Reality Break

Reality Break is a fast-paced action RPG with interlocking systems and an optional roguelite structure. You play as a mercenary who gains the power to alter reality and becomes caught in a conflict with sinister forces. As the story evolves across multiple timelines, you uncover how you gained this power, what it is for, who benefits from it and what it will ultimately mean for you.

Rewrite reality

The Rewrite mechanic lets you modify many parts of the game, including equipment attributes, abilities, missions and systems. You can change an item that is too large to fit on your ship into one that does, add time to a mission timer, raise a rare item’s quality to epic or better, or increase a mission’s difficulty for better rewards. Each alteration has a cost, so you must weigh your current needs against future benefits.

You can also Rewrite the Analysis system to speed up its process. Analysis runs in real time and unlocks Discoveries for items, which can continue to gain power while you are away from the game. The Codex grants Set Bonuses when you loot specific groups of item types; you can upgrade it to scale those bonuses with loot rarity and Rewrite it to activate more than one Set Bonus at once.

Timelines and talents

Resetting your timeline affects many parts of the game, sometimes in subtle or unexpected ways, and earns Reality Points. Spend these on metagame talents that alter reality for both current and future pilots. Talents can unlock expert challenges with additional rewards, enable powerful Fate Affixes to appear on random loot, preserve an item for the next timeline or prevent low-quality loot from dropping. Each timeline also reveals new elements and features, unlocks secrets and can change the outcomes of previous scenarios.

Ship and pilot upgrades

Across multiple timelines, you upgrade your ship and discover powers for your pilot. The Tech Specialist sells ship upgrades, including slots for new equipment types such as Drones, which grant unique bonuses. Your ship has limited space for upgrades, so you must choose what to equip or use Rewrite to remove those limits. You also unlock mythical abilities and improve your equipment as you develop your build.

Rising threats

Using your powers draws attention. As your capabilities grow, so do the threats you awaken. Forces surround you, and the more you alter reality, the more they notice you. You must uncover the truth about your power before reality itself shatters.