Breaking Survivors

Devlog

• Name Change to Breaking Survivors
  June 12, 2024 by Axel 'Vlad' Born

  As some might have noticed, the game was delisted from Steam for the last couple weeks and is now back there under the new name Breaking Survivors. The name change was also applied everywhere, includi... Continue reading

  
• Version 1.4
  February 23, 2024 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#changelog, #update

  This month’s update brings quite a few things. Content-wise, there is a new artifact that adds more replayability and should deepen your build options. Another new feature are the Personal Leaderboa... Continue reading

  
• Hotfix: Version 1.3b
  January 23, 2024 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#changelog, #update, #patch notes

  Fixed Chaotic Random Ball’s Tier 3 upgrade not being applied. WebGL demo remains on v1.3 as neither Chaotic Random nor Tier 3 Balls artifacts are available on it... Continue reading
• Version 1.3
  January 22, 2024 by Axel 'Vlad' Born

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  #update, #changelog, #patch notes

  A new update for Breakout Survivors is out and it brings a new artifact that will open lots of build options as it interacts with balls. The update also brings a couple balance changes and an improved... Continue reading

  
• Version 1.2
  December 23, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#update, #changelog

  The end of year celebrations are here but so is Breakout Survivors’ first content update since its release ! This update mainly brings in the XP Duplication artifact which brings you more XP from br... Continue reading

  
• Minor Update : Version 1.1e
  December 14, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#changelog, #update, #patch note, #minor update

  Font size in longer tooltips have been increased by 10-20%. This should improve readiblity of smaller texts on Steam Deck & Laptops screens significantly. Number of slight UI changes in the Collection... Continue reading
• Hotfix : Version 1.1d
  December 13, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#update, #changelog, #hotfix

  Fixed a very rare bug that could block the main menu from showing up with some setups. Thanks to Azithea for his help in testing & identifying the source of this issue WebGL demo didn’t get updated... Continue reading
• Breakout Survivors is out on Itch.io !
  December 10, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#release, #launch

  Breakout Survivors is now out on Itch.io ! There is also a one week launch discount of -10% to celebrate the release. The WebGL demo has also been updated to the last version of the game. Just like in... Continue reading

  
• Breakout Survivors is out on Steam !
  November 30, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born

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  #launch, #steam, #release

  Breakout Survivors is finally out on Steam ! The release comes with a launch discount of 10%. You can buy it here . The itch.io full release, along an updated webgl free demo, is planned for next week... Continue reading

  
• Version b1 - Bullet Heaven Fest
  November 07, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#changelog, #update

  Breakout Survivors is part of the Bullet Heaven Fest going from 6 November to 20 November on Steam. Bullet Heaven Fest is an event celebrating the recent Bullet Heaven or Survivors-like genre with nea... Continue reading

  
• Alpha 14 - Post Next-Fest
  October 16, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#changelog, #update, #next fest

  Full post covering how Next Fest went & my current plans Version a14 Changelog Gameplay Fixed Random Balls’ 2nd Chance losing their Random component upon running out of lives. Shortened and thinned... Continue reading

  
• Alpha 13 + Steam Next Fest
  October 08, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born

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  #update, #changelog

  This update while not bringing any big changes still marks a major milestone in the development as it is the first wide scale demo of the game, which is featured on Steam’s Next Fest in addition to... Continue reading
• Alpha 12
  October 01, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#changelog, #update

  Changes New Late Game Instant Powerup : Barrage Spawns all your balls at once. Menus & UI Collection Menu is now accessible from the Pause Menu. Collections are locked while you’re within a run. Thi... Continue reading
• Alpha 11
  September 24, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#changelog, #update

  Changes New Ball - Boomerang Ball Boomerang Ball tries to come back to the player. Upgraded Boomerang Ball aims the player more efficiently. It is an alternative to Homing and can be selected in the C... Continue reading

  
• Alpha 10
  September 18, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#update, #changelog

  Changes since Alpha 9 New Ball : Random Ball Random Ball takes the shape & behavior of other special balls at random. Every time it bounces on the player, it’ll change to a new random ball. Balance... Continue reading
• Alpha 9
  September 10, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#changelog, #update

  Changelog New : Collection Menu Collection Menu features the lists of Balls Types and Artifacts. It is possible to remove specific Balls or Artifacts from your runs through this menu. New Artifact : R... Continue reading
• Alpha 8
  September 03, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#changelog, #update

  A rather big update this week as it brings a whole new category of upgrades for the late game, gamepad support and changes to the procedural generation in Reinforced Waves with the addition of new Squ... Continue reading

  
• Alpha 7
  August 28, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#changelog, #update

  There was no update last week as I took a break during the recent heatwave we had in the south of France. I’m now back to working on the game so here’s a new update. Changelog New : Complete Stats... Continue reading

  
• Alpha 6
  August 13, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#changelog, #update

  This week updates reworks the Health Bonus/Drops mechanic by making it the game’s 5th Artifact. It also brings some balance changes (leaderboard wasn’t reset as they’re not big enough) and some... Continue reading
• Alpha 5
  August 06, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#changelog, #update

  Relatively small update this week with a focus on polishing some existing features and UI. Changelog Gameplay Improved the attraction movement from the XP Magnet. UI Reworked the Upgrades/Artifacts UI... Continue reading
• Alpha 4
  July 30, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#changelog, #update

  Changelog New System - Artifacts Artifacts are powerful upgrades that will have a major impact on your run. Artifacts can be picked every 5 waves, starting Wave 1. In other words, at beginning of wave... Continue reading
• Alpha 3
  July 24, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#changelog, #update

  Quite small update this week as the pc issues I mentioned in last week’s post ended up worse with the motherboard frying. For now, I’m stuck with an old laptop which is far from ideal for developm... Continue reading
• Alpha 2
  July 16, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#changelog, #update

  While there’s no real major changes this week, there’s still a bit of new content with a new upgrade, the XP Magnet, and some rework of how updates are being rolled that will help make runs more r... Continue reading

  
• Alpha 1
  July 09, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#update, #changelog

  This update kinda marks a milestone in the project as even if there isn’t that many changes, the game is slowly getting more fleshed out than a simple prototype. The Steam Page was also published ab... Continue reading
• Prototype 12
  June 30, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#update, #changelog

  A new update with a new ball type, major changes to the main menu and some slight balance changes. The game now has a Steam Page where you can wishlist the game : Breakout Survivors on Steam Changes s... Continue reading
• Prototype 11
  June 16, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#update, #changelog

  UI focused update to start defining a proper visual identity to the game. Changes since Prototype 10 Balls All Balls’ Icons were remade in a minimalist pixel art style. Slight adjustments to the Bal... Continue reading
• Prototype 10
  June 02, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#update, #changelog

  Relatively small update Changes since Prototype 9 UI & Menus Updated the font for the whole UI & Menus. Fixed Settings in the Pause Menu not having a darkened background. Settings Added Basic Settings... Continue reading
• Prototype 9
  May 19, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#update, #changelog

  This week’s update follows last week’s addition of the Score system by bringing an online leaderboard to compete against others. The other major new content of this update is new upgrades to furth... Continue reading
• Prototype 8
  May 12, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#update, #changelog

  No update last week as I took part in Ludum Dare 53 . This week’s update is pretty small though it finally adds a basic scoring system. A simple leaderboard is planned for next week to go with that... Continue reading
• Prototype 7
  April 28, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#update, #changelog

  Changes since Prototype 6 New Content Added a Max Health Upgrade. Added a Health Bonus Upgrade. Gameplay & Balance Waves have been rebalanced. The difficulty curve is less exponential, earlier waves a... Continue reading
• Prototype 6
  April 21, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#update, #changelog

  Changes since Prototype 5 : Gameplay : Game is now paused on level-up while the player picks upgrades. There’s now a longer time between waves. Hearts will only spawn between waves if the player’s... Continue reading
• Prototype 5
  April 15, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#update, #changelog

  No real major changes this week. Changes to the base gameplay with additional mechanics are planned for the next update. Changes since Prototype 4 : New Content : Added Explosive Balls which deal dama... Continue reading
• Prototype 4b
  April 09, 2023 by Axel 'Vlad' Born#update, #changelog

  Not a lot of changes as it’s mostly finishing the game loop and adding basic menus, with minimal change to the gameplay. Changes since Prototype 3 : Added a real game over. Added basic menus (main m... Continue reading