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Explore hostile sci-fi side-scrolling worlds, battle aliens and bosses with other players, and risk permanent character loss.
Released 10 May 2016
Explore Alien Worlds
Battle Alien Bosses
Fight Alongside Other Players
StarBreak is a unique skill-based action platformer MMO where you explore strange sci-fi worlds alongside dozens of other players, kill legions of dangerous aliens and fight epic boss battles.
Developed by Crunchy Games · Published by Crunchy Games








StarBreak is a sci-fi action platformer MMO where you explore dangerous worlds alongside other players. You take on alien enemies and work toward boss encounters across side-scrolling stages.
Combat and platforming are the core activities: move through hostile areas, fight enemies, and try to survive long enough to advance. Other players can share the action, but success still depends on your own skill.
Characters face permadeath, making each run risky. Progress comes from learning the stages and enemies, improving your play, and pursuing better equipment and goals across repeated runs.
In the supplied reviews, players who enjoy StarBreak often praise its challenging, skill-based action and the rewarding loop of grinding toward goals and better characters. Some say the high stakes make the game compelling, while others find permadeath and the difficulty hard to adjust to. A few also value that it is free, and some lament the small player community or lack of new content.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
|---|---|
| Achievements | 84 |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Website | Official website |