{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2e609675278f1d6aa2936a66","clusterId":"c_74b691e0ab2bfd0b930c5319","slug":"breathedge-2-enters-steam-early-access-to-very-positive-reviews","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Breathedge 2 Enters Steam Early Access to Very Positive Reviews","summary":"RedRuins Softworks and publisher HypeTrain Digital released Breathedge 2 into early access on Steam on August 31, 2026. The sequel to the 2021 satirical survival game Breathedge follows the same protagonist, an ordinary old man called Man, alongside an AI that lives in his spacesuit and an immortal chicken left by his grandfather. The trio faces Breathedge Corporation, the company behind a galaxy-scale war, exploring abandoned stations and ship wreckage while managing oxygen, temperature, food, and water.\n\nThe early access build costs 2,600 yen, with a 20 percent launch discount to 2,080 yen running until September 13. Steam user reviews have reached a Very Positive rating, with 87 percent of 149 reviews recommending the game at the time of writing. SteamDB recorded a peak of 4,936 concurrent players. The developer said wishlist registrations passed 480,000 before launch, about 16 times the roughly 30,000 the original Breathedge had when it entered early access.\n\nThe early access period is expected to last 16 to 20 months, with version 1.0 planned for 2028. PlayStation, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S versions are planned.","whyItMatters":"The sequel launched with roughly 16 times the wishlist registrations of the original Breathedge, a sign the franchise has built a far larger audience ahead of its full release.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe early access build includes the first major story chapter, a large exploration area, and the core systems. The announcement text states plainly that this \u0026#34;is not the release of the finished version, but only a part of it.\u0026#34; The developer calls itself \u0026#34;a very small, unremarkable studio\u0026#34; and describes the development period as \u0026#34;long and quite harsh, well, how many years was it.\u0026#34; On the wishlist count, it comments that for a small studio the figure is \u0026#34;completely ridiculous numbers.\u0026#34;\n\nThe DIY system lets players attach collected parts to tools and spacesuits to change their performance. Parts fall into categories such as Sharp, Impact, and Protective, and players choose whether to use a part to enhance tools or repair facilities. Repaired facilities can process food or accept DIY parts, and repair robots, security robots, and space creatures act around the player. The environment itself can be interfered with using heat, water, and electricity.\n\nThe roadmap adds story continuations, new mechanics, personal small vehicles, spaceships, and new locations in the first quarter of 2027, with planet surface gameplay, base construction, and warp travel planned for the third to fourth quarters. The price will rise with each major update, the same method the original Breathedge used. A bug report tool is built into the game, reachable from the Esc key. The game supports Japanese display and is also available on the Epic Games Store. The planet city Outskirts has an anthem, performed by composer and vocalist Ivan Savelchenko with mixing and mastering by Egor Khripkov, and a live recording version is also public.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Breathedge 2 is out in early access, and the galaxy is saved by an ordinary old man, an AI in his spacesuit, and an immortal chicken left by his grandfather. Steam reviews are already Very Positive.","twitterPost":"Breathedge 2 launched with over 480,000 Steam wishlists, about 16x what the original had at early access. The developer called that an absurd number for a small studio. Version 1.0 is planned for 2028.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"RedRuins Softworks and HypeTrain Digital launched Breathedge 2 into Steam early access on August 31, and the sequel is already sitting at a Very Positive rating. The old man and his immortal chicken are back, facing a galaxy-scale war, with version 1.0 planned for 2028.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/715/G071535/20260901026/\",\"title\":\"An ordinary old man saves the galaxy with an immortal chicken. 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