Reality Break v1.2.0.7 build 1071 is now live! Ship Types DLC Polish · added darken background to Ship Assembly dialog to reduce visual clutter against main HUD elements Bug Fixes · fixed unaffordable resource costs not color-coding red if they are rewritable Base Game Progression · Ensure you can return to proper base campaign progression during the Head In The Clouds story mission. · Prevent…
Reality Break v1.2.0.6 build 1069 is now live! Ship Types DLC Progression · DLC story skip (without base campaign story skip) now correctly starts on the first mission of the base campaign instead of leaving players in the incorrect mission with no way to get out. · Added self-healing to existing broken profiles. · Prevented mission Ancient S.N.A.F.U. from resetting progress when returning to S…
Reality Break v1.2.0.5 build 1065 is now live! Developer Note: Thank you to everyone who has been reporting issues on Discord and in the Steam forums! This is our last hotfix for today (U.S. time), but we'll be back at it again tomorrow. Hotfixes will keep coming until all stability, progression blocking, and major feature issues are resolved. (Please note: "major feature issues" is based on ou…
Reality Break v1.2.0.4 build 1062 is now live. Ship Types DLC Progression · bulletproofed against rewritable dialogue breaking and blocking player input, resulting in a progression lock · bulletproofed against missions not rewinding correctly if warping out via jump gate (in addition to via slipdrive) Bug Fixes · fixed ship construction regression that prevented new ship construction outside of…
Reality Break v1.2.0.3 build 1061 is now live. Ship Types DLC Progression · grant expected rewrites to endgame saves to prevent getting into a bad state with various DLC missions, including What's in a Nanite? · improved Spaceship! DLC campaign mission to prevent getting into a bad state: · guaranteed starter Blueprint · require selecting Blueprint before completing Ship Construction step · col…
Reality Break v1.2.0.2 build 1053 is now live. Progression · fixed mission Rosetta Glyphs resetting progress when returning to Station 6 · fixed mission Out For A Swim resetting progress under some circumstances · fixed Out For A Swim being a repeatable mission
Yes, you read that right... Today, we bring multiple Ship Types to Reality Break! Thank you to everyone who commented, emailed, filled out our survey, and reported bugs such as "I looted a warship item when can I get a warship." You inspired us to bring this new dimension to the game, and we can't wait to hear what you think! As part of this celebration we are discounting the base game to a his…
Reality Break hotfix v1.1.2.2 has gone live on the default branch as build 0990 . This build was previously released on the beta branch. Dev notes: There are a couple of recent bugs we thought were worthy of a hotfix and decided to use this as an opportunity to lay some important groundwork for the DLC release as well. These patch notes were previously published during the Steam Summer Sale for…
Hi all! The 2026 Summer Sale is on, and we will be releasing a new hotfix for Reality Break. It addresses quite a few small bugs, and importantly, upgrades the Reality Break codebase to Unity 6 for modernization and future-proofing. For now, it will be available on the beta branch, but you can check out the patch notes below. Work continues on the Ship Types DLC as well, which will be released…
Reality Break hotfix v1.1.2.1 has gone live. Dev notes: As mentioned in the v1.1.2 announcement event, there were several improvements that didn't make it in time for the 1-year anniversary build. These have now been implemented. Enjoy! Performance · Implemented a Projectile Consolidation system to improve performance of effects that create extra projectiles, such as Twin Bolt, Multi-shot, and…
Hello and welcome to the Women's Day Sale! Element Games is excited to be participating in the Women's Day Sale with Reality Break for the second year in a row. Last summer, Element Games expanded from one to two female devs, so this year we are celebrating as a duo! Events like the Women's Day Sale are an exciting reminder of the growing diversity among game developers and the games we make, a…
Hello, Breakers! Reality Break launched one year ago, and the past year has been wonderful in countless ways as a realization of Courtney's decades-long dream to create a spaceship Diablo-like. Thank you all in the community - now over 20,000 players strong! - for playing the game, for sending feedback, for attempting speed runs and posting pics of ridiculous Break RP amounts and videos of comi…
Hi all! Today we are pleased to announce Reality Break's first DLC coming in 2026! The most common throughline of player feedback in our DLC survey was that you'd like to pilot more ships - so we're adding Ship Types! In the Ship Types DLC, you'll be able to hunt powerful enemy Prototypes to capture their Echoes, then assemble new ships for new playstyles. Take advantage of each ship's unique S…
Hi all, This year, Reality Break is eligible for the Steam Awards, and we would love to receive your nomination! :D We're going for the Outstanding Visual Style category, so if you appreciate our slick and colorful style, give us a nomination! You're also free to nominate us in any other categories, too. Every single vote is super appreciated, and it's your continued support that helps us keep…
Reality Break hotfix v1.1.1.1 has gone live. Stability · Addressed a save/load stability issue with certain pre-v1.1 metagame profile saves. (dev note: this could, for example, prevent Playing a newly-created pilot) Quality of Life · Prime Unique items dropped in space now show a unique label and visual effect. Bug fixes · fixed guaranteed affixes on Epic+ items not benefiting from Prime Unique…
Hi all! Autumn is here, and so is the Steam Autumn Sale with a new discount on Reality Break! We are also continuing our DLC survey until the end of the Autumn Sale (info below), now with East Asia translations, to gauge player interest in paid expansion content for the game. Thank you to everyone who's already responded! If you're new to Reality Break and pick it up during the Steam Autumn Sal…
Reality Break Patch 3 has gone live as version 1.1.1 . Dev notes: This patch includes some new Ascension Auto-Talents as catchup from v1.1, along with a raft of fixes and other improvements. If you are experiencing super low frame rates, please update your graphics driver or rollback to a version that worked. We realize this may sound a little like boilerplate IT Support 101, but it's not: we h…
Reality Break hotfix v1.1.0.2 has gone live. Courtney's notes: We wanted to get this out to you all before the weekend since it has a couple of high-priority fixes along with a few other improvements that are low risk. Thanks for your continuing feedback and your immense help in making the game better. Bug fixes · fixed being unable to access Reality Stream Tiers or Subtalents that had been unl…
Reality Break hotfix v1.1.0.1 has gone live. Courtney's notes: As always, thank you for posting your thoughts and sending bug reports. Basically 100% of this hotfix is directly from player feedback. There's still more to do, but we wanted to get an updated build out there asap. Enjoy! Stability · Bulletproofed against the Overlord Mission Type rewrite sometimes causing loss of profile progress…
Today, I’m delighted to release the Ascension Update!! Ever since Reality Break launched in February, players have suggested dozens of cool ideas that I have wished to include if given the opportunity, including new progression systems as well as expansions to existing gameplay mechanics. I have already included a few of those in the two Patches and ten Hotfixes released so far. But now, thanks…
Hi all! The Summer Sale is on, and it is a great time to pick up Reality Break. Since launch, I've released a ton of significant updates: drastically improving performance, obtaining the Steam Deck Verified badge from Valve, adding new content, and implementing many player-requested QoL features - all ensuring a much smoother gaming experience. Also, some fellow sci-fi game devs and I have join…
Reality Break Hotfix v1.00.2.4 has gone live. Courtney's notes: I took a quick detour from working on the content update to address a demo profile migration bug reported by multiple players. Thank you to everyone who provided me with info, logs, and save files to help track down this profile issue, and my apologies for the inconvenience. Stability · Fixed demo progression import not migrating c…
Reality Break Hotfix v1.00.2.3 has gone live. Bug fixes · fixed being unable to open crates or pick up certain world drops while cloaked · fixed certain capital ship visuals disappearing after 10 seconds · fixed fatestone pickup flyout sprite handling · fixed Ship dialog stat detail UI label scaling after jumping to a new map · fixed Diamonds In The Rough subtalent not correctly upgrading items…
Reality Break Hotfix v1.00.2.2 has gone live. Bug fixes · fixed a certain Fate Core rarity rewrite bonus sometimes not applying by making it apply on the next rarity rewrite as well as being fixed up on load · fixed various UI bugs with inventory management of items that are larger than 1x1 · fixed various codepaths that could cause instability when rewriting the Fate Core's rarity · fixed loss…
Reality Break Hotfix v1.00.2.1 has gone live. Bug fixes · fixed Hurricane elite affix blocking projectiles · fixed pooling for skill tier unlocked fx · fixed Asteroid Barrage fracture debris occasionally happening near player ship · fixed and improved handling of Stash/retrieve for stackable items · fixed Voltaic Fortifier unique modifier type rewrite not working with certain stats · fixed low-…
Reality Break Patch 2 has gone live as version 1.00.2 . Courtney's notes: By far the most substantial upgrade in this patch is for object spawning performance. It necessitated a comprehensive pass over the entire game's spawning pipelines for gameplay visuals and UI elements. This will especially help players using HDDs, but it also helps heavy combat run much faster on SSDs, including on my ni…
Reality Break Patch 1 has gone live as version 1.00.1 . Courtney's notes: This is the first Patch for Reality Break. The distinction between this patch and the hotfixes I released previously isn't black and white, but mainly: I will use hotfixes if something needs an urgent fix, and stick to a somewhat regular patching schedule for other improvements to the game. I'm excited to announce that Re…
Reality Break v1.00.0 hotfix 6 has gone live. Courtney's notes: This hotfix includes a substantial overhaul of the game's UI text presentation, the first pass at improving text legibility across the board with a particular focus on comfort when playing the game on handhelds such as Steam Deck. I've been made aware of two fixes related to graphics drivers that allowed players to resolve big perf…
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