Breachway

Breachway is a turn-based card battle game in which you captain a warship and lead a crew across the galaxy. On each run, you navigate faction relationships, make choices in narrative encounters and search for the mysterious Signal. You can shoot, sneak and smuggle as you cross paths with friends and foes, including pirates and members of four factions.

Crew and factions

Recruit crew members to operate your ship’s equipment, make use of their unique skills and manage their morale. Each has their own personality and allegiances, and their relationships with the factions you meet can affect your journey. Morally gray decisions shape how people across the systems view you and your crew, while your standing with each faction influences how your story unfolds.

The Militarist Solarii, the technologically inclined Numen, the genetically enhanced Starkin and the independent Free Roamers offer different relationships to navigate. Managing faction ties can unlock access to powerful arsenals, and factions may help or hinder you.

Ships and loadouts

Choose from a range of ship chassis and equip each with weapon systems, defensive upgrades and internal modules. Your choices determine the cards in your deck and the capabilities available in battle. After each victorious encounter, you can choose additional cards and upgrades; you can also find new crew and equipment as you travel.

Equipment combinations create card synergies, with different risks and rewards. You can avoid dangerous regions or take them on in the hope of gaining powerful options for the journey ahead.

Turn-based battles

Battles call for resource management, strategic planning and adaptation. Sensors reveal enemy activity, so you can anticipate attacks, track cooldowns and decide which threats to address. Focus fire to disable specific equipment, use defensive countermeasures, or burn through shields and damage an enemy ship’s hull.

The order in which you act can set up an alpha strike against a weaker ship or build a strong defense while you wear down a tougher opponent. You can also hack enemy equipment, overheat ships and overwhelm point defense systems, combining your cards and loadout in different ways.

Runs and encounters

Each run takes you through varied events and tense narrative encounters, with twists and turns that can send you on unexpected paths. If a run fails, the knowledge and tools you gain improve your chances on later attempts. Your choices and faction relationships help shape what happens as you carve your own route through the galaxy.