, within three weeks of Marvel's Avengers, Hades, Hades and Factorio. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 7 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

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

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Spellbreak — frequently asked questions

When did Spellbreak come out?
Spellbreak was released on 3 September 2020 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Spellbreak?
At minimum, Spellbreak needs Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz (4 CPUs), 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GT 640/Radeon R7 GPU graphics, 18 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Spellbreak?
The PC version needs about 18 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("18 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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